Launching the Niagara Community Foundation Centre of Excellence in Non-Profit Governance: Event Recording
This is an event recording of the January 20, 2016 webinar with presenters Liz Palmieri, Joanne Krick, Mary Wiley & Sarah Webster. 155 participants joined this event from 88 different organizations across Niagara. During this webinar presenters: Shared information about [...]
First Steps to French Language Services (FLS) Planning
Planning to deliver French Language Services (FLS) can seem overwhelming, particularly if your organization is new to working with Francophone communities and delivering services in French. This resource is focussed on how to start planning -- and ultimately delivering -- services in French. [...]
On The Mend: Putting the Spark Back into the Government – Charitable Sector Relationship
The recent concerns over the “advocacy chill” highlighted systemic problems in the relationship between the government and sector. The newly elected federal government has given the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Department of Finance the mandate to clarify the [...]
Consider This: Supporting Children and Youth to be More Active and Healthy (Podcast)
With the advent of video games and devises comes a noticeable decline in children’s activity. Today’s children watch an average of at least three hours of television a day. Only 20 per cent meet the minimum daily requirement of 60 [...]
Pathways to Promoting Mental Health: A 2015 Survey of Ontario Public Health Units
In 2015, Ontario’s 36 public health units participated in an online survey to provide insight into mental health promotion activities. This report provides new and timely insight on mental health promotion work currently being performed by Public Health Units for Ontarians of [...]
VQA Ontario Resource Library
This repository includes annual vintage reports and overviews and map, most notably the diagrams and technical information for the Niagara Peninsula. Published By: VQA Ontario View VQA Ontario Resource Library
Mowat Not-for-Profit (NFP)
This research hub looks at the NFP sector and to provide evidence-based research and analysis on systemic issues facing the sector in Canada, with a particular focus on Ontario. Resources include: Sector Signals: short descriptions and analyses of early warning signs that [...]
Primer for Directors of Not-for-Profit Corporations: Rights, Duties and Practices
This resource is intended to: provide directors of not-for-profit corporations with guidance that both alerts them to their basic legal rights and obligations and provides them with some simple tools to help them exercise those rights and meet those obligations; [...]
#Rethink Niagara: Brochure
This 4-page brochures outlines the objectives, goals and framework for #Rethink Niagara, a prosperous people strategy for Niagara. Beginning in 2014, the #Rethink Niagara Reference Group of 15 leaders gathered building blocks to underpin a complete, restorative approach to economic [...]
Creating Shared Value: Executive Summary
This resource provides an executive summary of Porter & Kramer's article on a shared value approach, which reconnects company success with social progress. To purchase and read the full article visit the Harvard Business Review. Authors: Michael E Porter & Mark R [...]
Donation of Goods Portal
This portal provides agencies in Niagara with an online spot to post their needs – anything from household goods to clothing to food. Individuals, businesses or groups wanting to donate items, can search the Donation Portal to view these donation opportunities. They [...]
Sector Source
Sector Source connects charities and nonprofits with resources that help develop organizations and support the work they do for their communities. Resources include topic guides, sample policies, research and statistics on the following topics: Board governance Fundraising Risk management Finance [...]
Consider This: Concussions in Children’s Sports- When In Doubt, Sit Them Out (Podcast)
Concussions, which the Mayo Clinic defines as being “a traumatic brain injury that alters the way your brain functions,” don’t just happen to professional athletes; they are particularly common among children and youth. According to Niagara Region statistics, in Niagara, most [...]
Building Foundations: YMCA of Niagara Annual Report 2014-2015
This Annual Report provides an at-a-glance summary of stories and data to reflect how the YMCA has been building leaders, dreams and hope in Niagara. Published By: YMCA of Niagara Publication Date: December 2015 View Building Foundations: YMCA of Niagara Annual Report
Ontario Hospital Association Governance Centre of Excellence Resource Repository
This resource repository provides access to timely, evidence-informed supports that enable effective board performance. Resources address governance, quality and patient safety, financial oversight, leadership and governance collaboration. Published By: Ontario Hospital Association View Governance Centre of Excellence Resource Repository
Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education Non-Profit Resource Repository
This resource repository includes variety of original resource materials relevant to the work of non-profit organizations. They include sample policies (e.g. job descriptions, codes of conduct, management policies), which can be freely adapted by organizations for their own use, and [...]
Charity Village Resource Repository
This resource repository includes blogs and webinar recordings on the following topics: News: The latest nonprofit news Human Resources: Guidance on creating job descriptions, planning your nonprofit career, recruiting staff and managing performance Management: Financial management, technology, governance, operations, leadership [...]
Mapping Crisis Services in Niagara: Event Recording
This is an event recording of the November 25, 2015 webinar with presenters George Kurzawa, Ernest Jodoin & Lindsay Galipeau. 75 participants joined this event from 38 different organizations across Niagara. During this webinar presenters: Provided a clear link between this [...]
Leadership in Changing Times: An Overview and Trend Analysis for Volunteer Boards of Directors of Community Organizations in Canada
Nonprofit leadership and board members are typically fully engaged in keeping their organizations and programs running, leaving them little to no time to think about the big picture or how larger trends and forces are changing the way we work. This resource is [...]
Results of the 2014 Early Psychosis Intervention Program Survey of Current Practices in Relation to Standards: Final Report
In 2011, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) released the Ontario Early Psychosis Intervention Program Standards to support consistency and quality in the delivery of early psychosis intervention (EPI) throughout the province. The MOHLTC then formed the Standards [...]
