SECTION 1: ENDEAVOUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
- July 22nd Summer Mixer: Introducing Line Up of Speakers and Call for Panel Questions
- Endeavour Volunteer Applications for Fall/Winter Consulting Engagements Due July 25, 2010
- Donor Recognition: Ann Armstrong, Azer Hann, Grant Lowe, Claire Shen, and Jane Zhang
SECTION 2: EVENT RECAPS AND PHOTOS
- Endeavour Case Competition Teams Develop Winning Solutions for Windfall’s FAB400 Giving Program
- Seasoned Consultants Provide Training on Evaluation Metrics and Client Presentations to Volunteers
SECTION 3: NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
- Congratulations to Endeavour Client, Windfall, a Top 100 Charity in Canada
- Mendicant Group – Why do journalists get it wrong on charitable “efficiency”? and Lessons of the G20 protests
- CMC-Canada – CMC-Ontario Golf Tournament in Support of Endeavour (July 23, 2010)
- Windfall – FAB400 VIP Champagne Cocktail Reception (July 23, 2010)
- S-Drive – 2nd Annual Softball Tournament (August 21, 2010)
- Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) – Live Green Toronto Festival (August 28, 2010)
- DiverseCity – DiverseCity onBoard
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1. July 22nd Summer Mixer: Introducing Line Up of Speakers and Call for Panel Questions
DATE & VENUE: Thursday, July 22, 2010 from 7-10PM at SHAMBA Space, Rooftop Patio, 48 Yonge Street, Suite 1200, Toronto
Secure your $25 ticket by the Early Bird Deadline of July 15th 11:59PM EST. Tickets increase to $30 after early bird deadline. Tickets are $20 for current/former Endeavour volunteers and Golden Key members who register online by July 21st 10PM EST. Details and registration @ http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/networking
We are excited to introduce an excellent line up of speakers at Endeavour’s Summer Mixer!
Opening Remarks: Andrea Wong, Co-Founder & President, Endeavour, and Inga Skaya, Sponsorship Executive, Shamba Foundation Keynote Presenter: Dr. Ann Armstrong, Director, Social Enterprise Initiative, University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management Panel Speakers:
Panel Moderator: Ada Tsang, Co-Founder & Board Chair, Endeavour; Consultant, National Health Services, Deloitte Consulting Presentation by Former Client and Volunteer: David Walsh, Co-Founder & Board Member, Seeds of Hope Foundation, and President, Realco Properties; Judy Fields, Board Member, Seeds of Hope Foundation, and IT Executive and Consultant |
Send in Your Questions for the Panel by July 17th. If you have specific issues you would like the panel to address, please email your question(s) to events@endeavourvolunteer.ca with the subject, “Endeavour Fundraiser Panel Questions,” by July 17th. We will consider your submissions for the panel questions.
Help us reach our goal of raising $5000 through this event. All ticket proceeds go towards supporting Endeavour in providing volunteer consulting to non-profit organizations that cannot afford professional consulting. If you cannot attend this event, but would like to support Endeavour with a donation, please visit endeavourvolunteer.ca/donate
Secure your $25 ticket by the Early Bird Deadline of July 15th 11:59PM EST. Tickets increase to $30 after early bird deadline. Tickets are $20 for current/former Endeavour volunteers and Golden Key members who register online by July 21st 10PM EST. Details and registration @ http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/networking
2. Volunteer Applications for Fall/Winter Consulting Engagements Due July 25, 2010
Endeavour is accepting volunteer applications for Fall 2010/Winter 2011 consultants and engagement managers. As a volunteer, you will work in a team to provide strategic management advice to a non-profit organization in the Toronto area. Application deadline is July 25, 2010. For full position descriptions and the online application, visit http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/volunteers/fall2010 Please forward this opportunity to colleagues, classmates, friends and family. |
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3. Donor Recognition: Ann Armstrong, Azer Hann, Grant Lowe, Claire Shen, and Jane Zhang
We would like to thank and recognize the following supporters for their generous donation to Endeavour:
$100-$499: Ann Armstrong, Azer Hann, Grant Lowe, Claire Shen, Jane Zhang
As a non-profit providing volunteer consulting to our clients, we rely on generous donations to support our work. Please consider supporting our work by donating to Endeavour at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/donate. All proceeds go towards providing volunteer consulting to non-profit organizations.
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1. Endeavour Case Competition Teams Develop Winning Solutions for Windfall’s FAB400 Giving Program
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.
Check out event photos at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos (credits: Kate O’ Connor, Jasmine Li, Aaron Rodericks).
Congratulations to the Top 3 Teams!
 1st Place ($1000 team prize) - Team 4: Grant Lowe, Dana Bekri, Marina Tran-Vu, and Deven Parmar |
 2nd Place ($600 team prize) - Team 5: Penelope Marrett, John Paul de Silva, Amar Kulkarni, and Daisy Fang |
 3rd Place ($400 team prize) - Team 12: Derrick Fung, Madeline Wang, Songyi Xu, and Annie Dang |
Visit the case competition website for more information on the event.
2. Seasoned Consultants Provide Training on Evaluation Metrics and Client Presentations to Volunteers
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With Endeavour’s Spring/Summer consulting teams nearing the end of their engagements, a training session was held on June 19th to prepare teams in developing evaluation metrics and effectively presenting recommendations to their clients. Thank you to Jim Love, CEO of Chelsea Consulting and Board Chair of CMC-Canada GTA Chapter, who led the training session on evaluation metrics, and to Barry Linetsky, Partner at the Strategic Planning Group and President of Curious Solutions, who led the training session on effective client presentations. Check out the event photos at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php?id=5489028117770174417 (Photographer: Jasmine Li) |
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1. Congratulations to Endeavour Client, Windfall, a Top 100 Charity in Canada
Congratulations to Endeavour’s former client, Windfall, for being recognized in the MoneySense Top 100 Charities in Canada! “Alongside Second Harvest, our sister agency, Windfall received an overall A rating with a 99%, A+, rating for efficiency! This is a direct result of the incredible dedication of our staff and volunteers who work tirelessly on behalf of our 64,000 vulnerable clients!” - Windfall Visit MoneySense Top 100 Charities to read more. |
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2. Mendicant Group
We encourage you to check out two great articles recently written by Endeavour Board Member, Alex Gill from Mendicant Group. Mendicant Minute: Why do journalists get it wrong on charitable “efficiency”? Alex Gill debunks a widespread myth that harms the non-profit community. “What journalists never seem to report – or understand - is that focusing on the amount of money spent on administration is a horribly imperfect way to assess whether a charity is doing what it is supposed to,” says Alex Gill. Read the full article at http://www.facebook.com/notes/mendicant-group/why-do-journalists-get-it-wrong-on-charitable-efficiency/10150213202635621 Mendicant analysis: Lessons of the G20 protests for Canada’s NGOs, activists and governments Alex Gill presents five quick observations on the G20 Summit and its implications for Canada’s government, NGOs and volunteer activities. “The real casualty – other than the damage done to civil rights – was the failure to engage people in a discussion about their very real concerns,” observes Alex Gill. Read the full article at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-ON/Mendicant-Group/246485875729 |
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3. CMC-Canada
CMC-Ontario Golf Tournament in Support of Endeavour, July 23rd Date: July 23, 2010 CMC-Canada, an Endeavour partner, invites you to the CMC-Ontario Annual Golf Tournament in support of Endeavour. Dinner, networking and prizes are also part of the evening. For details, visit http://www.cmc-canada.ca/event_details.cfm?Portal_ID=5&Event_ID=236 |
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4. Windfall
FAB400 VIP Champagne Cocktail Reception Date and Time: July 23, 2010; 7PM-8PM Windfall, a former Endeavour client, invites you to a kick-off reception to Frugal Fashion Week, a third-party event in support of Windfall. Complementary champagne and appetizers, and unlimited access to the Bata Shoe Museum included. To purchase tickets, contact Cindy Roemer, cindy.roemer@windfallbasics.com or 416.703.8435, ext: 13. Click here for more event details. |
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5. S-Drive
2nd Annual S-drive Softball Tournament, August 21, 2010 Date and Time: August 21, 2010 S-drive, an Endeavour partner, invites you to its 2nd Annual Charity Softball Tournament benefiting KidSports Ontario. For details, visit http://www.sdrive.ca/old/content.php?page=Softball |
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6. Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN)
Live Green Toronto Festival, August 28, 2010 Date and Time: August 28, 2010; 11AM–8PM Women’s Healthy Environment Network (WHEN), an Endeavour client, invites you to the Live Green Toronto Festival, featuring hundreds of green products and services, live music and local foods. For details, visit http://www.womenshealthyenvironments.ca/node/337 |
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7. DiverseCity
DiverseCity onBoard Looking for board members? DiverseCity OnBoard, a partnership between Maytree and the Toronto City Summit Alliance, matches highly qualified candidates from racially and ethnically diverse communities with governance positions in organizations across the GTA. For details, visit http://www.diversecitytoronto.ca/diversecity-onboard/ |
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Call for Newsletter Submissions and Suggestions
Endeavour volunteers, clients, partners and supporters are invited to submit items and/or suggestions for the September 2010 newsletter. Please send your submission by August 31 to communications@endeavourvolunteer.ca with the subject line “September 2010 Newsletter Submission”.