April Report from the Chair
April has been a very positive month with the Board Impact Forum: The Influence and The Issues held in Kelowna on April 14 and the call for a BC Social Policy Framework gathering momentum.
The early part of the …
More Local Governments Join Call for Social Policy Framework
At their Annual General Meeting held April 9 – 11, 2014, in Creston, the Association of Kootenay and Boundary Local Governments (AKBLG) supported a resolution from the City of Nelson going forward to the Union of BC Municipalities calling for …
AVICC Recommends UBCM Endorse Call for Social Policy Framework
The Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) has recommended that the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) call on the Premier to begin designing a Social Policy Framework for BC.
The resolution was presented by the City of …
National Volunteer Week Celebrates 13.3 Million Volunteers
National Volunteer Week celebrates Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers.
In British Columbia, we have a vital and innovative non-profit (community benefits) sector. There are some 26,000 community benefit organizations in B.C., each with a board of directors. That means there …
Central Okanagan Bringing Boards Together
April 3, 2014 For Immediate Release:
Board Voice has collaborated with a number of Central Okanagan organizations to bring boards together to disucss issues of concern in the Region. In particular, the upcoming Board Impact Forum will explore the Influence …
Campbell River Supports Social Policy Resolution
The Courier Islander is reporting that Campbell River city council will support a resolution by the City of Duncan to begin establishing a social policy framework for B.C. The motion was made by councillor Ron Kerr, in response to a …
Boards Weigh In On DownTown Eastside Audit Issue
Family Services of Greater Vancouver Board Chair Joanne Haucsh and Lookout Society Director Jim Frankish have weighed into the media discussion on the audit scandal that has engulfed the Portland Hotel Society (PHS).
Hausch and Frankish spoke to the Globe …
Big Idea: A New Narrative for the Sector
Imagine Canada is an umbrella organization for Canada’s charities and non-profit organizations (or Community Benefit organizations as I like to think of them).
They have been working in partnership with others to “start a New Narrative – a conversation with …
March Report from the Chair
Advocacy
We have a total of 28 community social service organizations signed onto the There is a Better Way call to action. If your board has not signed on yet, please ask them to consider it.
We are working with …
Leslie Welin: Why a social-policy framework is needed in B.C.
BoardVoice Vice Chair Leslie Welin penned an article on why we need a Social Policy Framework in BC. It has run in the Parksville News, the Georgia Straight and a couple of other community papers.
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