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Category: Board Voice Position Statements

Board Voice Position Statements / Governance / Political Activity

Brief requests changes to Lobbyist Transparency Act for non-profits

Board Voice – in collaboration with the Vancouver Foundation and the United Way of BC – participated in the creation of the brief below recommending changes to BC’s Lobbyist Transparency Act.

In particular, Board Voice is asking for a much …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / BC Politics / Board Voice Position Statements / Political Activity / Social Policy Framework / There is a Better Way: A BC Framework for Wellbeing

A better way: Board Voice submission for Budget 2021

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 …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Board Voice Position Statements / COVID-19 / In the Media / Social Policy Framework

Board Voice opinion: COVID illuminates critical role of social services in BC

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 …

BC Politics / Board Voice Position Statements / Social Policy Framework / Social Services Roundtable

Presentation to Social Services Forum

Artist Avril Orff captured the themes of the day in this amazing graphic

Board Voice was honoured to be chosen as one of six panelists to speak at the Provincial Social Services Forum in Richmond on Nov. 15. Board Voice …

BC Politics / Board Voice Position Statements / Governance / In the Media / Procurement

Charity Village article on procurement – featuring us!

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 Position Statements / Fair Wage Commission / Political Activity / Wage inequity

Presentation to BC Fair Wages Commission

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 …

BC Politics / Board Voice Position Statements / Governance / Political Activity / Social Policy Framework

Presentation to Select Standing Committee on Finance and Governance

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 …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Board Voice Position Statements / In the Media / Political Activity / Procurement

Radio interview with Board Voice ED on procurement concerns

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 Position Statements / Social Policy Framework

Board Voice Chair Addresses Select Standing committee on Finance

Dr. Carol Matusicky made a strong plea to the government to introduce a Social Policy Framework for B.C…. Read Moredr_matusicky_head-shot_vansun-1 copy…

Board Voice Position Statements

Response to the BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepeneurship

Date: March 7, 2012

To: The BC Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship

Re: Together: Respecting Our Future

Board Voice BC congratulates the Council on its creation and make-up, and the stimulating and insightful report Together: Respecting Our Future.  …

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