Yvonne Rodney is a proud introvert and a perpetual questioner. She holds a master’s in counselling psychology from the University of Toronto and is an author, career consultant, and speaker. She has written books – both fiction and non-fiction – on a range of topics, including Military to Civilian Employment: A Career Practitioner’s Guide and Moving On: A Quick Guide for Non-Profit Workers. She has also written, directed, and produced several plays.
In 2013, Yvonne “retired” from a lengthy career at U of T, where she was director of the Career Centre for 12 years. During that time, she frequently presented at career-related conferences and events and participated in multiple professional associations. She lives in Toronto and now divides her time between her consulting practice, Inner Change Consulting; part-time career counselling with Jewish Vocational Services; and her writing and speaking engagements. She loves to travel, engage in mentally stimulating conversations, and document her observations on life.
Churches contribute significantly to the economy and represent 40% of registered charities in Canada. Contributor Yvonne Rodney offers snapshots of four organizations: their work, the breadth of services provided, and the potential loss if they were to close.
Contributor Yvonne Rodney considers what has shifted in her own life and reflects on the impact of the pandemic on our values, motivations, attitudes, and priorities.
When long-serving leaders leave their roles, what can we learn from them that will help our sector traverse the challenging times ahead?
What should organizations with underused office spaces do? Is the pre-pandemic hum necessary, and if yes, how can this vibrancy happen when workers are not in shared workspaces? What will happen if staff do not feel engaged? Contributor Yvonne Rodney talked to leaders from one collective that has tackled the empty-office problem about what they have learned.
Where should work happen, and when? For how many hours? Post-pandemic, our assumptions about the nature of work have been turned upside down. Contributor Yvonne Rodney outlines the many questions the new zeitgeist has raised and talks to three sector leaders about the practices and changes their organizations have put in place to try to tackle these challenges.
With volunteering in Canada in decline, contributor Yvonne Rodney looks at the data and talks to sector leaders to ponder the way forward. The solution, she writes, includes acknowledging the impact of the pandemic, understanding generational differences, and convincing funders to do more to help organizations.
À peine sortis de la grisaille de la pandémie, nous trouvons le courage de regarder les choses en face et de faire le point.Comment s’en
In the face of unprecedented demand for services, financial vulnerabilities, and a human resources crisis, the sector is at a crossroads. In this introduction to our Work in Progress series, which will examine the key issues relevant to the future of non-profit work and workers, contributor Yvonne Rodney outlines some of the fixes that are needed now.
