Equity, Reconciliation, and Anti-Racism

This section helps you integrate equity strategies into your organization, from shaping policies to building a more inclusive culture. It breaks down key concepts like cultural safety, microaggressions, and indigenization, and gives you practical tips and tools so that your internal practices will reflect the social good you aim to achieve through your mission and programs.

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HR

Developing an equitable HR philosophy

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HREquity in HR should be top of mind for nonprofits that want their internal practices to reflect the social good they aim to achieve through their mission and programs. Equity goes beyond fairness by focusing on creating equal conditions for people to pa...

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HR

Employment equity, part 1: goal setting, monitoring and evaluation

Because there isn’t a set formula for progressing towards equity and creating systemic change, setting goals helps focus your efforts. And evaluating your progress towards your goals is what helps you keep accountable and build trust with employees.Goals and metrics help communicate the reasons be...

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HR

Employment equity part 2: policies, procedures, and structures

Now that you’ve decided on an equity framework and set equity goals around hiring, retention and advancement, you’ll want to develop your roadmap for implementing new equitable HR structures, policies, and practices.Fundamentals of equitable HR policiesCompensationLiving and thriving wagesIn the...

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HR

Accessible workplaces: legislation and best practices

Disabilities are a very broad category. They can be physical, mental, or related to learning and other brain functions. Disabilities can be visible or invisible. They can be temporary, episodic, or permanent. Two people with the same disability can be affected in different ways, to different extents, and require different supports. By the same token, a person’s disability can fluctuate over time. For example, a person might use a cane to walk some days, but not others....

Introduction to ARAO & JEDI in Nonprofit HR

Glossary of Terms, Systems and Identities

A handy list of terms as they relate to HR practices.Accessibility - ensuring that people with disabilities can access an organization’s information, services and programs as freely and easily as someone without a disability. An accessible office means a wheelchair user can easily use every room a...

Approaching decolonization & reconciliation in HR practices

Supporting BIPOC Board Members, Staff And Management

The thing about white supremacy is that until it’s pointed out and discussed openly, it’s invisible. If white supremacy has not yet been openly discussed at your workplace, that’s because it’s still operating invisibly, with Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) staff carrying the burden of it while others benefit from it...

Approaching decolonization & reconciliation in HR practices

De-colonizing hiring practices

The Key Is Flexibility, Along With Some Basic Cultural CompetencyAccessing employment is a challenge for many Canadians, but for historically marginalized populations, entering the workforce can feel daunting, or even unattainable.For Indigenous Peoples, these challenges are compounded by unique his...

Training and Development

Equitable performance management

Having a performance management system helps managers and employees work together to meet important goals and do their jobs well. But even when this system works correctly, the usual methods of evaluating employees can still lead to inequitable results. This happens because employees are judged prim...

Training and Development

Equity-focused training and development

Because the outcomes of equity, inclusion, and anti-oppression deeply affect people’s lives, sometimes it can feel like training people on the subject is about changing their core beliefs and perspectives. Treating it instead as capacity-building for the right behaviours and practices can feel mor...

Decent work

Sample 4-Day Work Week Policy

This sample policy offers a model for nonprofit organizations seeking to implement a 4-day work week as part of their commitment to decent work....

Decent work

Decent work overview

What is decent work?Decent work is a term coined by the International Labour Organizationopens in new tab (ILO) to describe what good work looks like — fair, stable, and productive. The term inspires both movement building around good work and actions across various levels, including organizationa...

Decent work

Decent work indicators and promising practices

The Ontario Nonprofit Networkopens in new tab (ONN) has identified seven decent work indicators that align well with nonprofits and promising practices to implement them. Many of the indicators and their examples overlap, for instance employment opportunities are connected to fair wages and stable j...