OverviewAs companies move into the new year, it is a time to reflect on the past, evaluate programming and priorities, and move forward with new approaches to employee engagement that create benefit for pandemic-affected communities, internal stakeholders, and the broader sector. Vast shifts brought on by COVID-19 in the private and non-profit sector, require companies […]
Continue ReadingWorld Café – Challenging the Corporate/Non-Profit Partnership Status Quo
How can companies be better partners to non-profits? This is one of the themes regularly discussed by the companies of Volunteer Canada’s Corporate Community Engagement Council (CCEC). Building on Spring discussions, including the June Gathering with non-profits, CCEC reps participated in a World Café-style workshop to dig deeper on three areas of identified tension in […]
Continue ReadingRules of Engagement: the blending of participants, volunteers, and staff members
Not everyone thinks they need help and not everyone wants to acknowledge the fact, even if they realize they do. In a recent Volunteer Canada webinar, Paige Bromby of Guelph’s 10C Creating Space for Change, addressed a key point: people tend to be more engaged if they feel they are helping others, rather than just […]
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