Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits

Endeavour provides management consulting to enable non-profit leaders to improve organizational performance and social impact. We are a volunteer organization that serves non-profits that otherwise cannot afford professional consulting. Since 2007, Endeavour has recruited and managed more than 200 volunteers to provide management advice to non-profits helping communities in many areas, such as the arts, children and family services, disabilities, education, environment, healthcare, immigrant services, rural development, skills training, poverty relief, and youth development.

LEARN AND CONNECT
Join us for Endeavour's Summer Mixer:
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn about Social Enterprise and the non-profit sector and interact with other like-minded individuals!

July 22nd, 7-10 PM @ SHAMBA Space, Rooftop Patio, 48 Yonge St., Suite 1200, Toronto

REGISTER HERE - EARLY BIRD DEADLINE JULY 15TH, 11:59PM EST

Why you should attend:

Learn about social enterprise as an increasingly recognized business model for the social sector, including a keynote presentation by Dr. Ann Armstrong, Director of Social Enterprise Initiative, Rotman School of Management
Hear from panelists with experience in innovative, cross-sectoral approaches in addressing social issues, including representatives from SiG@MaRS, Social Capital Partners, Toronto Enterprise Fund, and Windfall
Network and interact with professionals from the non-profit sector and major management consulting firms.
Celebrate and get involved in the social change Endeavour is making through volunteer consulting!

Endeavour Case Competition Teams Develop Winning Solutions for Windfall's FAB400 Giving Program

July 19, 2010

Thank you to all the competitors, judges, presenters, partners, sponsors, attendees and volunteers for making Endeavour's Inaugural Case Competition a success! The case competition events took place over the course of a week on June 3rd, 5th and 12th, 2010, bringing together a large and diverse group of professionals, students, businesses and community members to help Windfall develop a marketing strategy for its new FAB400 Monthly Charitable Giving Program. The presentations by all teams showcased the tremendous talent of our competitors and displayed innovation, creativity and brilliance. Windfall was extremely impressed and greatly appreciative of all the ideas put forth by each participating team. We invite you to read Windfall's Thank You Letter.

For more information on the case competition, visit http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/case-competition/

Fall/Winter Volunteer Consulting Opportunities: Application Deadline - July 25th

July 1, 2010

Endeavour is currently accepting volunteer applications for Fall 2010/Winter 2011 consultants and engagement managers. Application deadline is July 25, 2010. Click here for full position descriptions and the online application. Please share this opportunity to colleagues, classmates, friends and family.

Free Management Consulting for Non-Profits: Project Application Deadline - July 15th

June 1, 2010

Endeavour provides management consulting to enable non-profit leaders to improve organizational performance and social impact. We are a volunteer organization that serves non-profits that cannot afford professional consulting. Since 2007, we have provided free consulting to 31 early-stage to well-established non-profits spanning many sectors in Ontario.

Endeavour is currently accepting project applications from non-profit organizations for our Fall 2010/Winter 2011 consulting engagements. Eligibility criteria and the online application are available at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/signup/projectapp.shtml

Application deadline is July 15, 2010. Please forward this opportunity to organizations that can benefit from Endeavour's service.

Introducing Spring/Summer 2010 Volunteer Consultants and Engagement Managers

May 29, 2010

We are delighted to introduce the consultants and engagement managers for Endeavour’s Spring/Summer 2010 (Round 6) projects. We thank all of them for dedicating their time and energy to these important projects over the spring and summer months! Learn more about our diverse group of talented volunteers and why the chose to join Endeavour at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/volunteers/profiles

Introducing New Members to Endeavour Advisory Board

May 29, 2010

We are excited to introduce seven new members to Endeavour’s Advisory Board. They are currently serving as project advisors to our Spring/Summer 2010 consulting teams. Our new advisors bring a wealth of diverse experience and expertise from consulting and industry.

Jay Acharya, Senior Business Manager, Capital One
Sangeeta Chopra-Charron, Principal & Senior Change Agent, Symphini Change Management Inc.
Yury Gerasimchuk, Director and Co-Owner, M-Vector Canada Inc.
Jon Haywood, Head, Fraud and Internal Operations, Capital One
Vivek Kumar, Business Director, Capital One
Jim Love, CEO, Chelsea Consulting Group & Board Chair, GTA Chapter, CMC-Canada
Gail Severini, Principal & Co-Founder, Symphini Change Management Inc.

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Endeavour's first annual report shows
great results, 200 volunteers helping
23 non-profits.