Happy Women's History Month!

Did you know that over 75% of the non-profit workforce is made up of women? This month we celebrate and honour the incredible contributions of these women and gender diverse folks by continuing our calls for increased investments in the sector, including equitable wages, access to core funding and multi-year funding agreements. When women have secure employment, with living wages, communities are lifted up and we are able to build communities where the next generation can thrive.

You can invest in women today, by investing in women-led organizations like YWCA Canada who are working actively everyday on advancing gender equity across Canada.

Thank you to all the women in our lives!

Statistics Canada Data on the Nonprofit Sector and How to use it

You want to find and use data about the sector, but you’re not sure where to start? One key part of the nonprofit sector’s data landscape is the national data collected by Statistics Canada. Join the Federal Nonprofit Data Coalition for a webinar on March 27, 2024 at 01:00 PM that will give you insights. Our Executive Director, Laura Kathler will be the moderator!

2023 BC Child Poverty Report Card

First Call, with the support of the Social Planning and Research Council of BC, releases their latest report card on child and family poverty in BC, including relevant policy recommendations. 

From Vision to Reality: On a National Strategy for Children and Youth in Canada.

From the office of Senator Moodie, From Vision to Reality: On a National Strategy for Children and Youth in Canada underscores the inadequacy of the current governmental infrastructure concerning children and youth, emphasizing the critical necessity for a National Strategy.

Policy Updates

• Child-care providers in Alberta to see a major shift in funding. Read more.

• In the era of "poly-crisis," discover the shifts and challenges sector leaders are prioritizing in the latest analysis by The Philanthropist Journal.

• Canada is falling behind other countries in meeting the needs of former youth in care. Read more.

Bills We're Talking About

• Bill S-279: An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (data on registered charities). Amendment will require that registered charities provide demographic data concerning their officers.

• Bill S-210: An Act to restrict young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material

• Bill S-282: An Act respecting a national strategy for children and youth in Canada

Professional Development & Opportunities

• Registration is open for CCVO's 10th Annual Connections Conference Register here.

• Closing Special Schools - Inclusive Education Month webinar by Inclusion Canada examines the impact of closing "special schools" in Canada. 

• PolicyWise for Children & Families in collaboration with the Alberta Human Right Commission invites Alberta nonprofits to enrol in free online training to help your team support clients with workplace duty to accommodate. Register here.
• Registration is open for Ontario Nonprofit Network's 2024 Nonprofit Driven May 14-15, 2024. REGISTER!
• Learn to build lasting partnerships with Charity Village "How To Develop Corporate Sponsorships".
• Join Converge at its inaugural Mental Health Summit in Calgary Fri, April 19, 2024 .Register here for FREE tickets.