How can we create what we need rather than simply work with what we were given? This thought-provoking blog post from the Ontario Non-Profit Network raises some interesting questions about the readiness of our governance models in the non-profit sector …
This great series of five blog posts to help boards stay focused, strong and unified during the extraordinary pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic was written by Brian Saber, a fundraising consultant and president of New York City-based Asking Matters, …
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 …
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 …
We’re updating this page regularly during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community social services sector informed with the latest developments affecting our work, employees, clients and communities.
Dec 31 plan in BC for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. In …
Once upon a time, all social care belonged to community-based non-profits and charitable organizations, which invented social services as a means of helping citizens in need. Take a look at this Feb. 4 news release from the Office of the …
Many more of us will be saying yes to that after May 4, when provincial policy changes around which organizations are required to report monthly on their efforts to influence the BC government.
That’s the date when the new Lobbyists …
If you’re thinking of joining a non-profit board, this checklist on questions to explore about the organization before joining provides a useful list of things you will want to think about when trying to decide whether the board you’re intrigued …
This Charity Village article carries on a conversation that Board Voice has been working very hard to start and keep going, on the risk of governments inadvertently letting social care slip into the hands of multinationals instead of the community …
Board Voice presents every year to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance, which consults annually around the province in the runup to the coming year’s provincial budget. Here’s what we had to say at this year’s consultations, which …
