The reason why I came to Summit is to really
be able to immerse myself
in the world of nonprofits where we actually act
as intermediaries between corporations and
nonprofits.
And we feel that in order to
be able to serve the nonprofit sector
and build capacity at the leadership level we
need to really hear their voices and I'm here
to really connect with all the wonderful people
in the nonprofit sector so we can build a strong
Canada.
We applied to the Summit
to do the session because having worked in the
not for profit space
I really understand some of the challenges that
they face—in terms of operations but also in
terms of
innovation and trying new things and doing new things.
And so our goal here is to help
provide some tools
that they can take back to their offices tomorrow
and hopefully help them solve some of the
challenges that they face effectively and
in a way that engages their people and
contributes to meaningful change.
[French] One of the reasons why organizations join the Standards Program
is to strengthen their capacities in order to bring their operations
and board governance practices up-to-date and to excel in
everything they do. Of course, another reason is to
be able to demonstrate to their donors and all their supporters
that they earn their trust through the Standards Program Trustmark.
My favourite part of the day has been getting to
sit in on the discussions about
the Standards and just sharing different
perspectives from
different organizations of all levels and it's
been very constructive, very informative
feedback. So it's been great.
I'm most excited to hear the ideas that come out
from convening this group of folks and giving
them the
opportunity to just think and converse and be able
to pick up on some of those key
opportunity areas and take that back to my
team.
I think as a small organization. There's lots
to be learned and I think the best way to learn
is from other professionals in the sector
working for charity is an honour and
we definitely think that it has a lot to do with
passion for people. So having that in mind and in
common I think that learning about the code of
ethics and the keys in transparency
are really beneficial for us.
We've had some great discussions at our table as we've
reviewed the Standards and the proposed new
Standards. And
just learning
from each other, I think has been the most
effective part of our time together.
And this is a great opportunity just to
to come and learn.