Nonprofit Leadership: It's All about Trust

Buffeted on all sides from seemingly endless waves of controversies and challenges, nonprofit leadership in Canada finds itself increasingly under the microscope. Public trust in the sector has reached new lows in recent years, and, with donations in decline and as the sector grapples with issues around transparency, accountability, and the lack of diversity at the highest levels, we’re asking: Is it time for a leadership refresh in the nonprofit sector? Tune into CharityVillage Connects to find out.
 
Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance 

• Bruce MacLellan, CEO, Proof Strategies
• Steven Ayer, CEO, Common Good Strategies
• Matt Fullbrook, Founder, Fullbrook Board Effectiveness
• Jessie Williams, Director of Business Development and Communications, New Relationship Trust
• Trish Mandewo, President and CEO, Synergy Executive & Boards
• Paulette Senior, CEO and President, Canadian Women’s Foundation
• Dr. Wendy Cukier, Founder, Diversity Institute
• Mark Blumberg, Lawyer, Blumbergs Professional Corporation 
• John Hallward, Founder, GIV3

About your Host

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads.

CharityVillage Resources from this Episode

• Confidence in charity leaders has fallen sharply over the last two decades: What does this mean for the sector? (June 2021)
• CharityVillage Connects: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Canada’s Nonprofit Sector (January 2023)
• CharityVillage Connects: A Home in Government for the Nonprofit Sector (October 2023)

Additional Resources from this Episode

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

• CanTrust Index by Proof Strategies
• A Better Canada Report by Environics Institute
• Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Business and Racial Justice in Canada (2021)
• Ontario Nonprofit Network’s Decent Work for Women Initiative
• The 50-30 Challenge 
• Era of uncertainty: How leaders in Canada’s non-profit sector are preparing for 2023 (The Philanthropist)
• The Foundation for Black Communities Awarded Stewardship of $200-Million Black-Led Philanthropic Endowment Fund by Federal Government (Feb 2023)

Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.

What is CharityVillage Connects?

Welcome to CharityVillage Connects – a series that highlights topics vital to the nonprofit sector in Canada. CharityVillage is a resource to over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations in Canada. This series, hosted by President Mary Barroll, will provide in-depth conversations with experts in the nonprofit sector. We’ll examine diversity, equity and inclusion, innovations in fundraising, the gap in female representation in leadership and many other subjects crucial to the growth and development of charities throughout Canada.