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us.
Past
VOCBC Workshops & Projects:
December
2007:
Training for Charities
to File the T3010A: Valuable information, resources and
training are available to charities through the new The
Charities File web-site being launched on December
6, 2007. The
Charities File is a pan-Canadian project
of the Canadian Federation of Voluntary Sector Networks led by the
Centre for Voluntary Sector Research and Development (CVSRD) and
VOCBC is the network responsible for these workshops in BC. Click
here to learn more.
September
2007:
Training
and Resources for
B.C. Charities to Complete the
T3010A:
We
are pleased to announce a free training session to help
charities complete their annual, mandatory T3010A
information return accurately and on time. This workshop is
being hosted by Volunteer BC and the Voluntary Organizations Consortium
of BC (VOCBC), in conjunction with the
Volunteer
BC Annual General Meeting.
The
three hour workshop will be held on Friday,
September 14th, from 9:00AM at the Vancouver Aquarium. The
workshop is targeted at staff or volunteers who are responsible
for completing their charity's T3010A information return. It will
provide training and hands-on tips on preparing the necessary information
and attachments, and accurately transferring organizational and
financial information to the T3010A form. To register, e-mail volbc@vcn.bc.ca
For
more information, click
here.
VitalSigns
Workshop
On Thursday January
18th, 2007 from 2:00 - 4:30PM Volunteer BC and the Voluntary
Organizations Consortium of BC are hosting a learning and networking
event featuring Barbara Grantham, Vice President of Community Leadership
at Vancouver Foundation. Barbara will present the results of the
Vancouver's VitalSigns 2006 project, and share
findings from the Foundation's recent province-wide Community Conversation
process.
Space is limited! Please
RSVP by January 14th to: volbc@vcn.bc.ca
About the speaker: Barbara
Grantham has a Master's degree in Public Administration and Public
Policy from Carleton University. Having worked for several NGO's,
including United Way, Canadian Mental Health Association and BC
Children's Hospital Foundation, she then spent nearly 10 years as
a freelance consultant. Her work has been, for the most part, in
the areas of policy and program development/analysis and governance,
strategic planning and sustainability for non-profit organizations.
Background
Information on the VitalSigns Project:
Community Conversations
report: http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/AboutVancouverFoundation/Downloads/CC/C
VitalSigns 2006: http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/VitalSigns/pdfs/VitalSigns2006_web.pdf
Meeting
with the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
Topic
: An
opportunity to meet the Minister and Ministry Staff responsible
for working with the voluntary/nonprofit
sector;
discussing future needs and plans.
Date
: Friday, November 18, 2005 (1:00 to 3:00pm)
Location
: TBC
What
We Know
Topic
: Voicing your perspective. Generating a policy discussion
paper identifying priority research needed to strengthen BC's voluntary/nonprofit
sector.
Date
: Friday, October 14, 2005 (1:00 to 4:30pm)
Location
: 4th Floor, Welch Rooms 1 & 2, YWCA, 535 Hornby Street.,
Vancouver, BC
Moving
On Together Workshop
Topic
: Planning on how to move ahead. A discussion on the next steps
in strengthening and showcasing the voluntary sector in BC.
Date
: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 (4:00 to 6:00pm)
Location
: 2nd Floor, Heart & Stroke Foundation, 1212 West Broadway,
Vancouver, BC
Time
to Act - Positioning the BC Voluntary Sector
Topic
: A Roundtable for Staff, Board and Leaders in the Voluntary
Sector
Date
: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 (8:30am to 12:00pm)
Location
: 4th Floor, Welch Rooms 1 & 2, YWCA, 535 Hornby Street.,
Vancouver, BC
The
provincial election is quickly approaching. To prepare for it, the
Voluntary Organizations Consortium of BC (VOCBC) and the Centre
for Non Profit Management invited voluntary organizations to a Roundtable
to discuss the role of the Voluntary Sector in BC and how we, as
a sector, wish to communicate our critical role in developing a
vibrant community.
About
40 participants attended this lively session and an action plan
is currently being developed based on the outcomes of the day.
Click
here for a copy of Building Bridges: Strengthening Provinical
Government and Community Voluntary Sector Relationships in British
Columbia, which was a centrepiece of the discussions that took
place.
On-Going
Initiatives:
National
Learning Initiative
VOCBC
is working closely with Langara College and the National Learning
Initiative on a pilot project to create a learning culture amongst
the professional leadership of voluntary sector organizations in
BC. The project focuses on two key findings of the Initiative:
* Professional
leaders in the sector have unique needs and styles of learning -
they learn best from mentors and from other leaders; and,
* The
core competencies of leaders include the skills required to deal
with ambiguity and complexity in the environments of their organizations.
Canadian
Federation of Voluntary Sector Networks
VOCBC
has played an important founding role in the development of the
Federation, and in April hosted a meeting of the Federation in Vancouver.
Members of the Federation are committed to strengthening
communication systems in the sector to ensure that information moves
more effectively back and forth from local to provincial and national
organizations.
For
more information on the goals of the CFVSN and for a list of members,
please see the Volunteer BC website at www.volunteerbc.bc.ca
.
Voluntary
Sector Forum
VOCBC
has enjoyed regular visits and reports from Shauna Sylvester, a
member of the Voluntary Sector Forum and Executive Director of IMPACS.
Shauna communicates issues identified at the national level,
and conveys BC concerns to the Forum.
Voluntary
Sector Portal
VOCBC is represented on the Reference Group for the Voluntary Sector
Portal Project. Funded through the Canadian Volunteerism
Initiative, the project partners are the Association of Community
Colleges of Canada and the CFVSN, and is being led by Niagara Community
College, Ontario. Carol Biely and Tim Beachy have attended
several meetings throughout the year on the development and design
of this important initiative.
Voluntary
Sector Human Resources Council
VOCBC,
together with United Way Canada, Centraide Canada and the Community
Foundations of Canada, is hosting a series of seven discussions
around the province on the feasibility of developing a Human Resources
Council for the Voluntary Sector.
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