The Time is Now: Why Canadian Nonprofits Must Digitize to Survive

Mary Barroll, President of CharityVillage explores why, with incredibly sophisticated technology within easy reach, are some nonprofits still struggling to adapt and take advantage of digital tools? Is it simply a question of cost? Or is something more fundamental at work here, such as a lack of skills and understanding of how digital technology can help charitable organizations better connect with donors and volunteers? Listen to the full episode to hear our guests discuss these questions and more, and to learn how your organization can work towards digital transformation.

Show Notes

In this episode, host Mary Barroll explores a bit of a mystery: Why, with incredibly sophisticated technology within easy reach, are some nonprofits still struggling to adapt and take advantage of digital tools? Is it simply a question of cost? Or is something more fundamental at work here, such as a lack of skills and understanding of how digital technology can help charitable organizations better connect with donors and volunteers? Listen to the full episode to hear our guests discuss these questions and more, and to learn how your organization can work towards digital transformation.

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance

·        Marina Glogovac, former CEO of CanadaHelps

·        Aine McGlynn, Nonprofit Technology Expert, Aine McGlynn Consulting

·        Katie Gibson, Vice President, Strategy and Partnerships at CIO Strategy Council and the Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience 

·        Daniel Oh, Country Manager (Interim) at Sage Canada

·        Joy Robson, Co-Founder of Data for Good

·        Matt Ambrose, Partner at BDO Canada

·        Wen-Chih O’Connell, Executive Director of PayPal Giving Fund Canada

 
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.

Resources from this Episode

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

·        Future of Giving: Online Across Generations (PayPal Giving Fund)

·        Digital Transformation for Nonprofits (CharityVillage eLearning Course)

·        Are Canada’s Charities Ready for Digital Transformation? (CanadaHelps Digital Skills Survey 2021)

·        Grow Together: How digital transformation empowers Canadian nonprofit organizations to embrace change (Sage Canada)

·        A Guide for Not-for-Profit's Digital Transformation (BDO Canada)

·        Google Workspace for Nonprofits

·        Microsoft 365 Nonprofit Solutions

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.