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Election Town Hall

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 9/19/2011 12:00:00 AM
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: YWCA Board Room
Address: 151 Frederick St, Kitchener

This event will be an “Open Mike” session where, after a brief Presentation by the Y, followed by some opening remarks from the Candidates, the audience will be encouraged to participate by asking questions. The event will be moderated. The Y Town Hall is a non-partisan event. Local MPP and Candidates from all political parties have been invited to participate.

The Y is seeking to promote healthy dialogue on a number of issues facing local communities across Ontario by focusing on three key priorities:

1.    Promoting Wellness and Preventing Chronic Disease
2.    Strengthening early learning and care
3.    Supporting youth achievement.

The YMCA - YWCA of Guelph hopes that you will take the opportunity participate the Town Hall and take the opportunity to meet your local MPP and Candidates and to gauge their commitment to helping the YMCA and build strong communities in Ontario.

Neighbours, Friends, and Family

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 8/25/2011 12:00:00 AM
Time: 9:30am or 5:30pm
Location: Immigrant Services
Address: 926 Paisley Rd, Guelph

Neighbours, Friends and Families is a campaign to raise awareness of THE SIGNS OF WOMAN ABUSE. Come and learn how you can help stop it.

When: August 25th

Morning: 9:30-12:30 or Evening: 5:30-8:30

Where: 926 Paisley Road, Units 4 & 5

Space is limited, so sign up early. Call 519-836-2222 to register.

Childcare available. Light lunch and dinner provided.

Community Garage Sale

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 6/18/2011 12:00:00 AM
Time: 7:00am-1:00pm
Location: Bracelet of Hope
Address: 311 Woolwich St, Guelph

Join Bracelet of Hope for a Community Garage Sale on Saturday June 18, 2011. Baked goods, a quilt raffle, and handmade crafts will also be available. All money raised from the sale of donated items goes directly to support Bracelet of Hope.

The Forest Talks

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 6/16/2010 12:00:00 AM
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Ignatus Jesuit Centre
Address: 5420 Hwy 6 North, Guelph

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Accessibility Standards for Customer Service

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 1/12/2010 12:00:00 AM
Time: 9:00am-12:30pm
Location: The Guelph Turfgrass Institute
Address: 328 Victoria Road South, R.R.#2

Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).

New Customer Service standards have been implemented under the new law for Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).

Nonprofit organizations and charities must develop policies, procedures and processes that support the delivery of accessible customer service. Further they must train their staff, volunteers and people responsible for developing the organizations' policies, practices and procedures in the provision of accessible customer service.

Understand the legislated requirements
Understand the responsibilities or organizations and how to comply
Participate in excercises and discussions that facilitate learning about this important legislation
Know what is expected for compliance and reporting
Plan next steps

Facilitatators:

Edie Forsyth - Coordinator for the Community Access Program (CAP) for Industry Canada

Sarah White - previously the Accessibility Coordinator for the Regional Municipality of Durham Region

This workshop is recommended for directors, senior managers, board members and others that need to understand their responsibilities with regard to the AODA and the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service.

This workshop is a partnership of the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington and Trellis Mental Health and Developmental Services

Tuesday, January 12th; Registration: 8:30am; Workshop 9am – 12:30pm
The Guelph Turfgrass (Conference Room)
328 Victoria Road South, R.R. #2 Guelph

Introduction to Risk Management for Nonprofits and Charities:

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 11/12/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 9:00am-12:30pm
Location: The Guelph Turfgrass Institute
Address: 328 Victoria Road South, R.R.#2

Introduction to Risk Management for Nonprofits and Charities: How to Motivate Your Leaders and Get Started

Risk is normal - losing sleep is not. Join the experts at Imagine Canada's insurance and Liability Resource Centre for this very popular workshop on how to motivate your Board, staff and volunteers to manage risk. Topics covered include: important legal concepts, using free experts, creating a risk management task force and how to find and map your key risks.

Governing for What Matters

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 10/14/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre
Address: 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph

Governing for What Matters

Jane Garthson founder of, the Garthson Leadership Centre in Toronto, is dedicated to strengthening community benefit organizations through enhanced leadership and ethics. Join us for this new approach to strategic planning that inspires people to work together, creates more of the change you want for your community, enables better and consistent board decisions and increases the board's comfort level in delegating to the Executive Director. This new approach will lead to greater organizational accountability, freeing staff to be more responsive to community change. While all leaders of community benefit organizations are welcome to attend, we encourage Executive Directors to bring at least one key board member with them. This is a not-to-be-missed event!

Guelph CHC Volunteer Orientation Session

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 10/14/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Guelph Community Health Centre
Address: 176 Wyndham Street N., Guelph

Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator for more information about joining our Volunteer Program. We would be glad to meet with you and discuss available opportunities as well as any ideas that you may have.

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Diversity Matters

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 4/8/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre
Address: 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph

Diversity Matters: How to Diversify your Board Membership

More and more nonprofits are being asked to seek greater diversity on their boards. What does this mean for governance and how can nonprofits more effectively tap into volunteers and board members from diverse communities?

In this lunch & learn session, participants will get tools and ideas on how to create more inclusive governance practices.

This workshop is funded by the Dr. Jagjit S. Gadhoke Volunteer Development and Training Fund at The Guelph Community Foundation. Dr. Gadhoke has a vision to strengthen the development and training of volunteers and a particular interest in assisting new Canadians who are interested in volunteering. His fund supports an annual workshop on topics related to creating, maintaining and celebrating a diverse volunteer program.

Facilitated by: Sangeeta Subramanian, The Maytree Foundation
Sangeeta’s been managing DiverseCity onBoard since 2006. She has degrees from the University of Madras, the Indian Institute of Management, and the Schulich School Business. Sangeeta spent 12 years in community and organizational development roles in the non-profit sector before joining Maytree. For more information on DiverseCity onBoard or the Maytree Foundation, visit: http://www.maytree.com/integration/diversecity-onboard

LUNCH IS PROVIDED

Participants said:

"I learned new things, came away with new ideas, questions"

"A diverse board requires much more than recruitment; a whole new approach, mind set, model is needed"

"I want to learn more about engaging and what other organizations do in this area"

Advanced Proposal Writing

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 3/31/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 1:00-4:00PM
Location: Victoria Road Recreation Centre
Address: 151 Victoria Road North

Proposal Writing for Success

This two part series is a must attend for those looking to secure funds for their organization and/or programming. Back by popular demand, Margaret Turner will conduct an introductory workshop on proposal writing, followed by a second half-day workshop on advanced proposal writing. The workshops are intended to be taken together.

Enrollment is limited, so register now!

Introduction to Proposal Writing - March 10th; 2009; 1-4pm

Advanced Proposal Writing - March 31st, 2009; 1-4pm

Introduction to Proposal Writing

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 3/10/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 1:00-4:00pm
Location: Guelph Youth Music Centre
Address: 75 Cardigan Street, Guelph

Proposal Writing for Success

Enrollment is limited, so register now!

Introduction to Proposal Writing - March 10th; 2009; 1-4pm

Advanced Proposal Writing - March 31st, 2009; 1-4pm

Involving Group Volunteers

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 2/10/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 9:30 - 11:30am
Location: Victoria Road Recreation Centre
Address: 151 Victoria Road North

Involving Group Volunteers

From enhanced public profile to expanded services, involving groups of volunteers in your organization can help build support for the mission. However, it can be a challenge to accommodate a group of volunteers, given time and material constraints. This workshop, for Volunteer Managers, will share best practices so that your organization can get the most out of group volunteer activities. This one hour presentation will be followed by a panel discussion. Panelists include:

Rob Johnson from the County of Wellington,
Allison Bridgman from the University of Guelph and
Karen Calzonetti from Playsense.

Participants said:

“Great ideas going forward, how to break down specific tasks, etc.”

“Wow, I learned some useful tools and perspectives – still lots tolearn!”

“New opportunities for groups of volunteers”

“The importance of recognizing the needs of the volunteer”

Involving Group Volunteers PowerPoint Presentation
Click here for a selection of resources on Involving Group Volunteers

Older Canadians and the Voluntary Sector

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 1/22/2009 12:00:00 AM
Time: 1 - 4PM
Location: West End Recreation Centre
Address: 21 Imperial Road South

Older Canadians and the Voluntary Sector

Imagine Canada will host an online presentation on giving and volunteering trends among Older Canadians based on the most recent research from the Canadian Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating. The presentation will cover levels of support offered by older Canadians as well as the types of volunteer activities they are likely to engage in, the types of organizations they support and their motivations and barriers to participating. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion on how to apply the survey information to our recruitment and involvement of older volunteers.

Panellists include

Wendy Kornelsen from the Evergreen Seniors Centre, Katherine Johnson from the Distress Centre Wellington/Dufferin and
Maryanne Wilford from Seniors Offering Support.

Participants said:

‘Panel discussion provided a valuable exchange of ideas and information’

‘’Overall, it was an interesting communication experience.’.

Fact Sheet – Giving and Volunteering of Seniors (2004 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating)

Click here for a selection of resources on Older Canadians and the Voluntary Sector available from the Imagine Canada – John Hodgson Library. All the resources on this list are available in the Volunteer Centre resource library and/or are free to download from Imagine Canada's Non-Profit Library Commons

Building Corporate Partnerships

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Date: 1/16/2008 12:00:00 AM
Time: 1:00 - 4:00pm
Location: Canadian Mental Health Association, Orchard Park
Address: 5420 Hwy 6 N, RR 5 , Guelph

Canadian businesses are significant supporters of charitable and nonprofit organizations. How can your organization benefit from this growing trend? Find out more about community investment practices and how successful partnerships can help your organization meet its goals.

This panel presentation is brought to you by Imagine Canada in partnership with the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington. It will be facilitated by Mike Meadows of Imagine Canada.

The Building Corporate Partnership Workshop held at the Canadian Mental Health Association board room on January 16th was an outstanding success. Facilitated by Mike Meadows, Senior Manager of Imagine Canada’s Corporate Citizenship program, the session covered how community organizations can work with Canadian business to build successful partnerships that will help them meet their organizational goals. The presentation was followed by a panel presentation of local community leaders including representation from the Meridian Credit Union, The Co-operators and MacMillan Marketing Group.

Participants said,

‘I left the workshop thinking, I had new, specific and practical information and insights’.
‘Wow…covered a greater deal of material and strategies than I ever could have imagined’

Click here for a selection of resources on corporate citizenship, partnerships and employer-supported volunteerism available from the Imagine Canada – John Hodgson Library. All the resources on this list are available in the Volunteer Centre resource library and/or are free to download from Imagine Canada's Non-Profit Library Commons.

Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington Follow Up on Events and Workshops RSS Feed

Election Town Hall

Neighbours, Friends, and Family

Community Garage Sale

The Forest Talks

Accessibility Standards for Customer Service

Accessibility Standards for Customer Service Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).

New Customer Service standards have been implemented under the new law for Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).

Introduction to Risk Management for Nonprofits and Charities:

Governing for What Matters

Guelph CHC Volunteer Orientation Session

Diversity Matters

Diversity Matters: How to Diversify your Board Membership

Advanced Proposal Writing

Proposal Writing for Success

Introduction to Proposal Writing

Proposal Writing for Success

Involving Group Volunteers

Involving Group Volunteers

Older Canadians and the Voluntary Sector

Older Canadians and the Voluntary Sector

Building Corporate Partnerships

Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities (AODA).