COVID-19 Updates Board Voice conference working table. Save the dates Oct 23-24, 2020 for our next one! Board Voice newsletters Recent Posts A better way: Board Voice submission for Budget 2021 Vital non-profit programs collapse in wait for Ottawa Report: MCFD contract management Update: Social Services Health & Safety Council Ontario covid stats finds up to 3x higher death rate in for-profit long-term care Board Voice opinion: COVID illuminates critical role of social services in BC BoardSource: 12 tips for strengthening board governance Give charities federal relief now for COVID impact: CCPA Imagine Canada asks for $8 billion COVID-19 response package from government COVID-19 Information for Social Services Sector Budget 2020: The lowdown for our sector In the news: Why profit & social care don’t mix Still wondering if non-profit is better? Are you a lobbyist? So you want to join a board… Multinationals increase hold in BC social care Presentation to Social Services Forum Conference 2019 Three new board members for Board Voice Social services exempt from trade agreements: CCPA Evaluation and the social services sector: Imagine Canada report Our sector was heard! Charity Village article on procurement – featuring us! Presentation to BC Fair Wages Commission Presentation to Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance Radio interview with Board Voice ED on procurement concerns In the news: Low-Wage Redress goes to unionized workers only Board Voice presents to Senate Special Committee Cridge Centre: ICBC changes pose serious risk to brain injury survivors Wage inequity: Standing still for 30 years Today’s Question Period: The return of home support to health authorities Opinion piece on BC non-profit sector: You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone Getting heard: Green Party raises WorkBC contracts in House WorkBC procurement: Successful proponents, Shane Simpson response Reducing Elder Abuse in BC: May 2-3 conference details Highlights: BC Budget 2019 Board Voice in the news: WorkBC procurement Board Voice meets with Hon. Shane Simpson re: WorkBC procurement Death of director a big loss to Vernon community Farewell to former Board Voice coordinator Minutes of AGM 2018 Alex Nelson keynote address: Board Voice Conference 2018 Board Voice messages were heard in SSC consultations Lack of funding cuts deeply into family support program CRA amends controversial ‘political activity’ clause Board Voice is in the House! Board Voice submissions to Select Standing Committee Poverty reduction legislation lacks targets Board Voice written submission: Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance, October 2018 Get heard! More Select Standing Committee details Funding: Help your municipality become age-friendly Get your voice heard for Budget 2019 Opinion: Foundry is model for social policy planning Kelowna campaign for youth recovery beds Poverty reduction: A-B-C Charlesworth an inspired choice for BC child/youth rep BC to research & test basic income Social innovation in action Message from executive director Update: Employer Health Tax Letter to editor: Employer Health Tax Impact of Employer Health Tax is now Funding opportunity: Island Health community wellness grants Board Voice appoints Jody Paterson as Executive Director Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin a community champion Innovative Proposal for Riverview Lands Imagine Canada’s Open Letter to the Prime Minister Myriad of Social Problems Penticton Youth Engagement Strategy Gets a Building Poverty Reduction Strategy Meetings Begin There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing Op-Ed in Vancouver Sun Poverty Reduction Strategy Community Schedule Report on the Opioid Crisis Happy Holidays Fair Wages Commission There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing Report Release 8th Annual Conference Updates Youth Advocating for Change in BC Early Bird Extension! New Member: Cowichan Hospice Society Register for the Annual Board Voice Conference: When Innovation Meets Action Save the Date – November 17 and 18 Board Voice 8th Annual Conference and AGM Complex problems need robust solutions Mandate Letters for new BC Cabinet Ministers Senate Charitable Sector Review BC Chamber of Commerce Approves Framework Policy How to get the most out of your Board Voice Membership The Value of Coordinated Care New Resource on Board Voice Website Plan-Y in Pemberton There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing Online Survey Child Poverty The True Cost of Inadequate Housing Toward a B.C. framework for well-being Investments in social infrastructure made without vision, goals or planning Life in BC Snapshot Crisis of Homelessness Our Collective Responsibility Our Place Model Province Needs a Social Policy Framework Happy Holidays Integrated Services for Youth Board Voice 7th Annual Conference/AGM Wrap up Why BC Needs a Framework for Well-being Early-Bird Rate Extension We Need Your Help Register now for the 7th Annual Board Voice Conference 7th Annual Board Voice Society of BC Conference & AGM Think Piece Save the Date! Conference Board of Canada on Mental Health Disappointing Disability Benefit Increase Investment in People Pays Dividends Change BC Integrated Youth Services Initiative Visions of a Healthy Community Trevor Hancock: Poverty Serious Detriment to Public Health Cowichan Board Meets Board Craig East – Celebrated by Business in Vancouver Board Voice Society of BC releases SFU School of Public Policy Paper: “Building the Case for an Explicit Social Policy Framework in British Columbia” Changes at Board Voice 2015 Conference Review & Presentations Farewell to Michael Davis Social Worker Week BC Society Act Changes Personal Reflection Charities and Political Activity Happy Holidays We need your help Introducing the new Board Voice Board of Directors BV Board member Dawn Hemingway and ChiliBlanket project Canadian government moving to address determinants of health Changes in Charitable Sector Former Alberta Premier to talk social policy in BC Conference Speaker in Times Colonnist Impact of Voluntary Sector in Cowichan Review Ripple Effects from Community Boards in Action Win a Grant—Start a movement! Report from the Chair September Your Input Needed: Designing the BC Social Reports Open Data Strategy Our new(ish) Executive Coordinator: Christine Thomas Social Procurement: Moving from ‘Do no harm’ to ‘Do some good’ Board Voice Calls for Coordinated Action to Address Number of Aboriginal Children in Child Welfare System Social Policy Framework Needed for Growing Up in BC say social workers Congratulations to Dr. William McMichael BC Government’s 2015 Mandate Letters: the View from 30,000 Feet Growing Up in B.C. – 2015 Civil society coalition takes aim at Harper government for stifling dissent The BC Social Reports: a Concept May Update from the Chair Carol James Thanks Board Voice for Advocating Against ‘Section 99’ Support your local charity — reform the law Section 99 removed from Proposed Societies Act BC’s Poverty Reduction Plan? Tell Your MLA What You Think of Proposed Changes to the BC Society Act Rules of Speaking Up: Registrar of Lobbyists BC & the CRA Imagine Canada: Advocacy and Charities It’s Membership Sign Up Time! Imagine Canada’s Public Policy Roadshow Coming to Vancouver Feb. 17th Update on Proposed Changes to BC Society Act Cowichan Contemplates Social Policy Framework Board Voice Director Involved in Anti-poverty Rally in Prince George Carol 2014 AGM: Welcome Speech Janet Austin & the Interaction of Social and Economic Policy Eden Yesh: Collective Impact Doug Hayman’s Farewell Speech 2014 Annual Report from the Chair Michael Prince Power Point NDP Launches Petition to Stop Changes to Societies Act October Report from the Chair Vernon Mayor Rob Sawatzky speaks out for Social Policy Framework 56 Societies Sign Letter Opposing ‘Section 99’ Proposed Changes to Act Open Societies to Attack CEO Network Supports Social Policy Framework Vancouver Sun: Social Policy Has Big Economic Implications September Report from the Chair SPF in the Media SFU Study makes the case for new approach to BC social policy Cities From A to V Support Social Policy Framework Prince George Joins Call for SPF Call for Social Policy Framework in Vancouver Sun Community Boards in Action – In Spades! Federation of Community Social Services of BC Joins Call for SPF July Report from the Chair More Municipalities Support Resolution to Premier Clark North Vancouver District Council Endorses idea of a B.C. Social Policy Framework Board Voice Strategic Planning 2014 Unaimous vote at Vancouver City Council for Social Policy Framework BCASW Calls for a Social Policy Framework for B.C. Surrey Board of Trade Calls for Social Policy Framework April Report from the Chair More Local Governments Join Call for Social Policy Framework AVICC Recommends UBCM Endorse Call for Social Policy Framework National Volunteer Week Celebrates 13.3 Million Volunteers Central Okanagan Bringing Boards Together Campbell River Supports Social Policy Resolution Boards Weigh In On DownTown Eastside Audit Issue Big Idea: A New Narrative for the Sector March Report from the Chair Leslie Welin: Why a social-policy framework is needed in B.C. Big Idea: The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong 26 Community Social Service Agencies Sign Call for SPF Big Idea: Collective Impact February Report from the Chair New Community Boards in Action for Kamloops Former MLAs Get a Peek at Social Policy Framework Nelson Joins Call for Social Policy Framework Presentation on Creating Alberta’s Social Policy Framework Duncan wants decision-making made through a new lens Making The Connections: Our City, Our Society, Our Health Report from the Chair January 2014 City of Duncan Calls for Social Policy Framework Hope for 2014 Op-ed Three new Community Boards in Action Victoria Boards Together BoardVoice Report from the Chair Hlidy Gottlieb at BV Annual Conference on Huffington Post Governing for What Matters Alberta: Creating a Social Policy Framework A Glimpse of the Future Board Voice Elects new Chair and two New Directors Report from the Chair November 2013 Youth On Board in Prince George Cowichan Board Meets Board Central Okanagan: A Collective Voice Sunshine Coast: Fierce Conversations SFU Masters Students To Look at Social Policy Framework for BC Vancouver: Social Policy Framework How long must poor kids in B.C. wait for action? Children and Youth report highlights need for BC Social Policy Framework KPMG on “The Integration Imperative” From Foster Care to Homelessness – We Must Do More Board Voice Chair Addresses Select Standing committee on Finance Police call for more mental health services Board Voice Conference 2013 – A Province that Works for Everyone B.C. advocacy groups fear social-service cuts over wage increases Treating mentally ill as criminals wrong solution Mental health services under fire Mayors calling for re-opening of Riverview Hospital Maple Ridge News: More Seniors in the Workforce Cash Crunch as Agencies Wait for Bridge Funding Child Poverty in the Vancouver Sun Social Policy Frameworks in Other Provinces Social Policy Framework in the Vancouver Sun “There is a Better Way” Endorsed by 5 Vancouver Agencies Speech By Doug Hayman To FCSSBC AGM Social Policy Framework Statement News Letter April 2013 Newsletter: December 2012 Community Development and Collaboration Authentic Leadership in Action Facing the Financial Crisis: 10 Smart Things Your Board Can Do Now Effective Fund Development A Short History of Social Services Beyond the 1% Introduction To Social Enterprise A Decade of Eroding Tax Fairness in BC Hiring a New Executive Director Four ways to Raise funds Newsletter October 2012 Newsletter April 2012 Response to the BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepeneurship Letter from BV Chair Dave Stigant How to Host Conversations That Matter Board Governance Essentials – A Primer Speech by Claire Trevena – NDP Critic for MCFD Social Policy and the Agency Board Member Co-ops and Social Care LEADERSHIP COLLABORATION COMMUNITY Board Voice Society of BC Executive Director: Jody Paterson jpaterson@boardvoice.ca
