Living Wages: How Nonprofits Can Adopt Dignified Work Practices

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This episode discusses how nonprofits can adopt dignified work practices to address food insecurity among their workers.

Send us Fan Mail The Changemaker Wellbeing Index reports that 31% of nonprofit workers experience food insecurity — and for frontline staff, that rises to 48%. The very sector working to end poverty is, in many cases, perpetuating it through its own payroll. The good news? There's a practical, achievable path forward, and it is easy to get started. On this week's episode of The Small Nonprofit Podcast, Maria sits down with Anne Coleman, newly-appointed Executive Director at the Ontario Living...

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Host: Maria

Guest: Anne Coleman

Topics covered

• living wages
• nonprofit work practices
• food insecurity
• dignified work
• payroll issues
• frontline staff

Keywords

• nonprofit
• living wages
• food insecurity
• dignified work practices
• payroll
• frontline staff

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Organizations: Ontario Living, Changemaker Wellbeing Index

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