Board Voice puts in a submission every year to the BC Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance, which seeks engagement leading up to the planning of the following year’s budget. Here’s what we had to say this time, which …
An article by columnist John Ivison in the National Post this week, which we’re sharing here so you can have a smooth read of some important words rather than the chopped-up and ad-heavy version that is on the Post’s site! …
The provincial government has released the Ernst & Young review of Ministry of Children and Family Development contract processes with its 6,500 contractors around BC. It’s an eye-opener – and an opportunity for the social services sector to work with …
BC’s new Community Social Services Health and Safety Council is now operational, building on the work of a pilot project focused on reducing significant injury rates in the social services sector. It’s the first of its kind in Canada.
Our …
The Ontario Health Authority has released an analysis of deaths due to the coronavirus at Ontario long-term care homes, and how they compare at for-profit facilities, non-profit facilities, and publicly owned (government-run) facilities. It’s an eye-opener, finding that deaths were …
Our executive director Jody Paterson writes of the hard lessons of the pandemic in revealing just how important social services are in BC, even though this vital work too often goes unseen. With the chaos of the pandemic fresh in …
We’re all feeling overwhelmed with the COVID-19 pandemic, but that’s all the more reason to make sure our non-profit boards are functioning well, says BoardSource (an American non-profit that produces great resources for non-profit boards in any country).
“Our nonprofits …
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives makes a case here for why charities should immediately be eligible for the new federal wage subsidy program that will cover 75 per cent of wages for employers hit by the COVID-19 crisis, specifically …
Nobody needs to tell the charitable sector that COVID-19 is a hard, hard hit. Whether the issue is trying to maintain services during a global pandemic or having to cancel vital fundraisers, this one’s coming at us from all directions …
We’re updating this page regularly during the COVID-19 epidemic to keep the sector informed with the latest developments affecting our work, employees, clients and communities. Stay well.
June 12 update from MCFD on the recovery plan for child and family …
