Table of Contents:
1) Not-for-Profit Feedback Wanted
- workshops choices
2) The next Social Planning
Council Meeting - Mon Feb 25th 11:30 am
3) CTC & Positive Action: Word of the Week
4) Register Now! What WORKS: Designing Employment Solutions - Feb 26th
5) Regional Workshops - Free
to not-for-profits & businesses affected by the 2017 wildfires
6) Local CCACS Grants - Applications being accepted
7) Call for Performers -
deadline Mar 2, 2019
8) Anime
Club Open House - Boys & Girl Club Feb 11th
9) A Free Family
Event - Great Backyard Bird Count Feb 17
10) Volunteers Wanted - Williams Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice
11) Not sure about your
English Skills? Free Language instruction classes
12) Citizens on Patrol (COP)
- looking for volunteers
13) LEAP! Course - 8 week
Local Entrepreneurship Accelerator Program
14) Sponsor & Donation Request:
TRU Williams Lake Gala 2019
15) Coda! Teen Choir - free for ages 9 - 17 (Jan 10 - Apr 11,
2019)
1) Not-for-Profit Feedback Wanted - workshops choices
There are non-profit
workshops available through Vantage Point in Vancouver, and local discussions are
taking place right now about offering a workshop (1 or 2 days) with various
topics relevant to non-profit leaders/senior staff & boards, to empower
organizations with this knowledge that is often difficult to obtain.
The Social Planning Council
has been asked to get your personal feedback on topics you would find useful
and/or are interested in learning more about (e.g. board governance,
leadership, capacity building). Please see the list of available workshops and
simple participation instructions below.
Board Development
- Advanced Governance:
Strategic & Generative Conversations
- Board Fundamentals:
Board Diversity and Inclusion
- Board Fundamentals:
Tools for Effective Meetings
- Board Fundamentals:
Critical Role of the Board Chair
- Board Fundamentals:
Executive Director Development
- Board Fundamentals:
Fund Development
- Board Fundamentals: Financial
Governance
- Board Fundamentals:
Roles & Responsibilities
- Board Fundamentals:
Strategic Board Recruitment
- Board Policy Boot
Camp
Capacity
Building
- Scarcity to
Abundance: A Road Map to Not-For-Profit Sustainability
- Strategic Planning
ABCs: Alignment, Board Engagement, Clarity
- Understanding the
Societies Act I: Legal Basics for BC Societies
- Understanding the Societies Act
II: Deep Dive into Legal Issues in Governance & Legislative Changes
Leadership
- Executive Director:
Empowering your Board
- Leading Change:
Getting Change Done
- Strategic Career
Management
Human
Resources
- Human Resources:
Introduction to Performance Management
- Human Resource:
Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Human Resource:
Navigating Performance Issues
- Human Resources:
Proactive Succession Planning
- Human Resources:
Recruiting for Keeps
- Introduction to
Coaching
- Knowledge
Philanthropy: Engaging Skilled Volunteers
- Volunteer &
Staff Engagement: Building a Culture of Passion
Please participate in one of the following ways:
a) Send your preferences and/or
feedback by email to spc-coordinator@xplornet.com (or reply to this email if
you receive them directly to your inbox), or
b) Attend the next monthly
SPC Meeting on Monday, February 25th from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm to learn more and
provide your feedback in person
Kathie from Community Futures
will be at the next SPC meeting to chat about this more.
2) The next Social Planning Council Meeting - Mon Feb 25th
11:30 am
The next Social Planning
Council of Williams Lake and Area is being held on Monday, Feb 25th from 11:30
am - 1:00 pm in the Community Futures Board room downtown Williams Lake. Join
us over lunch for always interesting
discussions, a chance to network with others, and time to share your thoughts at
the SPC table. A reminder and agenda will be sent out the Friday before. Mark
your calendars and bring a friend!
3) CTC & Positive Action:
Word of the Week
The
Positive Action word of the week is Happiness: To feel good about who you are and what you do.
If you would like more background information about The Communities That Care (CTC)
Program, Positive Action or the word of
the week, please contact Barb Jones, CTC Facilitator by email at communitiesthatcare.wl@gmail.com
or call 250-305-4838
4) Register Now! What WORKS: Designing Employment Solutions - Feb 26th
Employers are struggling to find and keep good employees. Many job
seekers are struggling to find and maintain employment. Employers want and need
to recruit and retain employees and current and prospective employees want to
find employment that meets their needs. Jobs are there, people are looking for
(or hoping for) work, but too often the two are not connecting.
This event will bring together employers and community services to focus
on finding solutions.
Inspired by keynote speaker Kristi Fairholm Mader, who will share
creative solutions to employment challenges, and by a panel of local success
stories, we will tackle the following questions with a goal of designing
tangible local solutions for implementation:
- How can we help employers better understand the
capabilities, aspirations and challenges of employees so they can attract
and keep them as employees?
- How can we help employees better understand the
requirements of the employer, the challenges they (employee) may have in
meeting those requirements, so they can get and keep that job?
For more information please contact:
Anne
Burrill, Project Lead
5) Regional Workshops - Free to not-for-profits & businesses
affected by the 2017 wildfires
In Williams Lake, the
following workshops are being offered:
Occupational First Aid Level
1 @ TRU Feb 19th from 8am - 5pm (note: there is a waiting list started)
Transportation Endorsement @
TRU Feb 20th from 8am - 5pm
WHIMIS @ TRU Feb 21 from 1 -
5pm
Transportation of Dangerous Goods
@ TRU Feb 22nd from 8am - 5pm
Tax Help for Small Business @
Community Futures in Williams Lake Feb 27th from 9am - 12pm
To register for these workshops: Go to www.cfwildfire.ca/workshops or call
250-392-3626 - seating is limited.
There is also online training free for businesses and
not-for profits:
Lunch 'n Learn - Review employment
laws surrounding Human Rights issues with Employment Lawyer Paula Krawus Feb
21st from 12 - 1pm
Marketing & Sales - Right
on Target Feb 11th from 1 - 4pm
Business Operations - Your
Pathway to Success Feb 22nd from 8:30 - 12pm
Financial Management - In the
Black Feb 25th from 1 - 4:30pm
To register for this online training: Go to www.cfwildfire.ca/workshops and once you
register a website link and login will be emailed to you the day before.
6) Local
CCACS Grants - Applications being accepted
The Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society's next round of grant
funding is now open.
Support Grants for activities taking place between July 1 - Dec
31, 2019 - the deadline to apply is May 30, 2019
Project Grants for projects taking place between Jan 1 - Dec 31,
2019 - the deadline to apply is Jan 31, 2019.
Visit centralcaribooarts.com/grants for more information
7) Call for Performers - deadline Mar 2, 2019
Performances in the Park is
accepting applications for local, regional and international acts for the 2019
Performances in the Park weekly free outdoor summer music and talent event held
at Boitanio Park in Williams Lake.
Performance in the Park takes
place every Thursday evening through July and August.
Go to
centralcaribooarts.com/performances-in-the-park for more information or to
apply today - deadline is Mar 2, 2019.
8) Anime Club Open House - Boys
& Girl Club Feb 11th
OPEN HOUSE
on Monday, February 11th from 3 - 5 pm for
the new program ANIME CLUB program that will begin tentatively on March 4th
afterschool on Mondays. Come for the snacks, stay for the fun. The Boys and
Girls Club is looking for community input for their new Anime Club.
Please pass
this onto everyone you know that might be interested in joining in. There
is NO cost to the program and we are very excited to have this option for
children/youth in the community. If you
have any further questions please don’t hesitate in contacting the club.
Thank you,
Deana Conde Garza
Executive
Director
Boys &
Girls Club of Williams Lake & District
17 Fourth
Ave South
Williams
Lake, BC V2G 1J6
Ph: (250)
392-5730 ext #204
9) A Free Family Event - Great Backyard Bird
Count Feb 17
The Williams Lake
Field Naturalists Presents: A Free Family Event - Great Backyard Bird Count.
Learn to identify
those fascinating feathered visitors with local birding expert Cathy Koot and
Environmental Educators Kim Zalay and Bill Gilroy. Short ID introduction with
frozen and stuffed specimens to compare with bird books. Count birds at the
Nature House feeders and play a game to learn about the different types of
beaks that birds have.
Saturday, February
17 from 1pm to 3pm
Scout Island Nature
Centre
Info: 250-398-8532
If you cannot come
to this event, you can still be a citizen scientist by counting birds at your
feeders from February 15 – 18 and submitting you findings at http://gbbc.birdcount.org/
Help create a
real-time snapshot of where the birds are!
10) Volunteers Wanted - Williams
Lake Community Council for Restorative Justice
To make a difference in your community
consider taking the first step towards becoming a Restorative Justice
volunteer.
Training
Dates: March 7th, Thursday (5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m); March 8th, Friday (5:30-9:30
p.m.); March 9th, Saturday (10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Location:
Pioneer Complex: 351 Hodgson Road
Pre-registration
is necessary.
For
more information please contact Sandra Hawkins:
sandra.hawkins@telus.net
11) Not sure about your English Skills? Free Language
instruction classes
The CCPL has free language
instruction for newcomers to Canada (LINC) Program classes for all levels. Free
child minding is available. For more information about LINC call 250-945-4199,
email susan@caribooliteracy.com or drop into the CCPL office at 118 C North
First Ave in Williams Lake. Visit www.caribooliteracy.com for more information.
12) Citizens on Patrol (COP) - looking for volunteers
COP is looking for
volunteers, over the age of 19 (must pass a criminal records check) to patrol the community, record suspicious
events and report to the RCMP. COP also requires office volunteers to perform
data entry, general office work, communicate information to members and to
coordinate patrols.
If you wish to assist the
RCMP in making our community a better place to live call Dave Dickson at
250-392-8701 or Bob McIntosh at 250-305-1041 or 250-303-1428.
Everyone is invited to attend
Community Policing meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm at their
office in Williams Lake (downtown corner of 3rd & Oliver Street).
13) LEAP! Course - 8 week Local Entrepreneurship
Accelerator Program
The Local Entrepreneurship
Accelerator Program (LEAP!) is an 8-week business course for aspiring business
owners in the Cariboo Chilcotin region
looking to make additional income or start a new career.
It is a partnership with three Community Futures offices (Ashcroft,
Williams Lake and Quesnel) and SFU. This
is a pilot project for SFU in rural BC.
The program has been done in a few major centres but now for the first
time in rural BC. There will be 12
individuals total being picked for this program.
This program is for people who are passionate, action-oriented and
committed to seeing their idea through. You do not have to have experience; you
just need an entrepreneurial spirit.
During the program participants will identify a need in their community,
test and refine their business idea to fill the need, explore revenue streams
and profitability, crystallize community and social benefits, and begin
marketing their product or services.
Classes meet one night a
week, and are taught remotely by SFU instructors. If you are interested in
applying, contact Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin by emailing
happytrails@cfdccariboo.com, or call 250-392-3626, Deadline to apply is
February 22nd
LEAP! will run throughout April and May 2019 – for eight (8) weeks, one
evening each week. The ‘Class Day’ will
be determined by the majority of the successful applicant’s availability.
Here’s how it works:
1) Complete and submit the application form.
2) Email or drop off the completed form at Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin.
If you require a hard-copy of the application, drop by our offices to pick one
up.
3) We will contact you to let you know if you have made the shortlist.
3) If you are selected, we’ll meet, and you’ll learn about our program
and you can tell us about yourself and your business.
4) We will then decide on our final Candidates and invite you to attend
if you are selected.
A successful applicant is not someone with the perfect business idea,
but rather someone who is aware of a meaningful need in our community, and has
an idea for a business which could fill that need. Being resourceful and
determined is more important than business experience!
The registration cost is only $100 per participant as Community Futures Cariboo
Chilcotin will be funding 90% of the cost of the program for promising
entrepreneurial leaders. Deadline is
February 22.
Local Office:
Community Futures Cariboo Chilcotin
266 Oliver Street, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1M1
14) Sponsor & Donation Request: TRU Williams Lake
Gala 2019
The eighth annual Thompson
Rivers University Williams Lake and TRU Grit Gala is taking place on Saturday
April 27th 2019. This is their primary fundraising event with the theme this
year being "Masquerade Ball". They invite us all to support them in
the following ways, which enables the Gala to raise funds for TRU Williams Lake
scholarships and bursaries.
Please consider supporting in
the following ways:
-Sponsorship, or private
donation,
-Live Auction item, or
-Silent Auction item
For more information on
sponsorship opportunities, questions or concerns please contact the Gala Chair,
Nancy Giesbrecht at 250-302-1052.
More details and tickets for
the event can be found online at tru.ca/williamslake/gala
15) Coda!
Teen Choir - free for ages 9 - 17 (Jan 10 - Apr 11, 2019)
The Junior Cadet Society received a generous grant from the
Central Cariboo Arts and Culture Society which allows them to partner with
Angelkeys Music Studio to offer Coda! Teen Choir which is free of charge for
anyone ages 9 - 17 to join.
Coda! Teen Choir takes place at St. Peters Anglican Church at 549
Carson Drive in Williams Lake on Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:15 pm from Jan 10th -
Apr 11, 2019
There is no charge to participate during this session (dates
above). Please contact Angela Sommer at www.angelkeys.ca or
angelkeys11@gmail.com for more information!
These updates have been provided by the Social Planning Council of Williams Lake and Area.