What is social procurement? Sandra Hamilton explains it in-depth in her paper Social Procurement The Olympic, Commonwealth & Pan Am Games, and the growing case for Social Procurement Policy in Canada, but in a nutshell, it’s a leveraging of procurement …
The BC Association of Social Workers (BCASW) is the latest organization to call for a Social Policy Framework for British Columbia. The Growing up in BC-2015 (produced by Representative for Youth, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and Provincial Health Officer Dr. Perry …
Board Voice would like to congratulate Dr. William McMichael on his recent award. Dr. McMichael has received the Vancouver Mayor’s Achievement Award for his work on the 2015 Vancouver-Yokohama Golden Jubilee. Fostering relationships between different nationalities has been a …
A new report by the Representative for Children and Youth and the Provincial Health Officer examines the question, “How are our children doing right now?” While there have been some improvements, vulnerable children and youth, especially Aboriginal children and those …
Hello all,
We have been a bit quiet on our updates because much of our work has been planning and preparing. Even so, there is a lot going on.
Our membership sign-up is underway. We need your support if we …
“I am writing to thank you for your work advocating against section 99 in Bill 24’s proposed changes to the Societies Act. This section would have allowed any member of the public or a corporation to bring legal action against …
It’s that time of year again for Board Voice’s annual membership drive. A huge thanks goes out to our many members for believing in BoardVoice and we ask you now to either renew your membership or sign on as new …
On Friday, many of us got a note from Maureen, Lou and Jennifer at Child Health BC:
“Carol Matusicky peacefully passed away this morning [December 5th] at her home and in the presence of her family.” They added, “We all …
Dear members and friends,
With our heads down in the daily rush to advocate for the sector, we sometime slip right by major wins. So let’s pause for a moment and celebrate the unanimous endorsement of a call for a …
Hello all,
Board Voice continues to make rather surprising headway on the Social Policy Framework (SPF) front, all while laying plans for our 5th Annual Board Voice conference November 28/29.
Let me begin this update by thanking so many of …
