Board Governance BootCamp: Save the Date!
Our three-day annual Board Governance BootCamp is back in-person and will be held from December 5-7 this year at the Bingemans Conference Centre. You will not want to miss this opportunity!
Our BootCamp prepares participants with a plan to improve the governance of their organization by leading organizational change. A follow-up session provides the opportunity for sharing and celebrating progress towards your organizational change.
Last year, our BootCamp focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Through our Board Governance BootCamp and webinars, the past year gave us the opportunity to help other organizations and workplaces understand the importance of DEI in the workplace.
To learn more about our Board Governance BootCamp, visit our website.
Women’s Leadership Project: Take Our Survey!
Capacity Canada launched its new project this year, Women’s Leadership Co-Creation Studio: Advancing Equitable Nonprofit Sector Change, funded by the federal government through Women and Gender Equality. The project is focused on identifying local barriers limiting women, trans and non-binary people from stepping into non-profit leadership roles and, by engaging a broad spectrum of underrepresented stakeholders, co-creating solutions and tools for systemic change.
Capacity Canada is conducting an environmental scan to gather information about the perception and existence of systemic barriers within the not-for-profit sector. We are capturing the views of board members, senior leadership, staff, and community members through a survey.
We urge you to take the survey and share it within your organization and your professional networks to help Capacity Canada raise awareness of this crucial issue and catalyze change. If you want to learn more about the project, please visit our website.
Capacity Canada welcomes New Members!
Our two new members – Deepti Mhaske and Nahrin Ratri – have joined the Capacity Canada team as Project Coordinators. Read more about our employees on our website.
Deepti has eight years of experience in talent acquisition in India and Canada. She has completed a post-graduate degree from York University and an MBA (Finance).
Nahrin is a dynamic young professional specializing in business and Human Resources
Management. She studied Business Administration at Gujarat University in Ahmedabad, India and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Global Business Management from Conestoga College. She most recently completed a Post Graduate Diploma course at York University in Human Resources Management.
CD4SG 2022 Applications are open!
Capacity Canada is accepting applications for one of its most popular programs – Creative Day For Social Good (CD4SG). Capacity Canada, in partnership with Intertek Catalyst, Conestoga College, Manulife, HIM&HER, and the creative community, donates design and marketing tools to non-profit organizations across Canada through this yearly event.
As last year, all sessions will be held virtually. CD4SG will bring together teams of art directors, writers, account managers, and other creative professionals who will donate their time to guide talented graphic design and public relations students from Conestoga College.
Last year, the event received more than 100 applications, for ten spots, from non-profits across Canada. Teams of participating students and industry professionals successfully created more than $100,000 worth of pro-bono work to assist selected organizations in furthering their social impact. To apply, please visit https://capacitycanada.ca/creativeday/
Modern Board: Capacity Canada offers courses in Effective Board Governance
Serving on a non-profit board is a meaningful and rewarding experience, and the skills and expertise of a board’s directors are crucial to its collective impact. Yet, many boards cannot train their directors in a comprehensive, efficient way, and many directors are constrained by their schedules and limited access to resources. With Capacity Canada’s Modern Board, participants get access to a unique and comprehensive course offered by experts in the governance of the non-profit board. The two-course program includes multi-media guidance offered through video lectures, reading material and journaling opportunities to reflect on your personal experience with board roles and responsibilities.
In addition to the certification from Capacity Canada, you earn a micro-credential in partnership with Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning. Capacity Canada has worked with over 1,000 non-profits across the country, building their capacity in board governance and board matching, among others. Course 1 for the program begins September 12 and runs until November 7, 2022.
To register for the course, visit Capacity Canada’s website.
Emerging Governance Trends Webinar Series
If you haven’t yet registered for Capacity Canada’s new webinar series, now is the time! The Emerging Governance Trends Webinar Series 2022 will prepare you and your board for success. Tailored to prospective, new, and experienced non-profit board members, executive directors, CEOs, and corporate partners, Capacity Canada’s 90-minute workshops on post-pandemic governance trends and strategies are an ideal way for you to meet your professional development goal. The last two webinars are:
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion – 
Making It Happen (Part 2): September 22, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET, presented by Sandra Hanmer.
Building a High-Performing 
Board – Board Recruitment and Retention: November 10, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET, presented by Marion Thomson-Howell.
For more information, visit our website.
New Workshop Alert: High-Performance Meeting Habits for New Directors
Are you looking to make an impact as a new board director? Look no further! Registration is open for Capacity Canada’s upcoming workshop – High-Performance Meeting Habits for New Directors. The workshop will be held on October 20 at 1:00 p.m. ET and will be led by our two board governance experts – Andrew Jardine and Paul Wilton. Jardine is an executive assistant to the principal and secretary to the board of directors at King’s University College at Western University, and Wilton is a Ph.D. student studying higher education at the University of Toronto who has served on several local and national boards.
Visit our website to register for the workshop.
Register For Virtual Workshop: Running Effective Meetings
If you are looking to make the most of your meetings, register for Capacity Canada’s
upcoming virtual workshop – Running Effective Meetings! Our board governance experts will share information and best practices facilitated through discussions to ensure your next meeting is everything you expected it to be and more. The workshop will be held on January 26, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET.
It will be led by two board governance experts – Andrew Jardine and Paul Wilton. Jardine is an executive assistant to the principal and secretary to the board of directors at King’s University College at Western University, and Wilton is a Ph.D. student studying higher education at the University of Toronto who has served on several local and national boards.
Setting strategic priorities for your board
Not sure how to set your strategic priorities for the board? Join Capacity Canada’s upcoming workshop on Strategic Succession Planning on March 30, 2023 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Led by our board governance experts, you will learn the following:
- Setting strategic priorities for the Board and aligning membership/leadership needs
- Developing an effective skills matrix.
- Identifying leadership candidates within the board.
- Developing leaders on the board.
- Searching for board candidates with leadership potential.
- Training and onboarding chairs and vice-chairs of committees and the board.
- Planning and executing on a succession plan for the Board’s long-term success.
Register for the virtual workshop on our website.
Support Capacity Canada
Each year, we help non-profits from all across Canada with Board Governance training. We are always grateful for our non-profit partners, community leaders, and their support. We are also grateful for the ongoing generous support of Suncor Energy Foundation and the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation.
Your financial support will help Capacity Canada bring together the ideas, people, and resources that fuel social innovation.
To donate, visit our website.
