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 [...]
Labour Force Video Series
The most recent phase of the Labour Force project explored existing tools and resources, potential partners and initiatives to develop a better understanding of how to move the themes from the research phase of the project into practice. As part of this [...]
Hunger Count 2015
The Hunger Count report presents results from an annual study of more than 4,000 food banks and other food programs in every province and territory. This comprehensive report offers stark evidence of the realities faced by the more than 850,000 people who access food banks [...]
Change Work: Valuing Decent Work in the Not-for-Profit Sector
Though many organizations in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector are focused on providing employment services, alleviating poverty and promoting community health and well-being, little attention is paid to the sector’s role as an employer in promoting these same goals. However, the [...]
Promoting Active Play for Children 0-12: A Review of Community-Based Interventions
It is well-accepted that being physically active contributes to the health and well-being of children. One approach used to promote health behaviour changes in children is through community-based interventions. Community- based interventions most often refer to using the community setting [...]
Discover 1812: Looking at Niagara’s 1812 Legacy
This website is an archive of all of the signature events that took place during the bicentennial in Canada’s Niagara region and in Western New York. It’s a time capsule to some degree; the Legacy Council wanted something to leave [...]
Texting While Driving Behaviour among Ontario Youth and Young Adults
In 2009, Ontario introduced a ban on the use of hand-held devices while driving. According to current collision trends from the Ministry of Transportation, fatalities related to distracted driving are forecasted to exceed those from drinking and driving by 2016. This [...]
Food and Farming: An Action Plan 2021
This action plan for the Golden Horseshoe provides a blueprint for supporting and growing a thriving, integrated food and farming sector in the Golden Horseshoe. It responds to the common challenges and opportunities the area shares. These challenges and opportunities arise [...]
Home at Last, Home to Stay
Housing First is a recovery-oriented approach to ending homelessness that operates on the principle that people are better able to move forward with their lives if they are first housed. During this 13-minute video hear what housing actually means for five [...]
Visualizing the Impact of the Great War on St. Catharines
This blog and accompanying map reveal the impact the WWI call to service had on St. Catharines. This resource also provides a concrete example that: Open data does not need to be complicated. Open data does not have to be expensive. Anyone can [...]
Team Niagara Economic Development Action Plan (2015-2018)
Drawing on the collective knowledge and expertise of Niagara’s economic development professionals, municipal CAO’s, industry stakeholders, post-secondary institutions, and other key partners, the Action Plan has been developed to guide the Niagara region’s 2015 to 2018 efforts. This Action Plan [...]
Consider This: Pursuing Post Secondary Education in Niagara (Podcast)
Obtaining a post-secondary education credential is increasingly vital for people aiming to be gainfully employed in a region seeking to transform itself from a manufacturing-based to a knowledge-based economy. Yet, Niagara lags quite behind other areas of Ontario in terms of [...]
Moving Niagara Towards a Knowledge Economy: Policy Brief #23
With the decline of the manufacturing sector, this 12-page policy brief outlines Niagara's need to develop a "knowledge economy" building on the region's strengths in agriculture, tourism and its geographic location as a border community. Authors: Wendy Dueck & Dr. Charles [...]
