CharityVillage Connects: Workplace Mental Health in the Age of COVID

Join our host, CharityVillage President Mary Barroll, to learn how nonprofits can better support their staff and volunteers when it comes to mental health. We speak to experts about burnout, isolation and depression, as well as potential solutions designed to...

Remedying psychological injury in the workplace 

Can an employee sue in court and claim WSIB benefits? Labour and employment lawyer Rishi Bandhu weighs in.  When stress-related injuries are caused by events in the workplace, an employee may be entitled to benefits under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA).  The legislation provides a compensation scheme, funded...

Be the catalyst for change: How to better communicate for stronger relationships

How we interact and feel in our personal and professional relationships is an essential predictor of our fulfilment and well being. Find the courage to change the things you can control in your relationships. You can be the leader and...

Workplace mental health: Is your nonprofit ready to face post-COVID challenges?

Want to learn more on this topic? We've partnered with the author to deliver a free webinar on August 19 - click here for more details and to register. Psychologists have called the COVID-19 pandemic the biggest psychology experiment in...

Love as a workplace communication tool:  Finding resonance in the remote

As we know, love is not a frequently used term in our workplaces and classrooms. It is, maybe, even more tentatively used in relation to service. In this series, we have begun to illuminate the relevance of exploring the energy...

Built for resilience: How Park People’s corporate culture helped staff buffer the mental health impacts of COVID-19

I’ve always felt a link between Park People’s commitment to employee well-being and the fact that we’re all about parks. Parks are where we go to escape the pressures of daily life, relax, and regenerate. It made sense that Park...

Can a non-unionized employer require its employees to vaccinate against COVID-19?

There is undoubtedly no better tool to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 than a vaccine.  Vaccines currently approved for use in Canada are highly effective in preventing or minimizing COVID-19 symptoms and, perhaps more importantly, appear entirely effective in...

The Small Nonprofit Podcast: Going back to the office with Alice D’Abreu

Is your organization starting to plan for a return to the office? Or is your team going to continue working from home as we slowly transition to post-pandemic reality? Whichever option you’re thinking about, there are considerations for how to...

The Art of Effective Digital Workplaces: A Communication Style Workshop

Original Broadcast Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Summary: During this interactive course, brought to you by Keela and Imagine Canada, you’ll learn about the four different communication styles, including the strengths and blind spots of each one, as well as diving...

2SLGBTQIA+ minority stress in the workplace: How discrimination hurts health

“I’m just so tired, I don’t know how many times I have to remind my boss of my pronouns.” “I was so proud of my daughter graduating. I never expected my supervisor to ask why she was wearing a suit....