Category Archives: Community Services

Workshop: Resilience – What it Takes for Children and Youth to Thrive

Written on May 16, 2013 at 10:00 am, by

Thursday June 13, 2013 – Thursday June 13, 2013 1380 Ellis Street, Kelowna Map and Directions | Register Description: An interactive educational workshop for parents, students and service providers In his engaging, story-filled presentation, Dr. Michael Ungar will show how a child’s resilience depends on more than a child’s individual capacity to overcome challenges. Resilience more »

Imagine Canada Presents – Workshop: How Charities & Nonprofits are Taking Charge of their Agenda

Written on May 16, 2013 at 9:13 am, by

Friday May 31, 2013 – Friday May 31, 2013 #120-1735 Dolphin Avenue Map and Directions | Register Description: Imagine Canada is coming to Kelowna! Dr. Michelle Gauthier, VP, Public Policy & Community Engagement, is witnessing first-hand how the nonprofit sector’s relationship with government and the public is changing. Charities and nonprofits are charting their own course, more »

COCGA to Host More Grant Writing Workshops

Written on May 9, 2013 at 3:05 pm, by

The Central Okanagan Charitable Gaming Association is conducting two grant writing workshops for community groups, organizations and charities from the Central Okanagan and Kootenay region, particularly in reference to the BC provincial community gaming grant program. These workshops follow a sold-out workshop in March. The May sessions take place on Sunday May 26 in the more »

KCR May Monthly Bulletin

Written on May 3, 2013 at 4:05 pm, by

The May Monthly Bulletin has been released! View the Bulletin Download the PDF View past issues in the Archives Make sure to subscribe to the Monthly Bulletin to stay up-to-date on all of the useful information released each month.

Workshop: Governance Lab Okanagan 2013

Written on April 16, 2013 at 3:30 pm, by

Governance Lab is coming to the Okanagan, beginning May 2013! The sessions are scheduled on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00pm – 4:30pm. Tuesday, May 14: Governance as Leadership Tuesday, June 11: Developing Your Current Board Tuesday, July 09: Fund Development Tuesday, September 10: Evaluating the Executive Director’s Performance Tuesday, October 08: Creating a Strategic Board   more »

Volunteer Tax Clinics Guide

Written on April 16, 2013 at 8:00 am, by

For information on the volunteer tax clinics in the Central Okanagan, download our pdf.

Workshop: Keeping Competent Staff

Written on March 19, 2013 at 8:45 am, by

Thursday May 9, 2013 – Thursday May 9, 2013 1380 Ellis Street Map and Directions | Register Description: Workshop Outline: This workshop will introduce participants to Competency-based HR Management.  It will provide the basic “why’s, what’s and how’s” of competency –based systems with a particular focus on competency-based performance management.  The workshop will explore performance more »

The March Monthly Bulletin is available!

Written on March 7, 2013 at 4:28 pm, by

View the March 2013 Monthly Bulletin, view past issues of the monthly bulletin, and make sure to subscribe to the Monthly Bulletin to receive our email updates. *Please note that the Monthly Bulletin will be moving to a web format next month and will be available here.

Looking to Hire a Course Developer

Written on February 6, 2013 at 3:06 pm, by

Course Developer: Overview of Fund Development Is Fund Development your specialty? Do you have proven skills in developing workshop materials and facilitating learning? Kelowna Community Resources wants to hire an individual with expertise to create a course that provides an overview of fund development topics and best practices. The course would consist of 8 half-day more »

The February 2013 Monthly Bulletin is Available!

Written on February 6, 2013 at 1:00 am, by

The February 2013 Monthly Bulletin is now available. You can view past issues on our Archives page, or subscribe to receive a download link in your email.