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Community Sector News
The Community Sector Council is excited to announce that several dynamic speakers have been confirmed for the Provincial Forum. Connecting People, Organizations, and Communities: New Thinking for the Next Decade, taking place on September 29, 30 and October 1, will showcase speakers from the UK and Canada, including several from right here in Newfoundland and Labrador. Forum speakers all have a unique insight on the community sector and will no doubt provoke thoughtful discussion.
Confirmed speakers include Tim Brodhead from the McConnell Family Foundation, Natalie Nicholles from nef consulting in the UK, Rick Comerford from ACOA, Brenda Cameron-Couch and Michelle Gauthier from Imagine Canada, Penelope Rowe, CSC CEO and the Honourable Dave Denine, Minister Responsible for the Voluntary and Non-profit Secretariat.
Register soon, spaces are limited!
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National Council of Welfare launches new website
(August 25, 2010)
The National Council of Welfare has launched a new website that includes an interactive map of welfare incomes, customized tables and charts and media summaries on poverty and related topics. Visit the website...
Canada's Champions of Change
(August 23, 2010)
If you know someone whose volunteerism is having exceptional impact in their community, in Canada or on the planet, nominate them for Canada’s Champions of Change. More than $100 000 in donations will go to the winners' charities. Read more...
Trying to shake the salt habit
(August 19, 2010)
By Katie Hyslop for The Telegram. CSC CEO Penelope Rowe on the province's high sodium consumption and the efforts of CSC's new working group, formed to increase awareness about the issue. Read more...
Study: The role of socio-economic status in the incidence of diabetes
(August 19, 2010)
Low levels of household income and education are associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes in Canadian women, independent of other factors such as the well-established relationship with excess weight. Read more...
Governor General to Host Youth Dialogue in St. John's
(August 13, 2010)
As part of her "Can We Talk" series, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will be hosting a youth dialogue in St. John's on August 18. The dialogue is one of series being held across Canada. The dialogues will place special attention on celebrating International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding (August 2010 – 2011). Read more..
CSC CEO commends campaign to celebrate the province's volunteers
(August 10, 2010)
CSC CEO Penelope Rowe speaks with CBC's Jonathon Crowe about the voluntary, community sector and comments on the recent launch of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's "Who Cares?" campaign to celebrate the province's volunteers. Watch the interview...
Who Cares? New Campaign Celebrates the Volunteer and Non-Profit Sector
(August 10, 2010)
Who cares? The volunteer and non-profit sector cares. So does the Honourable Dave Denine, Minister Responsible for the Volunteer and Non-Profit Sector, who today launched a marketing campaign – Who Cares? – to celebrate the province’s volunteer and non-profit sector and acknowledge the volunteers and organizations that are making a difference in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador every day. Read more..
HR Council publishes research findings investigating the potential for late career/post-retirement recruitment from other sectors to the nonprofit sector
(August 5, 2010)
As part of a larger initiative exploring recruitment opportunities from outside of the nonprofit sector, the HR Council for the Nonprofit Sector (HR Council) recently concluded a research initiative that explored one aspect of the new face of retirement: the potential for transitions from employment in the public or private sectors to the nonprofit sector. Read more on hrcouncil.ca...
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