The Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program is now accepting applications for the 2021 period. Objectives align with the redesigned Youth Employment and Skills Strategy and are as follows: provide quality work experiences for youth respond to national and local priorities...
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new challenges to the organizations on the ground supporting community well-being. Community organizations are working tirelessly to adjust their operations to respond to new challenges and address urgent local needs. To support these initiatives, Hydro One...
According to a new survey conducted by YWCA Canada, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW), Canadian Women's Foundation, G(irls)20 and Oxfam Canada, women's rights organizations in Canada are facing increasingly insurmountable challenges that threaten their very existence. The survey...
To support Ontarians staying home during the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, the Ontario government has taken steps to hold the price of electricity at 8.5 cents per kWh for electricity used from January 1, 2021 until the end of the...
In September/October, over 200 nonprofit and voluntary organizations across the province responded to questions about the impacts of the pandemic on their staff, operations and finances in a survey from the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia. The resulting report...
As strong supporters of nonprofit organizations, and in the age of the pivot, Engaged HR has decided to make a change to their Engaged for Good™ program. Typically at this time of year, they are launching the Engaged for Good™...
IWITOT: The Americas. Ten speakers sharing ten ideas that you can borrow and adapt for your organisation in 2021. This is THE event that fundraisers need to get ready for another year of fundraising in a pandemic. Save the date now! What is IWITOT? IWITOT: The...
The pandemic is stealing the holidays: half of working Canadians (49%) will be taking less, or no, vacation time in December, citing the impacts of COVID-19. Of those, 27 per cent say they will not take any time off at...
The Province of British Columbia is accepting applications from local governments, Indigenous communities and not-for-profit organizations for nearly $136 million in infrastructure grants to help communities develop resilience in response to COVID-19. In partnership with the Government of Canada, the...
For the last 25+ years, the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) has been an active and vital voice advocating for a tax and legislative environment that strengthens charitable giving in Canada. Recently their Government Relations Committee undertook a project...
