March 2022
BEING+
'BEING+' is an online exhibition curated by Abisola Oni with the mentorship of Flavio Belli The exhibition explores the nexus between the experience of the individual and the objective social and cultural forces that bind this experience. Simone De Beauvoir recognizes the ambiguity of the human experience which suggests we are both subjects who act, and objects who are acted upon, constrained by our physical limits, social barriers, and the political powers of others (The Ethics of Ambiguity, pp.7-34).…
Find out more »April 2022
WorkBC Vancouver Northeast – Mastercard Women in Tech Virtual Hiring Event
WorkBC Vancouver Northeast is pleased to host an online hiring event with Mastercard! At Mastercard, we believe in creating limitless possibilities for everyone. We strive for diversity of thought, background, experiences and abilities – creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can unlock their potential. WorkBC Vancouver Northeast is proud to partner with Mastercard for an exciting Women in Tech virtual hiring event! You will get the chance to learn more about the company and their current opportunities, including Java Development,…
Find out more »Wellness Wednesday Caregiver Support Group
Caregiving can be hard, but you don't have to go through it alone... Come join us for a free virtual bi-weekly support group for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. Topic: Finding Your Network of Support Wednesday, March 9th | 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Advanced Care Planning Wednesday, March 23rd | 2:00pm-3:30pm
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: Parkinson’s Disease & Caregiving
Come join Donna Greening from Parkinson Canada to learn more about Parkinson's disease and caregiving. Learn about motor symptoms; non-motor symptoms, self-management tips, taking charge, caregiving strategies and more. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca.
Find out more »May 2022
52 Weeks of Mindfulness
A free weekly mindfulness group that focuses on your wellbeing and teaches you the tools & practices needed to lower anxiety and boost memory & focus. Classes occur on Mondays from 3:00-4:00pm. Drop-in for a specific session or attend weekly. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. (Virtual program) Mantras - Monday, May 2nd Body Scan Meditation - Monday, May 9th at 3:30pm Visualization Meditation - Monday, May 16th Loving-Kindness Meditation - Monday,…
Find out more »Wellness Wednesday Caregiver Support Group
Come join us for a free bi-weekly support group for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. (Virtual Program). Topic: Caregiver Guilt Wednesday, May 4th | 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Protecting Your Peace Wednesday, May 18th | 2:00pm-3:30pm
Find out more »Free communications support in May!
I am a Corporate Communications strategist and am offering free 45-minute consultations on Fridays during the month of May. It is my humble way of giving back. If you are a registered Canadian charitable organization in need of help with your internal or external communications, book your free English or French consultation, on the Friday of your choice, at https://dcommunications.ca/free-charity-consult/ You can learn more about my experience and skills at https://www.linkedin.com/in/danieledufour/ Please feel free to share this message with other…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: Active Engagement – Engaging Your Loved One at Home
Topic: "Active Engagement Engaging Your Loved One at Home" Learn how you can provide meaningful and stimulating activities for your loved one at home! We'll be discussing Teepa Snow's 'Positive Approach to Care'; strategies to promote independence, product resources and more! Registration is required. Please contact Renate Fries at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.fries@von.ca. (Virtual program). Friday, May 20th | 12:00pm-1:00pm
Find out more »WWF-Canada’s 50/50 Lottery BC
A win/win for you and nature Play WWF-Canada’s 50/50 Lottery in British Columbia for a chance to win big and help whales thrive. Jackpot starts at $10,000, winner takes half! Ticket purchase deadline: June 29 at 11:59 p.m. Play Now
Find out more »June 2022
VON: Wellness Wednesday Caregiver Support Group
Free bi-weekly support group for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences, learn coping strategies and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Topic: Learning to Let Go Wednesday, June 1st | 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Nurturing a Healthy Mindset Wednesday, June 15th | 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Protecting Your Peace Wednesday, June 29th | 2:00pm-3:30pm
Find out more »VON: 52 Weeks of Mindfulness
Free weekly mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, and boost memory & focus. Classes occur Mondays at 3:00pm. Drop-in for a specific session or attend weekly. Registration is required. Monday, June 6th - Sense Meditation: Hear Monday, June 13th - Sense Meditation: Smell Monday, June 20th - Chair Yoga & Guided Meditation Monday, June 27th - Sense Meditation: Touch
Find out more »VON: Caregiver Education Series
Caregiving can be rewarding, but it can also have challenges along the way. Come join us for a free caregiver education series where you'll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Thursday, June 9th 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, June 14th 10:30am-12:00pm Session 2: Regaining Control & Building Resilience Thursday, June 16th 2:00pm-3:30pm Tuesday, June 21st 10:30am-12:00pm Session 3: Navigating Community Resources…
Find out more »Engage Your Collaborators with Data Parties
You've been tasked with doing an evaluation, research project, or collecting data for your nonprofit program, and have analysed the data. Your next task is to write a final report...or is it? What about hosting a data party? Data parties are a participatory session where you sit down with your partners, collaborators, and other stakeholders to collaboratively and equitably explore and interpret the initial results. Data parties are an important but often underutilized activity for promoting the uptake of evaluation…
Find out more »VON: Lunch & Learn Seminar: Stroke & Aphasia 101
June is Stroke Awareness Month! Topic: "Stroke & Aphasia 101" Come join Emilia Leslie, MSW, RSW from VON Stroke Services for an in-depth discussion about stroke, types of aphasia, communication strategies, resources and more. Registration is required. Friday, June 24th 12:00pm-1:00pm
Find out more »July 2022
Mindful Monday
Free weekly mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, boost memory, and focus. Classes occur Mondays at 3:00 pm. Join weekly or drop in for a specific session. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408. July 4th - Sense Meditation: Touch July 11th - Sense Meditation: Taste July 18th - Chair Yoga & Meditation July 25th - Conscious Relaxation Meditation
Find out more »Caregiver Education Series
Join us for a free caregiver education series where you'll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. (Virtual & in-person) Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, July 12th, 2022 | 10:30am-12:00pm (Turner Park Library, Hamilton) Thursday, July 14th, 2022 | 6:00pm-7:30pm (Virtual) Session 2: Regaining Control & Building Resilience Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 | 10:30am-12:00pm (Turner Park Library, Hamilton) Thursday, July 21st, 2022 |…
Find out more »Caregiver Support Groups
Free support groups for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences, learn coping strategies and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408. (Virtual & in-person) MORNINGS (in-person) 2nd Friday of the month 10:30am-12:00pm Where: The VON Adult Day Centre 400 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton, ON Topic: Identifying as a caregiver Friday, July 8th, 2022 AFTERNOONS (virtual) Biweekly on Wednesdays 2:00pm-3:30pm Topic: Working Through Caregiver Anger…
Find out more »Learn How to Buy a Business in Canada!
Register: https://thebizex.com/blog/buy-business-canada About this event: Are you thinking about buying a business? Don’t know where to begin? Attend the Business Exchange Virtual Event and in 1.5 hours you will learn the ins and outs of how to buy a business in Canada. On July 20th learn from our expert panel on where to find businesses for sale, how to get business financing, legal and financial considerations, benefits of using a business broker and is franchising right for…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: Active Engagement – Engaging Your Loved One at Home
Come join VON Hamilton to learn more on how to keep your loved ones engaged at home! Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408. (Virtual) Learn more about: - Providing meaningful and stimulating activities at home - Teepa Snow's 'Positive Approach to Care' - Strategies to promote independence & success - Dementia products & resources
Find out more »August 2022
With HeART Fundraiser In Support Of AIDS Committee Of Toronto
Artists Amanda Pistillo and Angela Gagliardi are deeply honored to donate their artwork to the With HeART Fundraiser in support of the wonderful AIDS Committee of Toronto! From August 1st-20th 2022, 100% of proceeds from all artwork sold is going directly to AIDS Committee of Toronto. ACT is building a healthy community where everyone with HIV is treated with love, dignity and the respect that they deserve. Community fundraising is a supportive foundation for many of ACT's essential programs which help people living with HIV and provide…
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: “Making Change Work for You”
There’s no denying that change is hard, but we all have the ability to accept change for what it is: an opportunity that can be a fresh start – we just have to treat it as one. In this workshop, Jane Enright, author of Butter Side Up: How I Survived My Most Terrible Year & Created My Super Awesome Life teaches us how to look at change positively, inspires us to look for what makes us happy, and helps us…
Find out more »Mindful Mondays with VON
Free weekly mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, boost memory & focus. Classes occur Mondays at 3:00pm. Drop-in for a specific session or attend weekly. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca August 8th - Mental Noting Meditation August 15th - Chair Yoga & Guided Meditation
Find out more »September 2022
Caregiver Education Series “From Stress to Strength”
A free caregiver education series where you'll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Tuesday, Sept. 13th, 2022 10:30am-12:00pm - Online Thursday, Sept. 15th, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm - 400 Victoria Ave N, Hamilton Session 2: Regaining Control & Building Resilience Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2022 10:30am-12:00pm - Online Thursday, Sept. 22nd,…
Find out more »Caregiver Support Groups
Free support groups for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences, learn coping strategies and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. (Online & in-person). Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Mornings: When: Thursday, Sept. 8th, 2022 | 10:30am-12:00pm Where: 400 Victoria Ave N., Hamilton, ON Afternoons: When: Wednesday, Sept. 14th, 2022 | 2:00pm-3:30pm Wednesday, Sept. 28th, 2022 | 2:00pm-3:30pm Where: Online
Find out more »LIBRO SOCIAL ENTERPRISE INCUBATOR – FALL 2022
Are you starting a new social enterprise or embedding social purpose into an existing organization? Sponsored by Libro Credit Union, our Social Enterprise Incubator program gives you the opportunity to learn from Pillar Nonprofit Network Social Enterprise staff and other social entrepreneurs as you develop a sustainable model for your social enterprise. Do you have a social-purpose business idea you want to turn into a reality? The Libro Social Enterprise Incubator offers a cohort-based learning experience to develop and refine…
Find out more »Mindful Mondays
A free mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, boost memory & focus. Classes occur on Mondays at 3:00pm. Registration is required. Monday, Sept. 19th, 2022 - Chair Yoga & Guided Meditation Monday, Sept. 26th, 2022 - RAIN Meditation
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: “Responsive Behaviours & How to Manage Them”
Join us for a free seminar with the Alzheimer Society of Hamilton! Learn how to identify your loved ones needs and respond to difficult behaviours. This seminar is online. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Learn more about: Understanding the changing brain The A's of Dementia Adapting to changes - finding new ways to do "old" things
Find out more »October 2022
Mindful Mondays
A free mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, boost memory & focus. Classes occur on Mondays from 3:00pm-4:00pm. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Monday, October 3rd, 2022 - Introduction to Chakras Monday, October 17th, 2022 - Chair Yoga & Guided Meditation Monday, October 31st, 2022 - Root Chakras
Find out more »Caregiver Education Series “From Stress to Strength”
A free caregiver education series where you'll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, October 4th, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm Session 2: Regaining Control & Building Resilience Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm Session 3: Navigating Community Resources Tuesday, October 25th, 2022 2:00-3:30pm
Find out more »Caregiver Support Groups
Free support groups for anyone in a caregiving role. Meet others going through similar experiences, learn coping strategies and share your thoughts in a safe space. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Mornings: When: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 | 10:30am-12:00pm Where: 400 Victoria Ave N., Hamilton, ON Afternoons: When: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 | 2:00pm-3:30pm Wednesday, October 26th, 2022 | 2:00pm-3:30pm Where: Online
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: “End of Life Doulas – Integral Members of the Circle of Care”
"End of Life Doulas: Integral Members of the Circle of Care" Sue Phillips, a Critical Illness/End of Life Doula has been supporting people who are dealing with critical illness or approaching death since 2019. Sue believes that the end of life deserves as much beauty, care, and respect as the beginning. Come join us for a free seminar with Sue as we learn more about the role of end-of-life doulas and how they can support caregivers through companioning, respite and…
Find out more »November 2022
Mindful Mondays with VON
A free mindfulness group that focuses on your well-being and guides you through practices to lower anxiety, boost memory & focus. Classes occur on Mondays from 3:00pm-4:00pm. Registration is required. (Online). Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Monday, November 7th, 2022 - Sacral Chakra Monday, November 14th, 2022 - Solar Plexus Chakra Monday, November 21st, 2022 - Chair Yoga & Meditation Monday, November 28th, 2022 - Heart Chakra
Find out more »Caregiver Education Series “From Stress to Strength”
A free caregiver education series where you'll learn strategies and find resources to take care of yourself so you can continue caring for others. Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 408 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca. Session 1: Caregiver Stress & Finding Self-Care Strategies Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm Session 2: Regaining Control & Building Resilience Tuesday, November 22nd, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm Session 3: Navigating Community Resources Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 2:00pm-3:30pm
Find out more »Lunch & Learn Seminar: Maintaining Safety & Independence at Home
Come join VON's 'Safety at Home' coordinator, Alex Townsend, to learn tips and strategies on how you can make your home safer by reducing the risk of falls and injuries at home. Learn more about: - Receiving a free home assessment from the Safety at Home program - Practical strategies to reduce risk of falls & injuries - Essential parts and equipment installation for your home Registration is required. Please contact Renate Ahapov at 905-523-1055 x 4o8 or email renate.ahapov@von.ca.
Find out more »With HeART Fundraiser In Support Of Safe Transitions
Give the gift that gives back! Beginning November 29th, join @WithHeARTfundraiser and @safetransitions_co as we help to support women and children move out of shelters and into their own home. 100% of the proceeds from the sales of Audrey Hepburn artwork by Amanda Pistillo of @amandapistillodesigns will go directly to Safe Transitions. This beautiful organization was founded by Joanna MacDonald who "established Safe Transitions in 2020 out of the urgent need for relief from over-run shelters. This not-for-profit exists to help women and…
Find out more »WorkBC VNE – posAbilities Virtual Hiring Event
posAbilities provides a broad range of services to persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Our team of approximately 600 employees includes community and residential support workers, community connectors, employment specialists, behaviour consultants, other professionals and a network of shared living contractors. We currently serve more than 1,200 children and adults in Metro Vancouver and other parts of BC. WorkBC Vancouver Northeast is proud to partner with posAbilities for an exciting virtual hiring event! You will get the chance to…
Find out more »April 2023
NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP WEBINAR SERIES WITH MIKHAEL BORNSTEIN
Cost: $100 for Full Series Dates: April 4, 11, 18, 25 and May 2 The Nonprofit Leadership Webinar Series with Mikhael Bornstein will include five 60-minute webinars. Each webinar will last 60 minutes including both presentation and questions and answers. After each webinar, participants will receive a workbook and self-assessment to help them better understand their strengths and how they can grow as nonprofit leaders. Five topics will be covered in the series: Authentic Leadership for Nonprofit Leaders Transformational Leadership…
Find out more »May 2023
OLD PROBLEMS, (AGE) OLD SOLUTIONS: WHAT INDIGENOUS INNOVATION CAN TEACH US ALL
At the 2015 Indigenous Innovation Summit Senator Murray Sinclair said: “Innovation isn’t always about creating new things. Innovation sometimes involves looking back to our old ways and bringing them forward to this new situation.” Hear from Sara Wolfe, Director of the Indigenous Innovation Initiative, in conversation with other leaders on how to foster innovation and how initiatives, based on thousands of years of ancestral knowledge and practices, address wellbeing for people and the planet. The conversation will focus on spaces…
Find out more »June 2023
Effective Board Support for Executive Assistants
Capacity Canada presents: Effective Board Support for Executive Assistants. The workshop is being lead by Board Governance expert, Marion Thomson Howell with Andrew Jardine, Chief Financial Officer of the Roman Catholic Diocese of London. This two session online workshop is being held on the following dates: Monday, June 19, 2023 – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET Wednesday, June 21, 2023 – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET You will learn the following: Governance basics that board assistants need to…
Find out more »Public Health 2023 / Santé publique 2023
Public Health 2023 is the national conference where public health professionals, researchers, policy-makers, academics, students and trainees come together to strengthen efforts to improve health and well-being, to share the latest research and information, to promote best practices and to advocate for public health issues and policies grounded in research. Santé publique 2023 est la conférence nationale où les professionnels, les chercheurs, les responsables des politiques, les universitaires, les étudiants et les stagiaires de la santé publique se rassemblent pour…
Find out more »September 2023
CANConnect Diversity Micro-grants for Youths in Canada
GLOCAL Foundation of Canada (www.glocalfoundation.ca) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization striving to empower residents in Canada to integrate a solid, creative domestic engagement with a nuanced global understanding in politics, business, academics, and philanthropy. Funded in part by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), GLOCAL Foundation of Canada is thrilled to announce our exciting youth program: CANConnect Diversity Micro-grants for Youths in Canada These grants provide opportunities for youths in Canada to design and produce research, short videos, or…
Find out more »December 2023
Ignite Change Now! Global Human Rights Convention
SUBJECT: Edmonton NPO to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) with a Global Convention! Dear Friends, The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC) and trusted partners will host the Ignite Change 2023 Global Convention, the largest celebration for the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Ignite Change promises to be a historical gathering of civil society, academics and decision makers from across the globe to reaffirm their commitment to…
Find out more »March 2024
Do I need A Vulnerable Sector Check?
We're thrilled to announce the return of our Volunteer Screening Program (VSP) webinette scheduled for Wednesday, March 6th! Join us for a short 30-minute session packed with useful information. We'll cover all you need to know about Vulnerable Sector Checks (VSCs) and share good practices for screening volunteers. Don't miss this quick and easy session on requesting VSCs for volunteers. Register today! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sc-yqpj8rH9OwhahdV7nM2LYkrkZWvmyN
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