National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As a sector dedicated to supporting and uplifting communities, we all – staff, board, volunteers, and other supporters – have a direct and important role to play in truth and reconciliation. CCVO acknowledges that the very sector in which, and for which, we work has been founded on colonial systems, and that these systems have contributed to the direct discrimination against and harm of Indigenous Peoples and communities.
With National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaching this Thursday, we pause to acknowledge and honour the survivors of and those who did not make it home from Canada's Indian residential schools. CCVO staff will spend the week listening and reflecting with open eyes and hearts, as we continue on our own personal learning journeys. Though we recognize that this journey is just that – and that we must spend every day of the year listening and learning.
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As a sector dedicated to supporting and uplifting communities, we all – staff, board, volunteers, and other supporters – have a direct and important role to play in truth and reconciliation. CCVO acknowledges that the very sector in which, and for which, we work has been founded on colonial systems, and that these systems have contributed to the direct discrimination against and harm of Indigenous Peoples and communities.
With National Day for Truth and Reconciliation approaching this Thursday, we pause to acknowledge and honour the survivors of and those who did not make it home from Canada's Indian residential schools. CCVO staff will spend the week listening and reflecting with open eyes and hearts, as we continue on our own personal learning journeys. Though we recognize that this journey is just that – and that we must spend every day of the year listening and learning.
Fundraising Best Practices: Getting Back to Normal
As we get closer to normal life again, it’s important to evaluate your fundraising strategy and make sure you’re ready to pivot once more. Is your organization moving the needle on your mission? Too many people rely on you so there really is no option other than to go all in. This includes fundraising. Catalyst recently hosted a webinar with John Phin, a manager at BNP Goldie Canada, guiding participants through time-honored principles, standards, benchmarks, and fundraising in a post COVID world. This post includes the main learning points from his presentation, written by CCVO Guest Blogger Caitlin Simpson.
The news of the bodies of 215 Indigenous children found at the former residential school in Kamloops, the community of Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc, is a devastating and heartbreaking discovery and reminder of the trauma inflicted by settlers and colonial systems upon Indigenous children, families, and communities. This trauma doesn’t live in the past; it’s present in daily life. As part of the nonprofit sector and our role in serving communities, it is the responsibility of both nonprofit organizations and individuals to learn and acknowledge the disturbing truths of the Indian Residential School system and take deliberate action toward reconciliation.
3 Branding Shifts to Help Your Nonprofit Stand Out
Social media is flooded with content. Facebook has over 2.74 billion monthly active users, an increase of 12% year over year. In order to be seen you need to break through the noise. In this post, Kerstin Heuer summary of the 3 branding shifts that nonprofits can make to stand out in the online noise.
Five Things Nonprofits Can Learn From Startup Culture
CCVO Capacity Building webinars offer presenters the opportunity to expand upon their topic in a follow-up blog post. In this blog post, David Yiptong provides a summary of the five things that nonprofits can learn from startup culture and his recommendations for applying this information to your organization.
Stop The Cycle: How To Manage An Underperforming Employee
CCVO Capacity Building webinars offer participants further learnings through a follow-up blog post from the webinar speaker. In the following post, speaker Matt Youens answers a question about tracking performance management in times of remote work.
Lower Stress with a Sick Time Coverage Plan
CCVO Capacity Building webinars offer participants further learnings through a follow-up blog post from the webinar speaker. In the following post, speaker Brandy Payne answers a question regarding sick time coverage plans.
Lower Stress with a Sick Time Coverage Plan
CCVO Capacity Building webinars offer participants further learnings through a follow-up blog post from the webinar speaker. In the following post, speaker Brandy Payne answers a question regarding sick time coverage plans.
Strong Leadership in Times of Crisis: Webinar Follow-Up
Each CCVO Capacity Building webinar offers participants the opportunity to submit questions to the presenter for consideration in a follow-up blog post. In his blog post, Mark discusses encouraging self-care in employees, mitigating the toxic effects of certain individuals, and the role of a leader. We encourage you to read his insights in this blog post.
Are We Up to the Challenge? Responding to and Recovering from the Pandemic
In the absence of a vaccine to help defeat COVID-19, we’re compelled to rely on the only available antidote: trust. In this blog post, CCVO President & CEO David Mitchell discusses the strength of civil society in Alberta and encouraging examples of resourcefulness and resilience in the nonprofit sector during trying times.
Compensation – How Transparent Should We Be?
CCVO Capacity Building webinars cover topics of interest to nonprofit professionals, to help build your capacity in the areas you’d like to know more about in order to be more effective in your job. In this blog post, Janice Goldsborough, President of The HR Basics, discusses the GIFT Model as a tool to resolve conflict within your organization.
Marketing and Communications for a Not-for Profit
Marketing and Communications have always been vital to an organization’s success. As ways to communicate in the modern digital world multiply, that importance is only growing. In this guest blog, Caitlin Simpson, Communications & Marketing Coordinator at The Catalyst Group, looks at marketing and communications in the nonprofit sector and what an organization needs for success.
Conflict Resolution in the Workplace
CCVO Capacity Building webinars cover topics of interest to nonprofit professionals, to help build your capacity in the areas you’d like to know more about in order to be more effective in your job. In this blog post, Janice Goldsborough, President of The HR Basics, discusses the GIFT Model as a tool to resolve conflict within your organization.
Resistance is Real: Leading people through strategic transformation and change
CCVO Capacity Building webinars offer participants the opportunity to submit questions to the presenter, for consideration to include in a follow up blog post. In this blog post, Jeff Skipper, CEO of Jeff Skipper Consulting, responds to a question from his Change Management webinar regarding the importance of celebrating successes.