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From the Editor's Desk

This week in Village Vibes we focus on philanthropy - most notably the new and growing trend toward mobile giving and how this helped raise money for the people of Haiti. This week's issue also focuses on volunteerism, including a collection of stories written by volunteers from around the world and a website where volunteer managers can share information and resources. In our research section, you'll find articles on working with youth volunteers as well as key questions for stronger communication. Finally, Tim Rutledge writes about employee engagement in Human Resources Q&A.

Cover Story

After the recent earthquake that devastated Haiti, Canadians stepped up immediately to support relief efforts and organizations across the country found themselves flooded with donations. For a few Canadian charities, the disaster relief campaign also became an experiment in a new form of charitable giving. Find out how mobile giving is growing Canada, and how it became an important tool to raise money for Haitian earthquake relief, in this week's cover story. [Read more...]

Human Resources Q & A

Each month, veteran human resources consultant Tim Rutledge answers your questions about recruitment, employee retention, and all topics related to human resources management. This month, he explains why employee engagement levels have remained the same for the past five years. [Read more...]

Newsbytes

Variety Club telethon raises $7.4 million for kids in BC
UNICEF set to close three Canadian offices
Apply for a leadership renewal grant through the Metcalf Foundation
Read a new Canadian report on nonprofit websites
Trust a key factor in influencing donor behaviour
Arctic Voices Fellowships seeking applications from northern residents
Summer jobs program helps nonprofits hire students
Pfizer donates $1.25 million to Montreal hospital
Report charges BC with failing to meet women's rights standards
Participate in a nonprofit social networking survey
University fundraising in US sees sharp drop in 2009
[Read more...]

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Research and How-to Library

We've added Working with YOUTH, in which Donna Lockhart discusses strategies for keeping highschool volunteers beyond their 40-hour graduation requirement. [Read more...]

We've added Help Yourself: Seven questions can clarify communications strategies, in which Corinne LaBossiere outlines seven key questions that can help pinpoint your communications needs for the coming year. [Read more...]

Online Resources

We've added Our Shared Resources, a free service where volunteer managers are able to add useful resources so that others in the field will be able to access them. Resources can be downloadable tools, templates, how-to articles, and more. [Read more...]

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Nonprofit Neighbourhood

Stepping Stones (Local: Vancouver, BC)
Stepping Stones is a nonprofit program committed to providing hope for parenting youth in the Surrey area. The majority of these young people (some as young as 12) have come from troubled and unsupportive homes. They have nowhere to turn as they encounter a future full of overwhelming odds and challenges.

Further Education Society (FESA) (Local: Calgary, AB)
Further Education Society’s vision is to pave the way for lifelong learning opportunities for every person in Canada. FESA has four arms of work: research and curriculum development, training, community outreach and development, and free family literacy programming.

Sierra Leone - Canadian Children’s Aid Society (International: Toronto, ON)
A humanitarian and developmental organization founded by a group of social workers and child and youth care workers from Sierra Leone and Canada, this society works to address the needs of children in Sierra Leone from early childhood through to adolescence.

Latitude 53 (Local: Edmonton, AB)
Founded in 1973 by a collective of Edmonton artists, Latitude 53 is a not-for-profit, artist-run centre. They provide a non-coercive environment to assure the freedom of the artist and give the public access to new art forms. They support the research and development of new artistic practices and concepts and encourage experimentation by artists through diverse programming.

Grand-Parenting Again Canada (Regional: St. Catharines, ON)
Grand-Parenting Again Canada (also known as GPAC) is a not-for-profit support group for grandparents and extended family members raising related children (grandchildren, nieces/nephews, etc). Founded in St. Catherines in 2000, GPAC was created by grandparents to help meet the needs of the community and services many families each year.

Sources of Funding

We've added Bradford West Gwillimbury & District Community Foundation, which assists philanthropic citizens in establishing endowment funds and then invests charitable gifts into a pooled income-earning fund. The foundation identifies areas of need in the community and provides support to donors to help ensure that grants from fund earnings will have a significant impact on the community and its residents. [Read more...]

Free Publication

We've added Ripples of Difference, a collection of unique and powerful stories written by volunteers from around the world. From refugee camps in Africa to orphanages in Asia, read about how volunteers are touching the lives of others and making a difference - a ripple of difference. [Read more...]

Professional Associations

We've added the Paramedic Society of Canada, a national organization of prehospital regulators that exists to promote quality and professional patient care through working relationships among organizations with similar interests. PAC represents practitioner regulators on a national level. [Read more...]

Upcoming Events

Being Good at Doing Good: Safeguarding Yourself and Your Charity in a Complex World
Dates: February 22nd - 23rd, 2010
Location: Toronto Board of Trade, 100 King Street West
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Be sure to check out all the professional development events happening in your area.

The Career Centre

For new jobs, every single business day, visit the Career Centre at Charity Village. We've posted more than 87,000 positions in the sector and you can find all of the current ones here. [Read more...]

Marketplace at CharityVillage

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