Concrete steps underway to make volunteering more diverse and inclusive
There’s wide agreement that Canada’s volunteering ecosystem needs a reset to meet today’s demands by non-profit organizations and the shifting Canadian population.
There’s wide agreement that Canada’s volunteering ecosystem needs a reset to meet today’s demands by non-profit organizations and the shifting Canadian population.
In the final episode of the Working Title podcast, host Amina Mohamed shares an extended conversation with Abdifatah Hussein, co-founder of Hidaayah House.
In the third episode of the Working Title podcast, host Amina Mohamed delves into the phenomenon of contract cycling. In a conversation with Abdifatah Hussein, co-founder of Hidaayah House, they explore the realities of shifting between non-profit and private-sector roles to balance passion and financial stability.
Many in the sector are exhausted from the weight of living through a barrage of crises as a result of imperialism and colonialism – “there is a historic, cumulative grief we cohabitate with,” Lydia Phillip writes. “We are survivors of this grief, but it isn’t recognized on the job. It defies the boundaries of any workplace bereavement policy.”
In this first episode of the Working Title podcast, host Amina Mohamed explores AI’s transformative impact on the non-profit sector. In a conversation with communications scholar Rob Hunt, they grapple with the mixed results that the AI revolution has produced so far.
Work is hard when meds and menstruation don’t get along. Philanthropist Journal writing fellow Lydia Phillip speaks to neurodivergent menstruators to better understand inherent challenges and build collective empathy toward more inclusive, accessible workplaces.
There’s a shortage of meal-delivery volunteers, writes Volunteer Toronto’s Joanne McKiernan. The reality of prioritizing basic needs in challenging times, she says, means we cannot rely on volunteers for the same types of roles, time commitments, or skills exchange as in the past.
Raised in a culture of extreme social competition and individual perfection, young workers have internalized neoliberal capitalism and are demonstrating its most disruptive effects in the workplace, Aiden Cyr writes.