Saturday, January 17, 2004
Community Grassroots Organizing
Active Community Presence
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 17, 2004, (LMCSJ, PGS, & Anti-Two Year Time Limits Coalition) - Important for at least 2 reasons: 1) Getting Folks Out Locally. 2) Sharing Province-wide that "things are happening"!The Active Community Presence mobilizes all communities … We organize on the streets, in our communities, and in welfare offices to create a movement of people who self-determine and fight for their rights. We are participating in direct-action casework with welfare recipients and distributing public education resources locally and provincially. The Two-Year Time Limit Coalition is made up of Lower Mainland poverty, church, labour, women, social justice, and advocacy groups, as well as individuals. Listed below are some of the groups: End Legislated Poverty, SPARC, Vancouver Status of Women, Housing Action Committee, First United Church, TRAC, Anti-Poverty Committee, National Action Committee of the Status of Women –BC, Aboriginal Women’s Collective, BC Teacher’s Federation, Lower Mainland Coalition of Social Justice, BC Government and Service Employees' Union, Hospital Employee’s Union, DERA, Anglican Church, VANDU, Prepare the General Strike Committee, and Seniors Network BC, and BC Association of Social Workers.
ACTIVE COMMUNITY PRESENCE – Day of Action,
January 19th, 2004 - 12:30-2:30 pm;
Contacts:
Megan Oleson 604-561-5724, mirth@resist.ca
Benita Bunjun 604-255-6554, femantipov@vsw.ca
Active Community Presence
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 17, 2004, (LMCSJ, PGS, & Anti-Two Year Time Limits Coalition) - Important for at least 2 reasons: 1) Getting Folks Out Locally. 2) Sharing Province-wide that "things are happening"!The Active Community Presence mobilizes all communities … We organize on the streets, in our communities, and in welfare offices to create a movement of people who self-determine and fight for their rights. We are participating in direct-action casework with welfare recipients and distributing public education resources locally and provincially. The Two-Year Time Limit Coalition is made up of Lower Mainland poverty, church, labour, women, social justice, and advocacy groups, as well as individuals. Listed below are some of the groups: End Legislated Poverty, SPARC, Vancouver Status of Women, Housing Action Committee, First United Church, TRAC, Anti-Poverty Committee, National Action Committee of the Status of Women –BC, Aboriginal Women’s Collective, BC Teacher’s Federation, Lower Mainland Coalition of Social Justice, BC Government and Service Employees' Union, Hospital Employee’s Union, DERA, Anglican Church, VANDU, Prepare the General Strike Committee, and Seniors Network BC, and BC Association of Social Workers.
ACTIVE COMMUNITY PRESENCE – Day of Action,
January 19th, 2004 - 12:30-2:30 pm;
Contacts:
Megan Oleson 604-561-5724, mirth@resist.ca
Benita Bunjun 604-255-6554, femantipov@vsw.ca
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Empowerment / Self-reliance
Vibrant, Healthy Communities Through Self-Sustainability - Fhyre's Story
"Self-Sustainability starts at home." That's my motto.
The federal government is obsessed with spending our tax dollars on the military and the super-wealthy and the corporations are obsessed with profits-for-stockholders-at-all-costs. As a result, the economic health of our local communities is suffering. It falls to us, the common people of our local communities, to get motivated, creative and make community self-sustainability happen for ourselves.
Read more...
Vibrant, Healthy Communities Through Self-Sustainability - Fhyre's Story
"Self-Sustainability starts at home." That's my motto.
The federal government is obsessed with spending our tax dollars on the military and the super-wealthy and the corporations are obsessed with profits-for-stockholders-at-all-costs. As a result, the economic health of our local communities is suffering. It falls to us, the common people of our local communities, to get motivated, creative and make community self-sustainability happen for ourselves.
Read more...
Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Community Heros
BC Community Achievement Awards
We now have a new opportunity to celebrate the spirit, imagination, dedication and commitment of people who have truly made a difference. If you know someone in the community who has made a difference in areas such as arts and culture, multiculturalism, sports and recreation, environment, business, health care, education, civic duty and youth or seniors leadership check out our site for a nomination form and let the Foundation know about these acheivements. For more information about this new award and nomination form go to:
www.volunteernanaimo.ca
Resource Links for NFP's
January/04 British Columbia Community Achievement Awards
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.
BC Community Achievement Awards
We now have a new opportunity to celebrate the spirit, imagination, dedication and commitment of people who have truly made a difference. If you know someone in the community who has made a difference in areas such as arts and culture, multiculturalism, sports and recreation, environment, business, health care, education, civic duty and youth or seniors leadership check out our site for a nomination form and let the Foundation know about these acheivements. For more information about this new award and nomination form go to:
www.volunteernanaimo.ca
Resource Links for NFP's
January/04 British Columbia Community Achievement Awards
A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle.
Monday, January 12, 2004
NFPs / NGOs
Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop in Qualicum
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 12, 2004 (NVICS) - Volunteer Nanaimo is announcing an Important workshop for Executive Directors and Fundraisers. Barbara Oates will be holding a Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre; When: February 9th, 2004 (AM); Cost: No charge; Deadline: We need confirmation of attendance by Jan 30th 2004 for seating arrangements. Call Margaret at 1-250- 248-3533 or Volunteer Nanaimo at: 250-751-2380
Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop in Qualicum
NANAIMO, BC, Jan. 12, 2004 (NVICS) - Volunteer Nanaimo is announcing an Important workshop for Executive Directors and Fundraisers. Barbara Oates will be holding a Grant and Proposal Writing Workshop at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre; When: February 9th, 2004 (AM); Cost: No charge; Deadline: We need confirmation of attendance by Jan 30th 2004 for seating arrangements. Call Margaret at 1-250- 248-3533 or Volunteer Nanaimo at: 250-751-2380
Research Grants / Homelessness / Landless Peoples
Proposals requested for research on homelessness issues
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan.12, 2004 (Village Vibes) - The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Secretariat on Homelessness (NSH) are currently accepting proposals for strategic research grants for their joint initiative "Homelessness and Diversity Issues in Canada". Grants are worth up to $50,000 annually for up to two years and researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners employed by Canadian nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is January 26. For more information, visit: www.sshrc.ca. To see the original posting see http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/index.html
Proposals requested for research on homelessness issues
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan.12, 2004 (Village Vibes) - The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Secretariat on Homelessness (NSH) are currently accepting proposals for strategic research grants for their joint initiative "Homelessness and Diversity Issues in Canada". Grants are worth up to $50,000 annually for up to two years and researchers, policy analysts, and practitioners employed by Canadian nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is January 26. For more information, visit: www.sshrc.ca. To see the original posting see http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/archive/index.html
Empowerment / Youth
Understanding Active Citizen Engagement Among Canada's Information Age Generations
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (The Nexus / Sustainability Network) - Report: Citizen Re:GenerationAre Canadians between the ages of 15 and 34 - Canada's Information Age Generations - apathetic and disengaged from civil society? Or are they engaged on their own terms and active in developing new ways to involve themselves in the social, cultural, political, and economic life of the country? If so, what implications might this have for organizations that seek to engage young Canadians? To read more, see Item # 8 at http://www.sustain.web.ca/Nexus/01-04.html
Understanding Active Citizen Engagement Among Canada's Information Age Generations
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (The Nexus / Sustainability Network) - Report: Citizen Re:GenerationAre Canadians between the ages of 15 and 34 - Canada's Information Age Generations - apathetic and disengaged from civil society? Or are they engaged on their own terms and active in developing new ways to involve themselves in the social, cultural, political, and economic life of the country? If so, what implications might this have for organizations that seek to engage young Canadians? To read more, see Item # 8 at http://www.sustain.web.ca/Nexus/01-04.html
NFPs / NGOs
Article: Evaluating Web Sites
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (The Nexus / Sustainability Network newsletter) - Announcement: The International NGO Training and Research Centre in the U.K. has produced a good overview of the issue including 3 page checklist organized around the following categories: architecture, technology, style, content, strategy, and management. It gives a good overview of what is important about your web site. For a PDF copy of this 8 page article, please contact Shehrina at info@sustain.web.ca.
Article: Evaluating Web Sites
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (The Nexus / Sustainability Network newsletter) - Announcement: The International NGO Training and Research Centre in the U.K. has produced a good overview of the issue including 3 page checklist organized around the following categories: architecture, technology, style, content, strategy, and management. It gives a good overview of what is important about your web site. For a PDF copy of this 8 page article, please contact Shehrina at info@sustain.web.ca.
NFPs / NGOs
Checklist: Financial Health Check For NGOS
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (Sustainability Network) - How Healthy is the Financial Management in Your NGO
Mango ( http://www.mango.org.uk ) is a UK charity that helps NGOs with their financial management. They have developed an Financial Management Health Check that consists of 50 questions about financial management that help you gauge whether you are doing fine or not and where main problems are located. The Health Check can be run by any member of staff or trustee and is designed for small and medium sized organizations. You do not need specialist financial skills to complete it. It comes with a simple explanation of how to it works and a glossary of financial terms. If you would like a copy of the 10 page Word document, please contact Shehrina by email at info@sustain.web.ca .
Checklist: Financial Health Check For NGOS
ONT, Jan. 12, 2004 (Sustainability Network) - How Healthy is the Financial Management in Your NGO
Mango ( http://www.mango.org.uk ) is a UK charity that helps NGOs with their financial management. They have developed an Financial Management Health Check that consists of 50 questions about financial management that help you gauge whether you are doing fine or not and where main problems are located. The Health Check can be run by any member of staff or trustee and is designed for small and medium sized organizations. You do not need specialist financial skills to complete it. It comes with a simple explanation of how to it works and a glossary of financial terms. If you would like a copy of the 10 page Word document, please contact Shehrina by email at info@sustain.web.ca .
Cooperatives
Co-op Development Initiative -- support for development of (new & existing) co-ops now available
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 12, 2004 (CWCF, by Hazel Corcoran)
The federal government’s Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) was formally approved to start in 2003, and programming is either now available to co-ops or about to become available (depending on the program, region, etc). This provides important new support for co-operative development across Canada. Both start-ups and existing co-ops are eligible to apply for support, though in different ways. The overall CDI has two main components:
Advisory Services to provide assistance to groups who want to start new co-ops, or who need help to manage existing ones. This component is managed jointly by the Canadian Co-operative Association and the Conseil Canadien de la Coopération; CWCF is one of the delivery partners, as are the regional organizations associated with CCA and CCC. Having been involved in the lobby to obtain this program over several years, CWCF is very pleased to now be one of the delivery partners, able to provide services to worker co-ops in development under this program; see start of next column in the CWCF Winter Newsletter for details on this component.
Innovation and Research projects, to study and demonstrate how co-ops can be used successfully in new ways. This component is managed by the federal Co-operatives Secretariat; groups apply directly to the Co-ops Secretariat; details are available at: http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/coop/information_e.phtml
Co-op Development Initiative -- support for development of (new & existing) co-ops now available
CALGARY, AB, Jan. 12, 2004 (CWCF, by Hazel Corcoran)
The federal government’s Co-operative Development Initiative (CDI) was formally approved to start in 2003, and programming is either now available to co-ops or about to become available (depending on the program, region, etc). This provides important new support for co-operative development across Canada. Both start-ups and existing co-ops are eligible to apply for support, though in different ways. The overall CDI has two main components:
Advisory Services to provide assistance to groups who want to start new co-ops, or who need help to manage existing ones. This component is managed jointly by the Canadian Co-operative Association and the Conseil Canadien de la Coopération; CWCF is one of the delivery partners, as are the regional organizations associated with CCA and CCC. Having been involved in the lobby to obtain this program over several years, CWCF is very pleased to now be one of the delivery partners, able to provide services to worker co-ops in development under this program; see start of next column in the CWCF Winter Newsletter for details on this component.
Innovation and Research projects, to study and demonstrate how co-ops can be used successfully in new ways. This component is managed by the federal Co-operatives Secretariat; groups apply directly to the Co-ops Secretariat; details are available at: http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/coop/information_e.phtml
