Episode 30 – Should Money Talk? Inequities in Funding and Influence in the Nonprofit Sector 

They say money talks. Is this true for the nonprofit sector, where a relatively small number of large charities receive the lion’s share of available funding? Have well-funded charities dominated the public policy governing our sector, drowning out the voices of the vast majority of small charities and nonprofits across the country?  In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we take a closer look at the impact this inequitable power dynamic has on the sector, the problems it causes, and what can be done about it. 

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance  

• Steven Ayer, President and Founder, Common Good Strategies 
• John Hallward, President, Sector3Insights 
• Mark Blumberg, Lawyer, Blumbergs Professional Corporation 
• Liban Abokor, CEO, Reimagine LABS 
• Minnie Njeri Karanja, Founder and Executive Director, Impact Weaving Coaching and Consulting  

About your Host 

Mary Barroll, president of CharityVillage, is an online business executive and lawyer with a background in media, technology and IP law. A former CBC journalist and independent TV producer, in 2013 she was appointed General Counsel & VP Media Affairs at CharityVillage.com, Canada’s largest job portal for charities and not for profits in Canada, and then President in 2021. Mary is also President of sister company, TalentEgg.ca, Canada’s No.1, award-winning job board and online career resource that connects top employers with top students and grads. 

Past CharityVillage Connects Episodes 

• Canadian Philanthropy: Time for a Shake Up? (Discussion of disbursement quota) 

Additional Resources from this Episode 

We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list: 

• Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy (2020)  
• Foundation for Black Communities 
• Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector 
• Canadian charities giving to Indigenous Charities and Qualified Donees - 2019 (Canadian Charity Law, 2022) 

Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here.