Developing Human Resources in the Voluntary Sector (HRVS)
Initiative of the Canadian government, United Way of Canada and Community Foundations of Canada that offers free practical tools and information on human resources management for non-profit organizations.

Addressing the Leadership Challenge: Non-Profit Executive Directors’ Views on Tenure and Transition in Alberta(July 2005), This report by CentrePoint (formerly the Calgary Centre for Non-Profit Management) reveals that a mass turnover of non-profit leaders within Calgary’s charitable sector may leave thousands of Calgarians at risk of experiencing interrupted services

Giving and Volunteering Website

An Imagine Canada/Volunteer Canada website that provides the statistics and resources developed from the 1997 and 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP).

Passion and Commitment Under Stress: Human Resources Issues in Canada’s Non-profit Sector (2004), CPRN This is the final CPRN report that finds this key contributor to the country's economy and society seriously challenged. Author Ron Saunders, Director of CPRN's Work Network, examines the forces that threaten the sustainability of non-profit enterprise and suggests measures to relieve some of the pressure.

Coping with Change: Human Resource Management in Canada's Non-profit Sector (2003), CPRN. This report reveals that the sector is under stress, but highly innovative in its responses. Authors Kathryn McMullen and Richard Brisbois examine the impact of changes in the external environment on both organization and human resources policies of non-profits.

Job Quality in Non-profit Organizations (2003), CPRN
Despite the economic and social significance of non-profits, little is known about the quality of jobs in the sector, nor about its ability to compete for skilled workers in future. This paper by by Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg compares the non-profit and for-profit sectors in terms of a number of key job quality indicators.

Skills and Training in the Non-profit Sector (2003), CPRN
The focus of this report by Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg is on training - its incidence across establishments and employees, the types of training provided, training practices, the characteristics of employees who received training, and the perceived adequacy of training

Mapping the Non-profit Sector - Human Resources in the Non-profit Sector, (2002) CPRN
In this report, authors Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg define and set the boundaries of the sector. Research is based on two Statistics Canada data sources and focuses on paid employees and their non-profit employers.

Voluntary Sector Initiative – Human Resources related reports and resources
Comprehensive collection of reports and resources about human resources related issues in Canada’s voluntary sector, both for paid staff and volunteers.


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