CAVR Website - Conference 2003

CANADIAN ADMINISTRATORS OF VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATEURS CANADIENS DES RESSOURCES BÉNÉVOLES

Canadian Policy Research Networks

Human Resources in the Non-Profit Sector

December 31, 2002
Prepared by: Pat Gillis, Secretary CAVR

The Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) has made available a Series of findings on Human Resources in the Non-Profit Sector.

Document 1: Mapping the Non-profit Sector, Executive Summary by Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg (December 2002) is now available at www.cprn.org.

CAVR members will find the excerpt below, from the CPRN web site interesting reading! We encourage all members to be informed about this current research initiative of Canadian Policy Research Networks and the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.

Human Resources Capacity In The Voluntary Sector

Drawing on evidence from Statistics Canada's new Workplace and Employee Survey (WES), CPRN is undertaking a comprehensive study of paid employment in non-profit organizations. A series of papers will be released over the course of 2002 on five topic areas:

1. Mapping the Non-Profit Sector - the contribution of the non-profit sector to total employment in Canada will be examined, along with the characteristics of non-profit organizations and the paid workers they employ.

2. Working Arrangements & Conditions - an analysis of key aspects of employment such as wages, benefits, employment status, hours of work, and unionization will be used to examine the quality of employment in non-profit firms vis-à-vis for-profit organizations.

3. Recruitment & Retention of Workers - a study of hiring patterns, processes and challenges faced by employers in the non-profit sector.

4. Training & Skill Development - an investigation into skill requirements, and the extent to which there exists training and skill development opportunities for voluntary sector workers.

5. Human Resource Management & Organizational Change - an exploration of new forms of human resources management in the non-profit sector and an examination of how such practices differ from those commonly seen in the for-profit sector.

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