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 …
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 …
The Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance Services has released its recommendations for Budget 2020, and it’s heartening to see that the committee members were clearly listening to submissions from Board Voice and our many members and allies in …
It has been a busy spring for presenting to governments. Here’s the presentation that Board Voice Co-Chair Leslie Welin made to BC’s Fair Wages Commission on May 31. Commission members showed much interest in Leslie’s presentation, and spent another half-hour …
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 …
Board Voice executive director Jody Paterson was interviewed recently by RedEye co-op radio in Vancouver about BC’s procurement process and our concerns that it’s creating a playing field that tips the provision of vital social care services in the province …
Board Voice was delighted to receive an invitation this month to present to the Senate Special Committee on the Charitable Sector. Our co-chair Terry Anne Boyles was able to attend the presentation day in Ottawa on April 8. Here’s the …
For those seeking more understanding of the decision to return home support services to the provincial government’s health authorities, this morning’s Question Period is a must-read. It’s important for all of us to see how these issues that affect our …
Here’s our executive director Jody Paterson writing an opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun on just how much is at risk in social care when we neglect to value the non-profit community-based organizations that do this work so well.
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