The Canadian Non-profit Sector

Ted Richmond has worked in the non-profit and government sectors for some forty years. He is an active community-based researcher with many social justice-oriented publications to his credit. He has also been a part-time university teacher of non-profit sector studies. John Shields is professor emeritus in the Department of Politics & Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he taught for thirty-five years. He is an active researcher in the areas of the non-profit sector and immigration and settlement studies. He often works in close collaboration with community-based researchers. Axelle Janczur has been the executive director at Access Alliance for the past twenty-one years. Axelle’s work includes the opening of community hubs in east and west Toronto, the launch of a successful social enterprise, the opening of the Non-Insured Walk-In Clinic, the creation of a safe, welcoming space for LGBTQ+ newcomers and much more.

Chapter One: : The Non-profit Sector in Neoliberal Times;  Chapter Two: : Overview of the Sector: The Architecture of a Mission-Based Sector;  Chapter Three: : Financial and Human Resources in the Non-profit Sector;  Chapter Four: : Non-profit Advocacy;  Chapter Five: : 2020 A Year of Turbulence;  Chapter Six: : Future Challenges and Opportunities