Help Wanted. Apply Within: Tips for hiring for difficult-to-fill positions

Having trouble filling positions at your nonprofit? It’s not just you: nonprofit hiring is a tough gig.

Ready to lead and not ready to leave: The demographic conundrum

You might think it’s a good problem to have: too many capable leaders. Unfortunately, the situation can backfire.

Results from 2012 Nonprofit Compensation & Benefits Study now available

Findings from CharityVillage’s second annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Compensation & Benefits Study.

Harnessing the potential of cross-sector partnerships

Practical advice to help your organization tap into high-calibre volunteers.

Human Resources Q&A: What managers and supervisors need to know about HR

Do your managers and supervisors have a basic understanding of HR principles? Here’s what they should know.

Human Resources Q&A: Why managers should encourage staff to take vacations

Why should managers care whether employees take their vacation time? Isn’t it up to the employee to make sure they taking the time they need?

State of the union

Workers of the nonprofit sector, unite! That famous Marxist quote — altered slightly here for effect — could apply to the 21% of unionized employees in Canada’s nonprofit sector.

Hiring outside the baby boom box

Even in today’s tight and competitive labour market — where the candidate holds many of the cards — nonprofits still present an appealing option to those seeking meaningful participation in the workforce. But with baby boomers retiring, it’s time to think outside the baby boom box to meet the hiring challenge before us.

Human Resources Q&A: I’m afraid my job is at risk

A reader wonders whether a written analysis of her day-to-day duties as compared with her job description might put her job at risk.

Treat them like professionals and they’ll play like professionals

These were Governor General David Johnston’s words of advice to the nearly 500 delegates at the National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector. This sentiment seemed most appropriate for improving conditions for the attraction and retention of paid staff in the nonprofit sector.