Original Broadcast Date: February 25, 2021
Summary: Join Imagine Canada and regional partners as they discuss findings from their recent, respective surveys of the nonprofit sector in Canada. Highlights from the macro, national perspective (Imagine Canada’s new Sector Monitor report) will be presented alongside provincial survey results, painting a rich picture of our funding landscape, popular adaptive strategies, human resource and capacity issues, where demand for services is increasing, and how the diversity of the sector is being challenged. This session will be presented by Bernadette Johnson, Director of Advocacy and Knowledge Mobilization at Imagine Canada, and will also feature Alison Brewin from Vantage Point and Annika Voltan from the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia.
Resources from this webinar
Download the slide deck
Imagine Canada’s latest Sector Monitor Report
Vantage Point’s Unravelling report and infographic
Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia Research
Volunteer Canada reports on the impacts on volunteerism
CharityVillage Salary & Benefits Report
Check out the session on the Unravelling report at Vantage Point’s BOSS Conference
Read Alison Brewin’s article on mergers
Trust-based philanthropy resources
Take the CharityVillage COVID Pulse Survey on staffing and volunteering
Watch the Recording
About the presenters
Bernadette Johnson, Director of Advocacy and Knowledge Mobilization at Imagine Canada
Bernadette has a Master’s in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership and a Master’s of Arts in Conflict Studies. Her background includes historical research for state-initiated reconciliation projects, post-conflict social enterprise, and several years in nonprofit public policy both within the sector and as a political staffer within the House of Commons.
Alison Brewin, Executive Director at Vantage Point
Alison Brewin is the Executive Director of Vantage Point. She has over 25 years experience with not-for-profit management. Her expertise lies in supporting small and medium-sized not-for-profits to build a shared understanding of effective organizational practices. She serves on the Board of UBC and is Chair of the Governance Committee. Alison joined West Coast LEAF as their Interim Executive Director in 1999. As Legal Director and then Executive Director from 2001 to 2011, she led the organization’s work to advance women’s equality in BC. In that role, she facilitated community consultations and dialogue on complex social issues. Through her business Alison Brewin Consulting, she supported a broad range of organizations including, Vancity Community Foundation, BC Non-Profit Housing Association, Atira Women’s Resource Society, First United Church and many more. Alison designed and teaches “Canadian Approaches to Non-Profit Management” in SFU’s Non-Profit Management Certificate Program.
Annika Voltan, Executive Director at the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia
Annika Voltan is the Executive Director of the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia. She previously was the Executive Director of Inspiring Communities where she worked to help grow the field of systems change through fostering activities related to nesting social change initiatives, evaluation and learning. Annika has experience working across federal and provincial government departments, academia and the business sector. She recently completed a PhD in social entrepreneurship and has research interests in networks and social innovation. Annika has three young children and can be found exploring nature and the local craft beer scene.
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