Free HR Toolkit For Nonprofits: Explore HR Intervals Skip Navigation ENFR Start HR Checkup Search HR Toolkit ENFR Start HR Checkup Login HR ToolkitJob Descriptions Recruitment, Selection, and Onboarding HR Policies Digital Adoption for Nonprofits Equity, Reconciliation, and Anti-Racism Compensation and Benefits Learning, Training, and Development Performance Management Workplace Wellness Strategic HR Planning Volunteer Engagement About UsOur History Our content creation process Our Partners Blog Feedback Newsletter Signup E-Learning ENFR Login Start HR Checkup Helping thousands of nonprofit leaders tackle their day-to-day HR challenges. HR Intervals was developed by Imagine Canada for managers, employees, and board members who perform HR functions at nonprofit organizations. Our goal is to help nonprofit leaders better understand, address, and guide people management in their organizations. New resources will be added to the site on a regular basis. HR Checkup Gain insights into your strengths and identify areas for improvement. You’ll receive tailored feedback and actionable tips to help you navigate the HR needs for your nonprofit. Start your assessment HR Resources Comprehensive tools, tips, and templates designed to help you address specific HR challenges efficiently. Job Descriptions › This section will highlight the role of job descriptions in HR management. It will explain how they define tasks, duties, and responsibilities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Recruitment, Selection, and Onboarding › This section covers the key steps in Recruitment, Selection, and Onboarding, including creating effective job postings, evaluating candidates through a structured selection process, and ensuring a smooth onboarding experience for new hires. HR Policies › This section covers how to develop HR policies, their importance in setting expectations, ensuring compliance, and promoting fairness, as well as the difference between policies and procedures. Digital Adoption for Nonprofits › Powered by the CIBC Foundation This section covers digital adoption for nonprofits, including digital tools for HR, digital upskilling, hiring technical talent, IT management, cybersecurity, and AI integration, along with best practices and policy guidelines. Equity, Reconciliation, and Anti-Racism › This section helps you integrate equity strategies into your organization, from shaping policies to building a more inclusive culture. Compensation and Benefits › This section covers the essentials of total compensation, from defining your compensation philosophy to ensuring legislative compliance. Learning, Training, and Development › This section covers the importance of learning, training, and development in nonprofit organizations, emphasizing the value of a structured approach. Performance Management › This section will highlight the role of job descriptions in HR management. It will explain how they define tasks, duties, and responsibilities, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Workplace Wellness › This section covers the essentials of workplace wellness, including strategies to promote work-life balance and the benefits of flexible work arrangements. Strategic HR Planning › This section covers key aspects of strategic HR planning, focusing on risk management and succession planning. HR Blog › Explore the latest HR trends with insights from thought leaders to enhance your organization’s HR practices. HR Blog What nonprofits get wrong about “perks” (and what to do instead) In nonprofit organizations, where salaries are constrained by government funding and fundraising dollars, employers frequently offer additional benefits beyond base compensation to enhance the employee experience. Remote work, flexibility, generous time off policies, and professional development opportunities are commonly framed as “perks.” Read Blog › HR Blog Passing the Torch: Succession Planning in Founder-led Nonprofits Every founder hopes the organization they built will outlast them. Yet too many founders wait until it’s too late to prepare for a leadership transition. Succession planning isn’t just about finding “the next in line”—it’s about safeguarding your mission, your people, and the trust your organization has built. Read Blog › HR Blog Online training is more accessible (and critical) than ever for nonprofits Across the nonprofit sector, organizations are rethinking how they support and train their people. The shift to online learning may have started for convenience, but it brings benefits we now can’t do without: access, equity, and impact. Read Blog › HR Blog Insights from HR Checkup: Most organizations have no succession plan, no policy for ethical AI use HR Checkup gathered responses from hundreds of nonprofits and charities across Canada to explore the state of human resources practices in the sector. Read Blog › HR Blog How to be the nonprofit every fundraiser wants to work for Nonprofits constantly struggle to hire and keep great fundraisers, with the average tenure of a development professional being just 16 months. Competition for talent is fierce, whether it’s for roles focused on individual donors, corporate partners, or grant fundraising. Seasoned fundraisers often choose to fly solo as consultants and fractional directors of development, thinning out the talent pool even more. Read Blog › HR Blog Lets Imagine Podcast Episode 30: Beyond Inclusion: Decolonizing Workplaces and Centering Cultural Safety In this powerful new episode of Let’s Imagine, host Bruce MacDonald welcomes Eden Fineday — award-winning nêhiyaw (Cree) journalist, changemaker, and Publisher of IndigiNews. Read Blog › Champion Partners Cibc cooperators Supporting Partners metcalf foundation HR Intervals HR Resources Job Descriptions Recruitment, Selection, and Onboarding HR Policies Digital Adoption for Nonprofits Equity, Reconciliation, and Anti-Racism Compensation and Benefits Learning, Training, and Development Performance Management Workplace Wellness Strategic HR Planning About Us Our content creation process Our Partners Blog Feedback Privacy Policy Accessibility Policy AN IMAGINE CANADA SERVICE. © 2026 IMAGINE CANADA. All rights reserved. Website designed & developed by Evoke Solutions. Templates Library Loading, Please wait... The Library cannot be open, please try it again later. Form Template Select a Form Template Available fields in the selected template: Your progress has been saved. Read Blog HR Blog This field is required. Invalid email format. Password does not match. Some of the fields are not filled or invalid. EN FR