Trends & Issues Archive

February 2010

Gender mix in the nonprofit sector

The nonprofit sector’s labour force is predominantly female: three-quarters (75%) of those working in the sector are women. In most areas of the sector, however, men occupy a disproportionate number of senior management positions, while women are overrepresented in administrative and support-staff positions. Read more »

January 2010

A Portrait of Students Considering the Nonprofit Sector

Findings based on a From Learning to Work™ survey

During 2008 – 2009, the HR Council undertook research to improve the nonprofit sector’s understanding of the characteristics and motivating
factors of prospective “early career” employees. Read more »