Issue 15.36 - September 7, 2010
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This week we interview two innovative Canadian leaders. First, in our 15th anniversary Changemakers series, we talk to Marc Kielberger, who, along with his brother Craig, founded Free the Children. In our Leadership in Focus series, Allyson Hewitt, executive director of Social Innovation Generation (SiG@MaRS) offers her thoughts on social entrepreneurship and nonprofit leadership. When hiring, have you ever asked potential candidates to provide samples of their work? In this month's Ethics Q&A, Jane Garthson discusses how to keep this practice ethical. And finally, in our research section, Jack Shand provides 15 tips for running an engaging and effective meeting, and Doreen Pendgracs outlines why it is important for directors on a board to be evaluated regularly.
Help us celebrate our 15th birthday!
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In celebration of our 15th birthday, we've been publishing special articles honouring Canadian Changemakers — people who are making real changes to Canadian society through their work in the nonprofit sector. Last week, we featured Robert O'Brien from Ocean Net. This week, we feature Marc Kielberger, co-founder of Free The Children: Children Helping Children Through Education (FTC). [Read more...]
Want to win an iPad? Enter our birthday trivia contest!
To celebrate our 15th birthday, we’re holding a trivia contest and giving away some incredible prizes, including a brand new iPad! Check out our weekly newsletters for trivia questions and email your response to trivia@charityvillage.com. The more questions you get right, the more chances you get to win! For full contest details, rules, and regulations, click here.
The answer to last week's question is: $120,000.
This week's question is: True or False: If CharityVillage® were a 15-year-old male, we'd probably be growing a bit of a moustache.
Know the answer? Email us at trivia@charityvillage.com.
Cover Story: Allyson Hewitt
This month in our Leadership in Focus series, we speak with Allyson Hewitt, director of social entrepreneurship at MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. Leading the unique program, Social Innovation Generation (SiG@MaRS), Allyson develops capacity in the field of social innovation and social entrepreneurship, provides advisory services to social entrepreneurs, and helps transform systems for greater impact. [Read more...]
Ethics Q & A: Is it ethical to ask for writing samples?
Each month, ethics practitioner Jane Garthson addresses ethical dilemmas within the nonprofit sector that are posed by readers like you. This month, Jane discusses the ethics of an employer asking job candidates to submit samples of their writing. [Read more...]
Newsbytes
BC Arts Council receives $7 million in additional funding New report shows donors want charities to be well managed
Canadian Women's Open raises $800,000 for children's hospital
Aviva Community Fund to give away $1 million in online competition Canadians slow to give to Pakistan flood relief
Skills development grants available to nonprofit leaders in Toronto
CIBC donates $100,000 to Halifax Salvation Army
Popularity of social networking rises among older users
Funding available to nonprofits offering agricultural safety training
New series rewards corporate glee clubs with charity donation
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CharityVillage Campus
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Our 15th Anniversary celebration continues with big savings in the Career Centre and Campus. Save 15% on Career Centre postings, Campus courses, Campus bundles and Volume Discount purchases in the Career Centre and Campus when you purchase September 15-30. See our Anniversary page for more info.
Sponsor Message
Research and How-to Library
We've added Fifteen keys to a great meeting, in which Jack Shand provides step-by-step advice for facilitating an engaging and dynamic meeting. [Read more...]We've added Board of directors performance evaluations, in which Doreen Pendgracs discusses why it is important to conduct evaluations of directors. [Read more...]
Canadian Online Resources
We've added Charity Central, a project of the Legal Resource Centre of Alberta that is designed to help Canada's registered charities understand their responsibilities under the Income Tax Act. They provide information and resource materials (in English and French) to registered charities to help them understand such topics as becoming a registered charity, receipting charitable gifts, fundraising, and keeping accurate books and records. [Read more...]
Sponsor Message
Nonprofit Neighbourhood
Society, Environment and Energy Development Studies (SEEDS) Foundation
(National: Calgary, AB)
The SEEDS Foundation is a not-for-profit providing energy and environmental education resources to Canadian schools. Resources are bias-balanced, easy to use, created by teachers for teachers, and fit with provincial and territorial curricula.
Room 217 Foundation (Local: Port Perry, ON)
Room 217 Foundation is dedicated to the practice of caring for the whole person with music. They accomplish their mission through the production of distinctive resources, training of frontline care providers, and the promotion of creative research in the use of music as a means of care.
Donkey Sanctuary of Canada (Regional: Guelph, ON)
The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada provides a lifelong home to abused, neglected, and unwanted donkeys, mules, and hinnies. Visitors are welcome to meet and interact with the donkeys, stroll about the grounds, and enjoy a picnic by the pond.
Ekran Polish Film Association (National: Toronto, ON)
Ekran Polish Film Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of film, art, and culture from Canada's multicultural communities, with a focus on the Polish-Canadian community. Ekran also organizes the annual Polish Film Festival held in Toronto.
Lady Cove Women's Choir (Local: St. John's, NL)
Lady Cove Women’s Choir was established in September 2003 by choral conductor, Kellie Walsh. Their performances range in styles from classical, gospel, and jazz to Latin American and contemporary Canadian.
Sources of Funding
We've added the Youth Science and Technology Outreach Program, which connects tomorrow's researchers with today's leaders in science and technology. The program is designed to inspire young people, particularly high school youth, to choose careers in science and technology. [Read more...]
Free Publications
We've added Organizing Your Corporate Documents: Legal and Ethical Duties of Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations, a workbook that is designed to help members of the boards of incorporated not-for-profit organizations in Alberta understand the legal world in which they operate. [Read more...]
Professional Associations
We've added the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership association that provides expert and innovative solutions in professional development, capacity building, and educational leadership essential to the way educators learn, teach, and lead. [Read more...]
People on the Move
New appointments in the nonprofit sector this week:
- Michel Côté at the Musée de la Civilisation de Québec (MCQ)
- Aditya Banerjee at the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Upcoming Events
More Than Place - Alberta Museums Association Conference
Date: September 23 - 25, 2010
Location: Edmonton, AB
Cost: $425 all inclusive
Complete details: www.museums.ab.ca
Be sure to check out all the professional development events happening in your area.
The Career Centre
For new Canadian jobs in the nonprofit sector every single business day, visit the Career Centre at CharityVillage®. We've posted more than 87,000 positions in the sector and you can find all of the current ones here. [Read more...]
Marketplace at CharityVillage®
Find all of your service and supplier needs in the Marketplace at CharityVillage®. Browse or search by keyword through dozens of categories.
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