Safeguarding Equity: How Trump’s DEI Rollbacks Are Impacting Canadian Nonprofits

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CharityVillage Connects

CharityVillage

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4 weeks ago

Welcome to CharityVillage Connects – a series that highlights topics vital to the nonprofit sector in Canada. CharityVillage is a resource to over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations in Canada. This series, hosted by President Mary Barroll, will provide in-depth conversations with experts in the nonprofit sector. We’ll examine diversity, equity and inclusion, innovations in fundraising, the gap in female representation in leadership and many other subjects crucial to the growth and development of charities throughout Canada.

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Safeguarding Equity: How Trump’s DEI Rollbacks Are Impacting Canadian Nonprofits

CharityVillage Connects

1 hour 18 minutes

4 weeks ago

Safeguarding Equity: How Trump’s DEI Rollbacks Are Impacting Canadian Nonprofits

Episode 35 – Safeguarding Equity: How Trump’s DEI Rollbacks Are Impacting Canadian Nonprofits

In this episode of CharityVillage Connects, we look at how DEI rollbacks in the U.S. are affecting Canada’s nonprofit sector. We also explore where Canadian organizations stand in their DEI work today: what’s moving forward, what’s stalling, and what’s at risk. With candid insights and practical strategies, this episode is an essential check-in for anyone committed to advancing equity.

Meet Our Guests in Order of Appearance

• Dr. Wendy Cukier, Founder and Academic Director, Diversity Institute

• Jade Pichette, Director of Programs, Pride at Work Canada

• Mark Blumberg, Owner, Blumbergs Professional Corporation

• Mante Molepo, Founder & CEO, Mante Molepo Consulting

• Dean Delpeache, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Strasity

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. Additional Resources from this Episode We've gathered the resources from this episode into one helpful list:

 Pride Toronto must return to political grassroots, advocates say after corporate sponsors pull

out (CBC July 2025) - https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pride-toronto-must-return-to-political-grassroots-advocates-say-after-corporate-sponsors-pull-out-1.7582641

 Carney laments Pride 'backlash' and rolls out money to make 2SLGBTQ+ parades safer (CBC June

2025) https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-pride-backlash-1.7557360

 Vancouver Pride Parade goes on with spirit and colour despite major sponsorship losses (CBC

August 5, 2025) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-pride-parade-1.7600794

Learn more and listen to the full interviews with the guests here https://resources.charityvillage.com/charityvillage-connects-safeguarding-equity-how-trumps-dei-rollbacks-are-impacting-canadian-nonprofits

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