Background and Criminal Record Checks for Candidates and Volunteers: Guidance for Nonprofits and Charities

Original Broadcast Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 Summary: Performing a pre-employment background check equips employers and volunteer managers with key information about a candidate's past that might influence whether or not they are a good fit for the current position....

CharityVillage announces new screening services for recruiting staff and volunteers

As the trusted recruitment partner to Canada’s nonprofit sector, CharityVillage is excited to announce new screening services to assist organizations when recruiting staff and volunteers. In partnership with ModoHR Technologies Inc (“ModoHR”), CharityVillage will now offer the ability for nonprofits...

Virtual recruitment from posting to onboarding: Tips from CharityVillage

Over the past year, nonprofits across Canada have had to adjust to many new ways of doing business, including hiring. For most organizations, every step in the hiring process has now gone virtual. While this has been a steep learning curve for many, the...

Strategies to create effective workshops in any mode, including in-person and virtual

This past year many people worked very hard to figure out how to do things online that they were used to doing in person. In particular, organizations who were very familiar with holding face-to-face workshops scrambled to quickly gain access...

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): Why this matters in volunteer management leadership

The majority of nonprofit organizations serve clients from vulnerable, marginalized communities. These people are more likely to be racialized clients who experience complex challenges and issues related to racism, poverty, mental health, the criminal justice system, and domestic violence.  ...

Introducing CharityVillage’s New Video Interviewing Services

Original broadcast date: Thursday, September 24, 2020 Summary: As nonprofits and charities make the move to a virtual working environment, they are also having to rethink traditional approaches to staff and volunteer recruitment. We are pleased to offer a new...

Five ways email marketing can result in more volunteers

Volunteering as a concept is truly an amazing feat if you think about it. How much free time do you have during the week? If you’re like so many hardworking, driven nonprofit professionals, the answer is likely not very much....

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Managing volunteers in small organizations with Camara Chambers

Volunteers! We can't live (or operate) without them. Volunteers have a huge influence on our sector, with over two BILLION hours contributed in Canada in 2017. For small organizations in particular, volunteers are mission critical. But that doesn't mean managing...

The value of volunteering

Interested in learning more on this topic? We've partnered with Volunteer Canada for a free webinar exploring the value of volunteering in more detail. Join us on October 18! Is it important to demonstrate the value and impact of volunteering?...

How to engage volunteers with vision loss

I recently attended a session of volunteer managers from various nonprofit organizations, when the question of engaging volunteers who are blind or partially sighted came up. I was excited to talk about all the different roles people with vision loss...