March 26, 2025
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Sector Monitor: The uneven impact of the pandemic on Canadian charities Mirroring what is observed in the economy as a whole, the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the charitable sector unevenly. Over a year since the beginning of the crisis, more than half of charities continue to struggle while others are doing better. From drastic revenue declines to demand surpassing capacity, the situation is still precarious for many organizations, which could have an important impact on the communities they serve. Read our third Sector Monitor Survey to learn more.
June 09, 2022Do you have issues getting your members to engage in volunteering with your Association? Do you have a succession plan that looks at who your members are and what motivates them to volunteer for your Association? Have you provided education and training and tools and resources on best practices in volunteer engagement in your Association? Does your website reflect the opportunities and benefits of volunteering in your Association? OK that was 4 questions…. if you answer no to any of these you need to ask yourself what can you do to make volunteerism attractive to your members and once you have them engaged, how do you support them through their tenure as a volunteer.
July 27, 2022After reading an article that was published by CBC about the decline of volunteering in Toronto, I decided to write an opinion piece. Volunteerism is at the core of community engagement and program delivery for many organizations and has been through the best of times and the worst of times but it is not immune to the social, economic and political factors that we all face. In fact, organizations should be factoring in the landscape of volunteer support in their short term and long term strategic planning.
