Board Diversity Training: A Toolkit – Pillar Nonprofit Network (PDF)
This resource is for boards of directors, executive directors and senior managers who are responsible for the decision-making in an organization. This toolkit is also designed for diversity managers, leaders and champions who have an interest in learning from a best practice model from the London community.

Charity Village
Featuring the latest in nonprofit news, jobs, information, tools and resources, Charity Village is Canada’s leading online community for nonprofit and like-minded professionals – connecting them to ideas, opportunities and each other.

City of Toronto Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Corporations
The City of Toronto website explains why diversity is important and that the City is best served by boards and advisory bodies that reflect the geographic distribution and diversity of the community they serve.

The Conference Board of Canada. The Value of Diverse Leadership. November 2008.
This report describes how diversity in leadership can lead to improved financial and organizational performance; increased capacity to link to new global and domestic markets; expanded access to global and domestic talent pools; enhanced innovation and creativity; and strengthened cohesion and social capital.

CPRN » Diversity Gateway
Visit this page for CPRN’s policy-relevant research and learning on diversity issues.

DiverseCity Counts, a Snapshot of Diversity in the Greater Toronto Area
DiverseCity Counts features research that studies the levels and impact of diversity in leadership in the Greater Toronto Area. It sheds light on the representation of visible minorities and under-represented immigrants across sectors and reveals where progress is being made and where the region falling behind.

DiverseCity website: the business case for diverse leadership
Leaders play a pivotal role, and their impact is felt in everything from strategic decision making to organizational and community effectiveness and ultimately financial performance. Diverse leaders bring added benefits and unique capacities that, when realized, add significant value in both the public and private realm.

Diversity Matters. Changing the Face of Public Boards
The Maytree publication presents an action plan that highlights nine practices aimed at dismantling barriers to potential applicants for public appointments.

NFP Governance Leadership: Creating a Culture of Accessibility
From the Institute of Governance, this Backgrounder (January 2017) addresses why accessibility is a governance issue, and have part of not-for-profit culture board can influence to improve accessibility.

Ontario Public Appointments Secretariat
The purpose of this web site is to provide user-friendly access to the government appointments process.

Ten tips to diversify nonprofit boards
Read how best to diversify your nonprofit board, including understanding and communicating the benefits of leadership diversity and taking a diversity audit of your board.

Embedding Diversity and Inclusion into an Organization - Questions for the Board

Diversity in Governance - Board Questionnaire on Diversity, from The Diversity Lens, Canadian Mental Health Association.

Diversity and Inclusion - Board Self-Assessment Tool

Building a House for Diversity - A Diversity Fable

Recruiting for Diversity and Inclusion - Sample Board Composition Skills Matrix

The Diversity in Governance Awards honour nonprofit organizations and public agencies, boards and commissions, which have made tangible steps to promote diversity at their highest levels. Successful strategies of past recipients have included the establishment and implementation of diversity policies; outreach to diverse communities; and measurement and reporting on diversity goals.

Learn more about past recipients.

2013 Diversity in Governance Awards

The 2013 recipients are Blue Hills Child and Family Centre (nonprofit board category), City of Markham (local government category), and William Osler Health System (public board category). In the corporate board category, the Canadian Board Diversity Council recognizes BMO Financial Group.

2010 Diversity in Governance Awards

The 2010 recipients were The Peel Children’s Aid Society (nonprofit board category),The Town of Richmond Hill (public board category), and The Redwood (small nonprofit board category). A new corporate award, presented by the Canadian Board Diversity Council, recognized TD Bank Group.

2009 Diversity in Governance Awards

The 2009 recipients were United Way Toronto and Women’s College Hospital.

2008 Diversity in Governance Awards

The 2008 recipients were The Health Professions Appeal and Review Board,Harbourfront Centre and The YMCA of Greater Toronto.

2007 Diversity in Governance Awards

The 2007 recipients were The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The City of Toronto,Seneca College, Dixon Hall and an honourable mention to The York Region Police Services Board.