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The Voluntary Sector is Essential
Values added: Canada’s Charities and Nonprofits … Building Communities Together....
Voluntary sector organizations provide opportunities for citizens to join hands in the effort to make their world a better place. They are essential for caring, community-based action. Social, environmental, and economic challenges cannot and will not be met by business or government alone.
The Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership supports the voluntary sector by providing capacity-building support and services in the following areas:
- information dissemination
- training
- consulting
- technology support
- celebrating and profiling the sector
Funders Roundtable Location: TBD Campus: TBD
Niagara Voluntary Sector Innovation Awards Mark Your Calendars for the Niagara Voluntary Sector Awards for Peter F. Drucker Canadian Non-Profit Innovation Friday, March 2, 2007 Nomination deadline is Friday, February 2!
Each year's Awards are presented to Niagara’s voluntary sector organizations to recognize the remarkable contributions made to our communities. The ceremony is an opportunity to share creative solutions, and also to learn from other organizations, and see their innovative practices and how they have implemented them.
Whether you are thinking of nominating your own organization or another whose work you admire, do not miss this opportunity to shine the spotlight on the voluntary sector and the amazing work being done every day!
Please click here for more information and the nomination form.Voluntary Sector Courses Winter 2007 Give yourself, or a staff or volunteer, the gift of growth in the new year by investing in one of the Niagara College courses specifically developed for the voluntary sector... VOLUNTARY SECTOR COURSES BEING OFFERED THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION WINTER 2007 TERM
HR Voluntary Sector Council An interesting column by Brenda Herchmer from Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership in the Welland Tribune today about the new Human Resource Sector Council for the Voluntary Sector. Read the full story.
Capacity News
Capacity Building Online Library
The Resource Library is a repository of tools, templates, and resources to help build the capacity of voluntary sector organizations. Resources are organized within nine categories.
Some of the resources below have been provided to us courtesy of the Non-Profit Leadership Program at Dalhousie University: http://www.dal.ca/cce/nonprofit/
Maytree Public Policy Training Institute
The Maytree Public Policy Training Institute is an innovative learning program designed for individuals and organizations with a demonstrated interest and engagement in public policy. The objective of the program is to provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to develop, influence and monitor public policy on issues relevant to their communities of interest. The program is specifically aimed at participants who can articulate an issue where policy change could have a significant progressive impact.
The Institute begins in October 2006 and will offer a comprehensive five module training series of one and two day sessions over a six-month period. Program sessions will be facilitated by leading public policy experts that include academics, community activists, government policy developers, political policy staff and communications professionals. Additional one-on-one coaching clinics will be offered to participants so they can access personalized advice and support to develop a policy-ready position by program-end.
Program guidelines and application forms can be found at http://www.maytree.com/MaytreeInitiatives/ppti.htm
The application deadline is Friday, August 25, 2006 by 5pm.
For more information about the Public Policy Training Institute please contact Anita K. Srinivasan at: or by phone at (416) 944-2627 ext. 245.
Technology Service Providers (TSPs)
Sometimes you need professional help. All of the companies or individuals listed here have a desire to help the non-profit sector and have agreed to a first-time, first hour rate of $50.00 or less and an overall reduced rate for non-profits.
IM/IT Canada – Providing Professional Advice and Services to the Voluntary Sector
The Centre for Community Leadership is pleased to be an IM/IT Canada Affiliate, offering technology training and services to Niagara’s voluntary sector.
If you are a Niagara-based voluntary organization you may be interested in knowing we have hundreds of resources available in our library that you may borrow. Call Alison Burgoyne at 905.735.2211 ext. 7551 for more information. Our book database will be online soon!
Training News
Come to meet the funders and stay for an afternoon Proposal Writing workshop!
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
CAW Hall, Bunting Road, St. Catharines, Ontario
Benefit to Your Organization:
- Help your organization meet its funding objectives
- Learn which funders have opportunities relevant to your organization and how to access them
- Discover new sources of funding
Who Should Attend:
- Executive Directors, Business Managers, Fundraisers, Development Officers, Board Members or anyone responsible for securing funding.
Participating Funders:
There will be 7 roundtable discussions in total. Each participant will have an opportunity to participate in five of the 30-minute discussion groups. We encourage you to send more than one representative in order to ensure that your organization can access information from the majority of the attending funders.
For more information please call 905-735-2211, ext. 7551. To register, please see attached registration form.
Voluntary Sector Courses Winter 2007 Term
Give yourself, or a staff or volunteer, the gift of growth in the new year by investing in one of the Niagara College courses specifically developed for the voluntary sector...
VOLUNTARY SECTOR COURSE BEING OFFERED THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION WINTER 2007 TERMHow do I register for Continuing Education Program?
Visit: http://niagarac.on.ca/studying/programs/conted/registration_details.htm
The price is affordable, $25.00, and the participant selects and rotates among topics of interest to them. Upcoming roundtables will be organized around a number of themes on the dates shown below.
Certificate Programs for the Voluntary Sector
Despite being the foundation of democracy, strong, healthy, vibrant, and economically sound communities do not always just happen. Communities require skilled and knowledgeable leaders who can work to enhance individual and collective responsibility.
Consulting News
As a one-stop resource centre for the voluntary sector, one of our core services is aligning organizations with appropriate consulting services. Whether you need a strategic planning session, facilitation for an important meeting, a team building activity, customized training, or one of a myriad of other consulting activities, our aim is to provide the right consultant for the job.
Celebrating & Profiling
2007 Niagara Voluntary Sector Awards
Mark Your Calendars for the Niagara Voluntary Sector Awards for Peter F. Drucker Canadian Non-Profit Innovation Friday March 2rd, 2007.
Nomination deadline is Friday February 2rd
Download the Nomination Form!
Community Conversation Final Report
This past December the Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership hosted one of seventy four Community Conversations held across the country as part of a project coordinated by Imagine Canada. Asked to react to a paper, “Greater Than the Sum of Our Parts”, participants discussed the pros and cons of a unified awareness campaign for our sector. In addition, around 150 individuals submitted their thoughts through an on-line feedback form. The Summary Report is intended to provide a distillation of what was heard from the Community Conversations. See the full report.
Building Community Building Lives
Brian Hutchings, Commissioner of Community Services for the Regional Muncipality of Niagara, was the keynote speaker at Niagara Voluntary Sector Awards for Peter F. Drucker Canadian Non-Profit Innovation on Friday March 3rd. Access his Building Community, Building Lives speech here (Word format 80kB)
WINNERS OF THE 2006 INNOVATION AWARDS
On Friday, March 3, 2006, the Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership hosted the Niagara Voluntary Sector Awards for Peter F. Drucker Canadian Non-Profit Innovation.
Over 250 representatives from our sector joined together to honour their best.
Past Voluntary Sector Innovation Awards Winners
The Canadian Peter F. Drucker Niagara Regional Voluntary Sector Innovation Awards are an occasion to celebrate everything that brings out the best in ourselves and our sector. See photos from the 2005 awards and past winners in the Hall of Fame.
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