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Gender mix in the nonprofit sector

The nonprofit sector’s labour force is predominantly female: three-quarters (75%) of those working in the sector are women. In most areas of the sector, however, men occupy a disproportionate number of senior management positions, while women are overrepresented in administrative and support-staff positions. Read more »

hrcouncil.ca Headlines

CharityVillage: Quantifying the benefits of HR

Knowledge @ Wharton: Linking Passion and Career-- The perils of nonprofit recruiting

The Daily Gleaner: Get information on your favourite charity, or is it a non-profit?

Stanford Social Innovation Review: Nonprofit sector needs to be better understood

The National Post: Saving our not-for-profit sector

Fast Company: Do something- six tips to reinvent non-profits

WHIR: New nonprofit program helps foreign ICT pros find success in Canada

Five young nonprofit professionals to be profiled on hrcouncil.ca

Recent Publications

Perspectives - February 2010

The HR Council's monthly electronic newsletter featuring news and information related to HR and workplace issues in the nonprofit sector in Canada.

Perspectives - January 2010

The HR Council's monthly electronic newsletter featuring news and information related to HR and workplace issues in the nonprofit sector in Canada.

Perspectives - Nov/Dec 2009

The HR Council's monthly electronic newsletter featuring news and information related to HR and workplace issues in the nonprofit sector in Canada.