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In This Bulletin:
Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources
Financial Vibrancy:
Learning from the CBT sector and building capacity from within
South West Regional
Meeting
Looking for Surveys
From EDs, Program Managers and Board Members
News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and
announcements
New report: The
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Ontario
Report on Impact of
Welfare Reform on Nonprofit Organizations in Canada and the US
The Ministry of
Citizenship and Immigration Invitation for Proposal
Imagine Canada
Business And Community Partnership Awards: Application Deadline Approaching
Soon!
CARS Internationally
Trained Workers Project
The End of Mandatory
Retirement
Interested in
Electoral Reform in Ontario?
Apprenticeship
Innovation Fund (AIF) Call for Proposal
McGuinty Government
Helping People With Disabilities Find Jobs And Increase Their Income
Events
ONESTEP Annual
General Meeting (Toronto)
Uncovering the
Genius: Enhanced Facilitator Training (Blind
River)
Online Resources
The Impact of Welfare State
Restructuring on The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Canada and the
US
The Non-Profit
Sector in a Place-based Policy World
Job Postings
Communications Specialist (Mississauga
)
Manager of Promotions and Business Development, Employment and
Skills Development (Toronto)
Member News
Financial Vibrancy: Learning from the CBT sector
and building capacity from within
There is more to financial vibrancy
than money. Financial vibrancy results from the synergistic linking of
multiple organizational capacities (or paths). The paths we will explore in this
initiative include: governance, leadership and strategic planning,
entrepreneurship, financial management, human resource management, results-
monitoring, public relations and communications, technology, and
research-utilization. ONESTEP, in collaboration with OAYEC
and ACTEW, and our advisory team of leaders from CBT agencies, will assemble
existing research, best practices, available training opportunities, and
indicators for financial vibrancy. We will then bring together CBT
practitioners, experts, and leaders to discuss specific and proven strategies
for becoming financially vibrant and develop action plans for the CBT sector.
To facilitate the lessons-learning
process, we will engage the sector in a series of discussions, both web-based
and in-person, and build resources and tools to build capacity from
within. Step
One: Sharing Lessons Learned (July
2006) Please stay tuned for The
Lessons-Learned Sharing Guide that we are sending out to CBT agencies across the
province July
10th. Watch
your Inbox in mid-July and please take some time to reflect on and share your
experiences using either the web-based forum or email
template. Step
Two: Gathering of the Minds
(September 2006). ONESTEP is hosting a Think Tank
Forum in Toronto with representatives from successful CBT agencies from across
the province to delve into greater detail about the different paths to financial
vibrancy. Step
Three: Synthesizing lessons-learned
(Fall 2006).
Following the information gathering
stages, we will synthesize the collective ideas into a compendium of
lessons-learned and resources available to the sector. Step
Four: Web-based Tool (Spring 2007). Based on the lessons learned, we
will then build an innovative web-based tool to help agencies gauge their
progress toward financial vibrancy. Stay
tuned for regular updates on this exciting project.
Updates are
available on our website at http://www.onestep.on.ca/
Or for more
information contact: Shelley Smith, Project Manager shelley@onestep.on.ca /
416-591-7151 x221 ONESTEP is
grateful to: The Ontario Trillium
Foundation for their generous support of the overall Paths to Financial Vibrancy
project. ONESTEP
is proud to be collaborating with the following strategic
advisors:
The next South West Regional meeting is to take place September 29th, 2006.
An agenda and location information will be sent out prior to the meeting.
Looking for Surveys From EDs, Program Managers and
Board Members
IN THE HOME STRETCH. DON'T BE LEFT OUT...Calling all EDs, Program Managers
and Board Members in agencies that deliver employment services. We need you to
fill out an online survey to assist us in our Human Resource Study. Go to
www.onestep.on.ca its easy and so much fun! Don't be the last in your agency to
experience the gratification of participation in this very important study.
Thanks to all staff - we have received almost 400 surveys in this category!
News/Alerts
New report: The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in
Ontario
This report is based on data collected from the National Survey of Nonprofit
and Voluntary Organizations, which was conducted by a consortium of
organizations in partnership with Statistics Canada.
Click here
for more information.
Report on Impact of Welfare Reform on Nonprofit
Organizations in Canada and the US
Karen A Curtis, Associate Professor at the University of Delaware, has
published a report entitled "Impact of Welfare Reform on Nonprofit Organizations
in Canada and the US" which examines the effects of public policy changes on the
delivery of social assistance services.
Click here
for more information.
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
Invitation for Proposal
The Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration has released an Invitation for
Proposals for Access to Occupational Certification/Registration and/or
Employment for Internationally Trained Individuals in 2006/2007.
Click here
for more information.
Imagine Canada Business And Community Partnership
Awards: Application Deadline Approaching Soon!
The deadline for the Imagine Canada 2006 Business and Community Partnership
Awards is July 7, 2006.
Click here
for more information.
CARS Internationally Trained Workers Project
The Canadian Automotive Repair and Service Council (CARS) is undertaking a
study to determine why internationally trained workers do not work in the
automotive sector in Canada.
Click here
for more information.
The End of Mandatory Retirement
Bill 211 which will come into effect at the end of this year will make it
illegal for an employer to force an employee to retire based on age alone.
Click here
for more information.
Interested in Electoral Reform in Ontario?
The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform will be conducting an assessment
of Ontario's electoral system by holding discussions and reviewing public
feedback between September 2006 and April 2007.
Click here
for more information.
Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF) Call for
Proposal
The Apprenticeship Innovation Fund (AIF) Guidelines for the June 2006 Call
for Proposals and associated templates are attached for your consideration (the
documents are available in French upon request).
Click here
for more information.
McGuinty Government Helping People With
Disabilities Find Jobs And Increase Their Income
The McGuinty government is helping people with disabilities gain greater
financial independence and increase their standard of living by improving the
Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Minister of Community and Social
Services Sandra Pupatello announced today.
Click here
for more information.
Events
ONESTEP Annual General Meeting (Toronto)
The ONESTEP AGM will be held on Wednesday September 20th at 11:00 am in
Toronto. Details regarding the key note speaker and the location will be
announced shortly. Mark your calendars now!
Click
here for more information
Uncovering the Genius: Enhanced Facilitator
Training (Blind River)
YOUR MIND IS YOUR GREATEST TECHNOLOGY! Click
here for more information
THIS PROGRAM TEACHES YOU HOW TO USE
IT
TO REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
* Increase your ability to inspire your
clients to succeed
* Improve overall participation and performance
*
Motivate clients to take control of their lives
Online Resources
The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:
The Impact of Welfare State Restructuring on The
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Canada and the US
Building on a previous study in the state of Delaware and a review of
research done in other locations in the US, I recently investigated the impact
of welfare state restructuring on the nonprofit social services sector in two
provinces in Canada, British Columbia and Ontario. Research in the US has shown
that welfare state restructuring has produced unforeseen (and largely negative)
consequences for nonprofit sector capacity and inter-organizational
relationships. Welfare reform has increased the demand for services from the US
nonprofit social services sector.
Manuscript
Click
here for more information
The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World
The value of the non-profit sector has never been clearer. In addition to its
age-old role of providing social goods and services that the market and public
sectors have failed to deliver adequately, the sector is a key player in the new
social policy era. So argues David Hay, Director of CPRN’s Family Network. Hay
says that despite the challenges inherent in funding regimes, reporting
requirements and regulations, the sector is still a major source of social
innovation. Its committed workforce, experience, knowledge, flexibility and
creativity, its entrepreneurial capacity and its holistic approach are its
strengths. Hay suggests that non-profits are well placed to play an increasingly
important part in place-based policies of the future.
Click
here for more information
Summary
of Findings
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