{"id":13,"date":"2026-09-02T12:58:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-09-04T09:06:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:06:33","slug":"not-for-profit-leadership-society","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Not-For-Profit Leadership Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Not-For-Profit Leadership Society (NPLS) is founded on a simple conviction: a thriving non-profit sector is vital to Canada&#8217;s economy and essential to building healthy communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evidence supports this belief. According to a 2023 Statistics Canada study, non-profit institutions contribute 8.3% of Canada&#8217;s GDP\u2014an estimated $182 billion. This encompasses diverse organizations: community institutions, government non-profits such as health-care providers, and business non-profits including local chambers of commerce. Beyond economic impact, the sector is a significant employment engine, providing jobs to 2.8 million people\u2014one in every ten Canadian workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet as the sector&#8217;s importance has grown, so have its demands. Funding for leadership development has become increasingly scarce, leaving emerging leaders without affordable professional growth opportunities. The NPLS exists to close this gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our mission is straightforward:<\/strong> make professional development affordable and accessible to emerging leaders in Canada&#8217;s non-profit sector. We focus on small to mid-size organizations across the country that lack resources for formal leadership training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our programs address the five core pillars of the sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Operations (Program Delivery)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working closely with sector professionals, we deliver high-quality <a href=\"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/assessing-and-developing-your-leadership-style\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"26\">leadership training<\/a> at accessible price points. Beyond classroom learning, we foster community through regular networking sessions where alumni connect, share experiences, and learn from one another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NPLS operates under a volunteer <a href=\"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/board-of-directors\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"39\">Board of Directors<\/a> comprising of members from the private and public sectors, and is guided by an <a href=\"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/advisory-committee\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"72\">Advisory Committee<\/a> of non-profit leaders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Not-For-Profit Leadership Society (NPLS) is founded on a simple conviction: a thriving non-profit sector is vital to Canada&#8217;s economy and essential to building healthy communities. The evidence supports this belief. According to a 2023 Statistics Canada study, non-profit institutions contribute 8.3% of Canada&#8217;s GDP\u2014an estimated $182 billion. This encompasses diverse organizations: community institutions, government non-profits such as health-care providers, and business&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85,"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/85"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nplscanada.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}