September 2022
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. Watch this space for announcements regarding outstanding governance experts speaking at this year’s BootCamp. This year’s attendees will be able to choose between a basic track of governance topics and an advanced track for experienced board members.
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.
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High-Performance Meeting Habits for New Directors
Looking to make an impact as a new board director? We’ve got you covered! Register now for Capacity Canada’s upcoming workshop, High-Performance Meeting Habits for New Directors. We will hold the workshop on October 20 at 1:00 PM ET with Andrew Jardine and Paul Wilton leading the session.
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Emerging Governance Trends Webinar Series
Now is the time to register for Capacity Canada’s new webinar series! We will prepare you and your board for success with the Emerging Governance Trends Webinar Series 2022. These 90-minute workshops are tailored specifically for non-profit board members, executive directors, CEOs, and corporate partners who want to learn about post-pandemic governance trends and strategies. Our final webinar is:
Building a High-Performing Board – Board Recruitment and Retention: November 10, 2022, 6:00 – 7:30 pm ET, presented by Marion Thomson-Howell.
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Running Effective Meetings
Register for Capacity Canada’s upcoming virtual workshop – Running Effective Meetings – to make the most of your meetings! During the discussion, our board governance experts will share information and best practices to ensure your next meeting is everything you expected it to be. We will hold the workshop on January 26, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET.
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Setting strategic Succession Planning Priorities For Your Board
Are you having trouble setting your board’s strategic priorities? Register for Capacity Canada’s upcoming workshop on Strategic Succession Planning on March 30, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET.
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11 non-profits for Creative Day For Social Good!
Eleven non-profits from across Canada have been selected to be part of Capacity Canada’s Creative Day for Social Good (CD4SG). As part of the program, design material and marketing tools will be donated to the selected non-profit organizations. This year’s event will be hosted on October 20th and October 21st, 2022.
The annual event, CD4SG is being hosted in partnership with Intertek Catalyst, Conestoga College, Manulife, HIM&HER, and the creative community.
The selected non-profits are:
- Cambridge Community Players
- Education 4 Change
- Helping Hands
- National Service Dogs
- Saving Animals from Euthanasia
- Construct, Boor Door Support Services
- Early Childhood Professional Resource
- Hospice Waterloo Region
- Shelter Movers Waterloo Region
- Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council
- Action Read Community Literacy Centre
Last year, the event received more than 100 applications, for 10 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.
If you want to learn more about CD4SG, past participating organizations, students’ experiences, please visit our website.
Since its inception in 2011, hundreds of non-profits have benefitted from Capacity Canada’s MatchBoard program.
MatchBoard links employees from major corporations with volunteer opportunities on the boards of charitable non-profits, offering participants a chance to support the causes they care about most. The program has successfully matched employees from Manulife, TD, Aecon, and several other corporations to charitable non-profit boards in Toronto, Waterloo Region, and surrounding cities and communities. Matches have also been made in Calgary, Halifax, Ottawa and Montreal. Matches include local, provincial, national and international non-profits.
Since 2012, Capacity Canada has placed over 300 employees from Manulife alone on non-profit boards across Canada. Jennifer Smart, an Employee Experience Enablement Lead with Manulife, was matched to the board of the Metro Toronto Movement for Literacy and has been happily volunteering with them since 2017. Read about her experience here. Similarly, Kyle Leng was matched Birchmount Bluffs Neighbourhood Center. Ria Madan, Director, Procurement at Manulife, was matched to the board of her choice and has been volunteering with Skills for Change and Kids Kicking Cancer Canada since 2018.
In 2018, an extensive evaluation of the MatchBoard program found the program has had a substantial impact on both the employees and the non-profits they have been matched with. Highly skilled and experienced employees were matched with charitable boards. Learn more about the MatchBoard program on our website.
Thinking Outside The Box
Capacity Canada’s nine-month Apprenticeship Program, Resilient and Diverse Communities By Design, developed in partnership with the Suncor Energy Foundation, saw its four apprentices learn the A to Z of design thinking these past few months. Our apprentices have started implementing the new approach to their community-based projects.
Ariana Gomes, a registered social worker, has already begun implementing a human-centred design thinking lens in some of the programs at Nellie’s shelter. Learn about her work here.
Cinthuja Leon is using human-centric design to
promote cultural diversity and inclusion in the Guelph community through unique and creative community-based initiatives. Read about her work here.
Lucy Borges is keen on using human-centred design thinking in assisted living facilities that lack recreational activities. Learn about her work here.
In March this year, Capacity Canada invited young changemakers from diverse communities across Canada to apply for its program. The Apprenticeship Program is intended for individuals who want to learn the foundational elements of human-centred design to bring professional skills back to their communities to drive meaningful change toward more regenerative approaches.
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.
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Thank You To Our Funders
Cathy Brothers, CEO, Capacity Canada
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