Making the nonprofit leap: What you need to know

Making the nonprofit leap: What you need to know: alues aligned

But then things changed. The company was bought out and the new owners cared little for CSR. With professional and personal values no long aligned, Strong accepted a package, took some time off, volunteered at a local thrift shop and made a big change: she joined the ranks of the nonprofit sector. Today, as director at Volunteer MBC (Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon), Strong calls the transition life-affirming. "Working for a company was all about money at the end of the day but, personally, I didn't get a whole lot out of it for myself," she explains. "Whereas this is like night and day."