Built on Community
By Sarah Chamberlin At the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), “community” is an umbrella term that includes many groups. Aside from staff, there’s the community we serve, made up of roughly 37,000 patients every year; the community we collaborate with, consisting of more than 1,500 research groups internationally …
What it Means to Have Will Power
By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P We love philanthropy and we love estate planning. Sitting squarely between the two is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal to do both: The last will and testament and a desire for donors to go from success to significance …
How a Passion for Animals and Mental Health Turned Into a National Non-profit
By Allie Murray For Toronto sisters Shania and Anya Bhopa, sitting back and doing nothing to help youth facing structural vulnerabilities and their pets just wasn’t an option. In 2019, Anya was volunteering at a local animal shelter in Stouffville, just outside of Toronto. During her time volunteering, she would …
Speaking Up on Volunteerism
A Q&A with Ontario Volunteer Centres Recovery can mean many things, but for volunteerism across Canada, it means investing in people. Volunteerism is a hallmark of our nation — we have one of the highest rates of volunteerism in the world. It’s a deliberate choice we make to uplift our …
Connecting With Volunteers in the Virtual Space: Key Tips to Show Your Support
By Cassandra Smallman After over a year of public health restrictions, organizations worldwide have had to adapt and evolve to keep operations running remotely through new digital strategies. Restrictions helped spark innovations, and many nonprofits turned to new virtual ways to keep their volunteer programs going even when they couldn’t …
The Best Way to Motivate & Engage Volunteers
By Raj Hegde Whether you have a massive army of volunteers and volunteer management staff, or a handful of volunteers reporting to the founder of the nonprofit, volunteers are one of the most valuable assets. Volunteers in the United States are 63 million strong. They hold up the foundation of …
Volunteers in Action – Nicole Ewing
Brescia University College alumna Nicole Ewing ’01, confidently affirms that the secret to her success is that she never self-selects out and won’t allow notions like imposter syndrome or fear of rejection stand in her way. Ready or not, the passionate financial leader has always made it a point to …
Volunteers in Action – Oneida Baxhia
Volunteers make a difference for those with arthritis questions, and Oneida Baxhia is a volunteer who has been on both sides. She knows firsthand the value of the Arthritis Society’s Arthritis Line. “A lot of the callers are grateful for it,” she says. “They call in because they’re lost and …
Volunteers in Action – Sophie Sawler
When StFX student Sophie Sawler saw that the residents of Koster Huis, a Small Options home in her home community of Mabou, NS, were unable to work due to COVID-19, the fourth year BASc Health student wanted to see if she could do something to help. That was summer 2020. …
Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers
An insight into the many ways that volunteers contribute to the communities, help their fellow citizens, support their charities and non-profits, and lead the way in demonstrating a selfless approach to society’s needs and those in need. Passion, dedication and a commitment to community are the driving forces behind the …