Ten tips for successful onboarding

Onboarding your new employee starts as soon as you have a signed contract. As the last part of the hiring process, onboarding can sometimes be overlooked when it comes to planning. If you consider that 33% of new employees will...

Resisting a Rest: How Urgency Culture Polices our Work

This article was previously published by Impact Organizations of Nova Scotia and is reprinted with permission. Full disclosure: this blog was supposed to be published last week. The stress had been building from the pressure I was putting on myself to complete...

“There truly is no work-life separation”: An Interview with Paula Allen about workplace mental health

In our February 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode checking up on workplace mental health in Canada’s nonprofit sector, we interviewed Paula Allen, Global Leader, Research and Total Wellbeing and a Senior Vice-President, TELUS Health (formerly LifeWorks). In our interview, Paula...

Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report Infographic

  Planning to hire? Get detailed salary information relevant to your organizational size, and region. The Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report Infographic highlights key data points from the report. Interested in learning more about cash compensation, organizational characteristics,...

Three Things Every Leader Should Know: Practical Insights to Overcome the COVID Retention Crisis

Original Broadcast Date: February 23, 2023. Summary: Based on extensive research into recent exit data from 30+ businesses and nonprofits across 16 industries Allen Leigh has identified three accelerators that top talent are looking for to stay engaged and grow,...

CharityVillage Connects: Workplace Mental Health in Canada’s Nonprofit Sector: It’s Time for a Check Up

One year after we first covered the issue of workplace mental health on CharityVillage Connects, we are back with a wellness check up on the sector. How are nonprofits faring today, what’s changed since last year, and, perhaps most importantly,...

Three things every leader needs to know

Interested in learning about recruitment and retention? We’ve partnered with Allen Leigh Consulting to offer a free webinar on February 23. Register here. It has been a turbulent year for organizations - the great resignation, quiet quitting, the year of efficiencies,...

Wellness and well-being are not the same

This article was previously published by YMCA WorkWell and is reprinted with permission. Renowned author and employee burnout expert Jennifer Moss argues that organizations can no longer afford to ignore employee well-being. And, you know what? She’s absolutely right. Multiple surveys suggest...

New Solutions for Old Problems: Tackling Workplace Mental Health in 2023

Original Broadcast Date: February 16, 2023. Summary: Disengaged workers, work overload, and burnout are not new workforce problems and were actually steadily increasing well before the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, the pandemic created a tipping point, challenging not only long-held assumptions about...

The importance of accessibility in DEI work: An interview with Josh Basile

In our recent CharityVillage Connects podcast episode exploring diversity, equity, and inclusion in Canada’s nonprofit sector, we interviewed Josh Basile, a C4-5 quadriplegic, disability rights advocate, and medical malpractice lawyer. Josh is also a Community Relations Manager with accessiBe, a...