Join us in celebrating the 2024 winners of the CharityVillage Awards! These winners were announced on November 20, 2024, at our annual conference, and now is your chance to hear more about their exceptional achievements. With winners in categories such as volunteer management, workplace mental health, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and overall staff and volunteer impact, it’s a great chance to hear more about why their programs, services, and organizations as a whole stood out to our panel of expert judges. Hear from our award winners, in this episode of CharityVillage Connects!
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Meet Our Guests
- Marla Smith, Director of Development, Niagara Children’s Centre – Best Fundraising Campaign (Under 20 Staff)
- Hannah Westner, Senior Project Manager, LearnSphere – Best Employer – Workplace Mental Health (Under 20 Staff)
- Hasan-Ali Abidi, Senior Advisor, Play Forever – Best Contribution to Youth Advancement – Individual
- Mahlika Outten, Director of Programming for Neighbourhood Impact, Toronto Centre for Community Learning & Development – Best Employer – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (Under 20 Staff) – co-winner
- Carolyn Saenz, Associate Director, Systems & Infrastructure, East Scarborough Storefront – A Project of Makeway – Best Employer – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (Under 20 Staff) – co-winner
- Pulsara Batra, Manager, Volunteer Services/Mentorship Program, Covenant House Toronto – Best Employer – Volunteer Management (20+ staff) – co-winner
- Margaret Jetelina, Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications, DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society – Best Employer – Volunteer Management (20+ Staff) – co-winner
- Anukrati Nigam, Program and Administrative Officer, PEGASUS Institute – Best Volunteer Management (Under 20 Staff) and Best Volunteer Management Professional
- Maria Guardado – Volunteer Impact – co-winner
- Lois Tuffin, Volunteer Peterborough – Volunteer Impact – co-winner
About your Host
Mary Barroll
President of CharityVillage
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 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.
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Watch the full interviews with our guests
Congratulations to all of the winners! Here are a few of the featured winners:
Anukrati Nigam, Pegasus Institute, the winner of the 2024 CharityVillage Best Volunteer Management Professional Award!
Lois Tuffin, Volunteer Peterborough, the co-winner of the 2024 CharityVillage Most Outstanding Impact by a Volunteer Award!
Covenant House Toronto the 2024 CharityVillage Best Nonprofit Employer – Volunteer Program (Over 20 Staff) Award! 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Promise, Coordinator, Mentorship Program, Pulsara, Manager Volunteer services & Mentorship Program & Tehut, Coordinator, Volunteer Services.
Toronto Centre for Community Learning and Development the 2024 CharityVillage Best Nonprofit Employer – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Under 20 Staff) Award Winner!
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