Human Resources

Five Good Ideas about improving your organization’s human resources on a budget

Rahima Mamdani

Published on March 20, 2016

Talent is critical to the success of any organization today. To realize your mission and goals, you need to attract a strong team and create the conditions for your employees to learn continuously, innovate and bring their best every day. In the non-profit sector, we must rise to these challenges despite having limited resources to spend on ourselves.

In this session, Rahima Mamdani focused on identifying and building on the strengths of our sector and what each of our organizations has to offer as an employer. She explored practical ideas for developing meaningful yet cost-effective HR solutions and investing scarce resources for maximum effect.

Five Good Ideas

Start with a strong foundation
Balance implementing best practice with being unique
Expand your organizational capacity through others
Deal with the tough stuff
Be in it for the long term

Resources

HR Professionals Association www.hrpa.ca
Free places to post for HR volunteers: www.hireauthoritycanada.com
Non-profit salary survey www.bolandsurvey.com

Rahima Mamdani

Chief People Officer, YMCA of Greater Toronto

Rahima Mamdani joined the YMCA of Greater Toronto in September 2020 as Chief People Officer. Rahima began her career in telecommunications and technology companies including Bell Canada, Saville Systems, Rogers iMedia and BuyBuddy Inc. before moving to the not-for-profit sector. Prior to joining YMCA, she held the position of Vice President, People & Culture at United Way Greater Toronto.

Over her career, Rahima has provided HR consulting services for not-for-profit organizations such as Right To Play and Greenpeace Canada and volunteered with the Toronto Children’s Aid Society, the Aga Khan Development Network, Médecins Sans Frontières and the Association of Fundraising Professionals. She has spoken at numerous conferences on issues of diversity, inclusion and equity.

Currently, Rahima is a member of the Steering Committee for the Common Good Retirement Plan and a volunteer with the Human Resources Professionals Association.

Rahima holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Anthropology and a Masters of Library Sciences from the University of Toronto. She also holds the designation of Certified Human Resources Executive.