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
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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. Read more
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
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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.
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The intent of the FCC AgriSpirit Fund is to make life better for people in rural communities (populations under 100,000) by providing capital funding for community improvement projects. A total of $500,000 is available with successful projects receiving between $5,000 and $25,000 for community improvements such as emergency services equipment, playgrounds, food banks, recreation centres and care homes.
For more information and an application see: http://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/AboutUs/Responsibility/agrispiritfund_e.asp
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On Thursday, September 28th 2006, Niagara College will be hosting the Third Annual Volunteer Opportunity Fair. This is a hallway event designed to bring community agencies on campus to connect with students seeking volunteer opportunities. A registration form can be found at Volunteer Fair Registration Form 2006 (Word Document)
Fax it back to reserve a table. Once you have registered, a confirmation package will follow. We look forward to seeing you on September 28th.
Date: Thursday, September 28th, 2006
Time: 10:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Main Foyer and Hamilton Room Hallway, Welland Campus, Niagara College
Cost: $25.00 (no electrical hookups available)
Use the attached registration form to book your table.
For more information contact:
Meghan Clark
Co-op & Graduate Consultant
Niagara College Job Centre
Tel: 905-735-2211, ext. 7743
Fax: 905-988-4303
E-mail:
Click here to post your hiring needs online:
http://www.niagarac.on.ca/jobpost
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On Friday, March 3rd, 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.
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In response to a need identified by Niagara-based voluntary sector organizations, Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership is delighted to announce a new affiliation with Toronto-based reBOOT Canada. This means we will be able to provide Niagara charities and non-profit organizations (and their clients) with a means of accessing computers at very affordable prices.
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If you have attended any of the Niagara College CCL events over this past year you may be interested in viewing the photos in the CCL Photo Gallery. If you find a photo of you or someone from you organization that you like, feel free to download it for your personal collection, annual report, newsletter, etc. Thanks for all that you to to make our communities stronger, healthier and more vibrant.
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Representatives from 40 of Niagara’s voluntary sector organizations met on December 7th, in a Community Conversation, one of 100 events taking place across Canada as part of the federally funded Voluntary Sector Awareness Project being delivered by Imagine Canada.
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As an employee or volunteer with a non-profit organization, we thought you might find it interesting to know there are many working in Ottawa to create a greater awareness of the voluntary sector and their contribution to Canadian quality of life and economic productivity.
On September 29th, the Voluntary Sector Forum joined six other nonprofit and voluntary sector organizations on Parliament Hill, to make pre-budget submissions to the Federal Standing Committee on Finance. For the text of the Forum’s pre-budget submission to the Finance Committee, go to: www.vsf-fsbc.ca.
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The Niagara Fundraisers network recently conducted an informal survey of mileage rates from among 38 Niagara based organizations. While not scientific, this pulse taking survey resulted in the following:
| High | 43¢/km |
| Low | 27¢/km |
| Median | 35¢/km |
| Average | 34¢/km |
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For news about Voluntary Sector activities across Canada see www.voluntarygateway.ca. Niagara visitors may find it especially interesting to know that Brenda Herchmer of the Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership and Dianne Renton of Trendspire Canada Inc. served as the leads for this exciting project. Visit now and go back often to stay in touch with current events!
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