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Happy New Year! Greetings from our Co-Chairs

On behalf of all the Directors of Board Voice, we would like to wish you a very happy 2025. May this new year, be one of success and prosperity for you and your organizations. 

To our new members, welcome to …

Charity sector news / In the Media / Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury / Uncategorized

Brain injury a common impact in intimate partner violence

The international awareness campaign 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is Nov. 25 through Dec. 10, and we’re sharing this CTV story on The Cridge Centre for the Family’s leading work to bring attention and services to the women …

BC Social Reports / In the Media / Uncategorized

Burgundy is the colour of death in BC

Board Voice Executive Director Jody Paterson spotted a series of eight maps in the latest BC Centre for Disease Control report on the illicit toxic drug crisis and was so alarmed at the story they were telling that she made …

Intimate Partner Violence & Brain Injury / Uncategorized

Towards a Violence-Free Canada: Report from federal Standing Committee on the Status of Women

A must-read for any community service organization (or any Canadian, for that matter), this report from the Standing Committee on the Status of Women was tabled June 17 in Ottawa.

The report is packed with important statistics for understanding the …

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A little love for Community Social Services Month

Nicholas Simons, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, and Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development, have issued the following statement in recognition of Community Social Services Awareness Month, March 1-31:

“This year, during Community Social Services Awareness …

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Shining a light on intimate partner violence & brain injury

An important read on increasing awareness and action around the intersection of intimate partner violence and brain injury. Read the full piece on the University of Toronto website.

People who live with brain injury from intimate partner violence face …

Board Development / Governance / Uncategorized

It’s always the right time for strategic planning

So much change going on in all directions – this must be the time to hold tight to the status quo for your non-profit organization and ride it out until things calm down, right?

Wrong, says strategic planning consultant Belinda …

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On becoming an Active Ally: Anthony Ostler

Anthony Ostler is an important name in Board Voice history, having been integral to the work of founding our non-profit and leading our board in its early years in 2009-10.

He’s now living in Boston, Massachusetts, where he’s head of …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / COVID-19 / Funding / In the Media / Uncategorized

Vital non-profit programs collapse in wait for Ottawa

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! …

#Nonprofitsdoitbetter / Uncategorized / Work Safety

Update: Social Services Health & Safety Council

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 …

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