Community Dispatch

Vol. 10, #4 – Chairman’s Roundtable On The Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector: Part 1

March 2006 The previous three Community Dispatches have focused on information that contributes to a better understanding of the nonprofit and voluntary sector - what is the sector's contribution to the economy, how does the sector raise community awareness of its...

Vol. 12, #6 – Revising the Ontario Corporations Act: Part 3 of 3 – Membership and Corporate Finance

May 2008 The Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services is conducting consultations regarding reform of the Ontario Corporations Act, the legislation that governs the creation, governance, and dissolution of Ontario not-for-profit corporations. In Part 1 of...

Vol. 2, #5 – The Voluntary Sector – The Funding Challenge

May 1998 Decreasing Funding The previous Community Dispatch: The Voluntary Sector - Sustaining a Civil Society (Vol. 2. No. 4) identified the serious funding challenge facing the voluntary sector. Apart from religious organizations, the voluntary sector has relied on...

Vol. 5, #6 – Access To Capital: Issues For Micro-Entrepreneurs in Halton – A Discussion Paper

August 2001 Introduction Access To Capital: Issues For Micro-Entrepreneurs in Halton is a discussion paper of the Halton Social Planning Council that provides information on the issues of access to capital for micro-entrepreneurs. The Halton Social Planning Council's...

Vol. 8, #7 – Canada Votes 2004 – Accessibility and Inclusion

May 2004 Participatory Democracy A HEALTHY DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM is more than just the integrity and choices of our elected leaders. At Community Development Halton, we believe that our democracy functions best when citizens continually engage with elected representatives...

Vol. 10, #5 – Chairman’s Roundtable On The Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector: Part 2

April 2006 This Community Dispatch recognizes Volunteer Week 2006 by sharing insights about volunteering flowing from the volunteer dialogues conducted by the Chairman's Roundtable on the Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector. The Roundtable was described fully in the...

Vol. 13, #1 – Community Conversation on the Government of Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

September 2008 I am pleased to share in this Community Dispatch highlights from the June 27, 2008, Community Conversation on the Government of Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy with Oakville MPP, Kevin Flynn. Citizens across the province have concluded that poverty...

Vol. 2, #6 – Halton Violence Prevention Council

July 1998 As a member of the Halton Violence Prevention Council, the Halton Social Planning Council believes it is important to make our community aware of the complexities surrounding issues of violence as it affects all individuals living in Halton. For these...

Vol. 6, #1 – The Voluntary Sector and Volunteers: Building Our Future Together

December 2001 December 2001 marks the closure of International Year of Volunteers. There has been much to celebrate. The well being of our communities is a demonstration of the thousands of hours of volunteer time invested in others. December 5th is Resolve To Be...

Vol. 8, #8 – Canada Votes 2004 – Cities and Social Infrastructure

June 2004 Community Development Halton wishes to acknowledge the Social Planning and Research Council of British Columbia, SPARC BC, for the development of the materials in Canada Votes 2004. Community Development Halton has made changes to this material in order to...