Charity Village

What Charity Village does

CharityVillage is a Canadian online career resource platform founded in 1995 that serves the country's charitable and nonprofit sector. The platform claims to support over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations across Canada and operates a self-serve web product where employers post job listings directly and job seekers search and apply independently. Beyond its core recruitment platform, CharityVillage has built a layered set of supplementary modules: the eLearning Hub (self-paced professional development courses on fundraising, DEI, leadership, volunteer management, and related topics), the Learning Centre (webinars, articles, reports, podcasts), an annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report, a library of free downloadable guides, a Featured Organizations directory, an email newsletter, and pre-employment screening services.

Name

Charity Village

Legal name

CharityVillage

Website

https://charityvillage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CharityVillage, founded in 1995, is a Canadian online career resource platform serving over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations with job postings, an eLearning Hub, salary benchmarking reports, and pre-employment screening services across Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Job Board and Recruitment Platform

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG)

Keywords

• Nonprofit job board
• Nonprofit recruitment platform
• Sector-specific eLearning
• Salary benchmarking reports
• Volunteer matching services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Posting Fees: Nonprofit organizations pay to post job listings on the platform, reaching a large audience of nonprofit professionals and job seekers across Canada.
2. eLearning Course Sales: Sale of professional development courses and bundles specifically designed for the nonprofit sector through the CharityVillage eLearning Hub.
3. Pre-employment Screening Services: Additional services offered to employers including pre-employment screening with first-time customer discounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CharityVillage is an online career resource platform that enables Canadian nonprofit and charitable organizations to post job openings and recruit qualified staff, while job seekers search and apply to nonprofit-sector opportunities. The platform extends into eLearning courses, downloadable guides, an annual nonprofit salary and benefits report, and pre-employment screening services tailored to the Canadian nonprofit sector.

Product overview

CharityVillage is a career resource platform for the Canadian nonprofit and charity sector, operating as a unified platform with integrated modules. The core product is the job posting and recruitment platform that connects nonprofit employers with job seekers across Canada. Supporting the core platform are several add-on modules: the eLearning Hub offering self-paced professional development courses specifically designed for nonprofit professionals; the Learning Centre providing webinars, articles, reports, and podcasts; free downloadable guides covering job seeking, leadership, and nonprofit management topics; the annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report providing compensation data; a Featured Organizations directory; newsletter subscription; and pre-employment screening services with first-time client discounts. The platform serves over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations across Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CharityVillage eLearning Hub: Professional development courses and bundles developed by experts and designed specifically for the nonprofit sector
• CharityVillage Learning Centre

Products and services

• CharityVillage Job Posting & Recruitment Platform A career resource platform enabling nonprofit and charitable organizations across Canada to post job openings, search candidates, and recruit employees. The platform connects job seekers with nonprofit employers and serves as the core recruitment tool for the Canadian nonprofit sector, serving over 170,000 charitable and nonprofit organizations.
• CharityVillage eLearning Hub

Quantifiable outcome

• 170,000+ nonprofit organizations served
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Orbis (Outcome Campus Connect)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCharityVillage has partnered with Orbis to help nonprofit employers extend the visibility of their CharityVillage postings through Orbis-powered campus channels. This partnership is designed to make nonprofit opportunities more accessible to students and new graduates, while helping employers connect with emerging talent earlier. No extra campaign, posting process, or cost is required - it's a simple add-on when posting jobs or volunteer positions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Idealist: The leading US-based nonprofit job board and volunteer matching platform serving mission-driven organizations and job seekers. Most directly comparable peer to CharityVillage in product scope (jobs + volunteer matching + eLearning-style resources), differing primarily by US-centric geography.
• Koya Partners: Executive search firm purpose-built for nonprofits and foundations, offering both retained search and a job board for mission-driven leadership roles. Comparable in serving the same nonprofit hiring market, particularly for senior-level postings.

Regional players

• WorkforGood: UK-based nonprofit and charity job board operated by Reach Volunteering. Directly comparable product (paid job postings for nonprofits) but limited to the UK/Ireland market, mirroring CharityVillage's Canadian niche dominance.
• EthicalJobs: Australia- and New Zealand-focused job board for nonprofit, ethical, and sustainability-focused employers. Comparable product offering (job postings + sector resources) but geographically distinct, competing for the same 'niche vertical job board' positioning.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Largest professional network with extensive job posting functionality and a massive passive-candidate pool. Competes with CharityVillage for nonprofit hiring attention, particularly for experienced hires, and poses the most significant competitive threat.
• Indeed: Largest global job search engine with broad employer reach and aggressive free-posting economics. Overlaps with CharityVillage on nonprofit job distribution and competes on price for cost-sensitive nonprofit employers.
• ZipRecruiter: AI-driven job marketplace serving SMB employers across all sectors, including nonprofits. Competes for entry- and mid-level nonprofit hiring with a broader, more automated candidate-matching approach.

Others

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Leading US news and resource publication for the nonprofit sector, including a job board and career resources. Comparable in serving the same nonprofit professional audience with editorial content and recruitment tools, and a potential model for content-led monetization.
• Nonprofit Times: Long-running US trade publication for nonprofit management, including executive recruitment coverage and salary benchmarking. Comparable in producing sector-specific salary data — analogous to CharityVillage's annual Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report.

Emerging players

• eLearning Industry / Nonprofit Ready: Free eLearning platform offering nonprofit-specific professional development courses. Directly comparable to CharityVillage's eLearning Hub in target audience and content focus, representing a partial-overlap emerging competitor in the training vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/charityvillage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charityvillage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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