Tag Archives: for non-profits

I usually devote this column to volunteer topics but today I want to pass long some thought provoking ideas about giving money to nonprofit organizations. I recently watched a TED Talks video posted on www.youtube.com. Dan Pallotta spoke on the topic ‘The way we think about charity is dead wrong’. Pallotta begins by stating that more »

Did you know that volunteering can be good for your heart in more ways than one? We typically think about how ‘good’ it makes us feel about ourselves and about the impact we are making in the lives of others. It can also improve physical functioning that affects your heart as a muscle. In a more »

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 »

World-class performers, hands-on creative experiences, exposure to the arts and children focused – that in a nutshell describes the Interior Savings Fat Cat Children’s Festival. Scheduled for June 7-8, 2013 at Waterfront Park in Kelowna, the success of this Festival is due in large part to a vibrant team of volunteers who help create the more »

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CARP – A New Vision of Aging for Canada is a national organization devoted to seniors’ advocacy, benefits and community. CARP has chapters scattered across Canada, including seven chapters in British Columbia. The Okanagan chapter, with 1800 members from Osoyoos to Sicamous, hosts a number of public events for its members each year. This year, more »

Saturday September 7, 2013, 10:00am-4:00pm This annual event — now in its 16th year — draws about 80 local non-profit organizations who need volunteers to support the programs and services that make our community a better place to live.  They are looking forward to meeting and talking with new volunteers face-to-face and providing all the more »

Are you taking time this week to thank the volunteers active in your life? Now is the perfect time because it is National Volunteer Week, April 21 – 27, 2013. Volunteers surround us. In the Central Okanagan we volunteer at a higher rate (53%) than the BC (49%) or Canadian (47%) average, according to the more »

Lunch & Lead: Volunteer Management Series FREE. Bring your lunch and KCR will provide beverage and a sweet treat. Learn something new to take back and share with your organization and volunteers. 12 noon – 1:00pm, at KCR Training Room, 120 -1735 Dolphin Avenue, Kelowna   TOPICS: 1. Writing Volunteer Descriptions that Actually Work: May 7, more »

People who work full-time volunteer more than we realize. Statistics Canada just released a study called “Social Participation of Full-time Workers, 2010”. Look around your office. For every five co-workers between the ages of 25 to 54, one volunteered five or more hours each month on a regular basis. Employees who have flexible start and more »