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SECTION 1: ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ENDEAVOUR
| 1. Introducing Fall 2009/Winter 2010 Consulting Teams & Clients |
| 2. Endeavour/CMC-Canada Workshop: Ethics & Corporate Responsibility - October 23, 2009 |
| 3. Save the Date: Endeavour Networking Fundraiser - November 25, 2009 |
| 4. Introducing New IT Team Members: Val Szarota, Ian Chin & Ray Chen |
| 5. Congratulations to Endeavour Executive, Wasib Muhammad |
| 6. Endeavour Exclusive Offer: Preferred Pricing to The Art of Management, October 16, 2009 |
SECTION 2: EVENT RECAPS AND PHOTOS
| 1. Event Photos: Round 5 Orientation – September 26, 2009 |
| 2. Event Photos: Round 4 Final Review Session – September 13, 2009 |
SECTION 3: THIS MONTH’S BLOG POST FROM ENDEAVOUR
| Why Endeavour matters |
SECTION 4: WHAT OUR VOLUNTEERS SAY ABOUT JOINING ENDEAVOUR
| Comments About Joining Endeavour from Sweeny Chhabra, Riccardo Muti, Kendy Lau, and David Piccin |
SECTION 5: NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
| 1. Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Toronto Senior Chapter – Annual General Meeting (Oct. 14) |
| 2. The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS) – GGS Open House (Oct. 14) & Mental Health Conference (Oct. 16) |
| 3. CMC-Ontario – Essentials of Management Consulting Online Course (Oct. 15, 2009–Feb.4, 2010) |
| 4. Volunteer Toronto – Multiple Training Events (Oct. 15, 20 & 29) |
| 5. TechSoup Canada – Open Source Showcase for Non-Profits (Oct. 26) |
| 6. Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA) – Musical Event: Featuring Jim Cuddy (Oct. 29) |
| 7. Meal Exchange (MX) – Trick or Eat (Oct. 31) & Put Food in the Budget Campaign (ongoing) |
| 8. The Ontario Rural Council (TORC) – Rural Health Forum (Nov. 5) |
| 9. Call for Newsletter Submissions |
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1. Introducing Fall 2009/Winter 2010 Consulting Teams & Clients
We are pleased to introduce our fifth round of consulting engagements, with six clients and 46 new and returning volunteers. We continue to be amazed by the diverse and talented professionals and students who join Endeavour, and we are always excited to work with our new clients and volunteers. We invite you to learn more about our Fall 2009/Winter 2010 consulting engagements.
New Clients & Projects
 Canadian Association for Professional Pet Dog Trainers (CAPPDT) – Operations Strategy |
 Contact Contemporary Music – Brand Identity |
 Ecologos Institute – Marketing Strategy |
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 Food For the Poor Canada – Brand Awareness |
 Hospice Richmond Hill – Strategic Plan |
 Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA) Foundation – Marketing Strategy |
New Volunteers
To view all Round 5 volunteer profiles, visit: http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/volunteers/profiles/round-5/
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Orientation Photos
To view all Round 5 orientation photos, visit: http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php?id=5387439577548985185/
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2. Endeavour/CMC-Canada Workshop: Ethics & Corporate Responsibility – October 23, 2009
As part of the continuing professional development series offered in partnership by Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits and the GTA Chapter of CMC-Canada, we are pleased to offer the session “Ethics and Corporate Responsibility: Its Role and Relevance in an Organization” on October 23, 2009. The session will include:
Event Details: When: Friday, October 23, 2009 from 6:30-9:30pm Where: Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, 575 Bay Street (Entrance at 55 Dundas Street West), 7th Floor, 1-148 Cara Commons, Toronto, ON Price:
Online Registration: Click here to register |
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3. Save the Date: Endeavour Networking Fundraiser – November 25, 2009
Please come to our annual networking fundraiser, on November 25th, 2009, at O’Grady’s Tap and Grill. After a successful fundraiser last year, we are happy to bring back this great networking event focusing on management consulting and the non-profit sector.
When: Wednesday, November 25th, 2009, from 6:30-10:00pm Where: O’Grady’s Tap and Grill, 2nd floor, 171 College Street, Toronto, ON Online Registration: To be announced shortly Seeking Consulting Reps: If you are a consultant interested in talking to people about what you do, you may be able to attend our fundraiser as a guest. If you are interested, please email us at events@endeavourvolunteer.ca, including your firm’s name (you do not need to attend as an official representative). |
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4. Introducing New IT Team Members: Val Szarota, Ian Chin & Ray Chen
We are pleased to introduce our new IT Team members. Joining our IT Director, Neil Qian, are Val Szarota, Ian Chin, and Ray Chen. The team brings a mix of skills in information technology, web development, and system design.
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Val Szarota, IT Advisor Val Szarota is a seasoned management professional with over 10 years experience providing support in critical, production, and development environments across multi database platforms delivering on projects with results and bottom line growth using leading edge technology with current applications. Val’s experience includes eight years at SS&C Technologies Canada, where he eventually became Director of Operations & ASP Systems, leading six teams providing consulting and production/development support. Past experiences include management consultant roles at Deloitte, Xerox USA, Sobeys, CIBC Mellon Trust, Zurich Canada, Canadian Tire, HBC, the Ontario Government, and LCBO. |
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Ian Chin, IT Associate Ian is currently pursuing a Certificate in Information Security at Centennial College, and working on improving his knowledge and skills through sales, administrative, and volunteer work. He is also an IT volunteer with Theatre Gargantua, and has previously volunteered with the CNIB and United Way. |
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Ray Chen, IT Associate Ray is currently studying computer engineering at the University of Toronto, and is a freelancer in website and web application design. He is currently working on a project for Impakt Corp., a firm that helps organizations improve the performance of community investments, and redesigning the website for thelemonlife.com. Ray has also worked as a design and marketing intern at iAM Studio, and built the official website for an orphanage in Tanzania after volunteering in Africa. Other experiences include serving as Promotion Director for the National Business and Technology Conference and participating in a design competition held by Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
5. Congratulations to Endeavour Executive, Wasib Muhammad
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Congratulations to Wasib Muhammad, Endeavour’s Director of Knowledge Management! Wasib recently completed his Master’s degree in Engineering Design at McMaster University, and received the Distinguished Service Award at McMaster’s 13th Annual Graduate Students Recognition Day Awards Ceremony. Wasib’s post-graduate plans include a trip with two friends through 16 African countries in a beat-up old car this Christmas holiday to raise money for local charities in Africa. Dubbed “Idiots Without Borders”, Wasib’s team is the only Canadian contingent participating in the 30-team 2009 Africa Rally set to begin December 13th. The guys were recently featured in the Mississauga News for their cause! Check it out at http://www.mississauga.com/community/article/151055–three-men-a-car-and-a-cause We wish Wasib and his team a safe and fun adventure! To learn more or to donate to any of the team’s four charities, visit www.idiotswithoutborders.ca |
6. Endeavour Exclusive Offer: Preferred Pricing to The Art of Management, October 16, 2009
Endeavour is pleased to offer preferred pricing to The Art Of Management featuring Marcus Buckingham & Tom Peters at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre on October 16, 2009. We encourage you take advantage of this amazing offer to hear from world-renown masters of management and leadership. Proceeds from ticket sales go towards supporting Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits (Endeavour). Endeavour provides management consulting for non-profit groups that cannot afford professional consulting, to improve their effectiveness and community impact. For more information or to register, email contact@endeavourvolunteer.ca or visit http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/event/oct162009/. |
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| SECTION 2: EVENT RECAPS AND PHOTOS return to top |
1. Event Photos: Round 5 Orientation – September 26, 2009
View photos from the orientation at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php?id=5387439577548985185 |
On September 26th, Endeavour kicked off its fifth round of consulting engagements with an orientation led by our new Co-Directors of Education and with a presentation on “Success as a Consultant” by our guest speaker from Deloitte. The orientation brought teams together for the first time as they start their Fall 2009/Winter 2010 consulting projects with the Canadian Association for Professional Pet Dog Trainers, Contact Contemporary Music, Ecologos Institute, Food For the Poor Canada, Hospice Richmond Hill, and Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance Foundation.2. Round 4 Final Review Session – September 13, 2009
On September 13th, our spring/summer consulting teams for Epilepsy Halton Peel, Food For the Poor Canada, Seeds of Hope Foundation, Somali Family and Child Skills Development Services, Windfall Basics, and Working Skills Centre presented their key findings and recommendations to advisors, executives and fellow consulting teams, and received feedback in preparation for their upcoming final client presentations.
Volunteers then headed over to Elephant and Castle to enjoy lunch and some good conversation! We thank our volunteers for their incredible work and commitment over the past six months, and look forward to sharing with you the results of these projects in the near future. Event photos can be viewed at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php?id=5381476807768101281
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Why Endeavour matters
According to the 2009 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey, 95 percent of non-profits need and want more pro bono support but most lack knowledge and information about where to get it. This may be attributed to the fact that 50 percent of corporations do not offer skilled volunteer support, despite a belief in its value.
Here are some more startling findings from the survey that reveal a contradiction between theory and practice:
- Non-profits face real business issues; nearly 40 percent of respondents say they will spend $50,000 and $250,000+ of their hard-won cash on outside consultants
- Although more than 9 in 10 non-profits surveyed say they need more pro bono support, one-fourth (24 percent) have no plans to use skill-based volunteers or pro bono support in any capacity in 2009
- Even though the majority of corporate grant makers believe a pro bono contribution valued at $10,000 is worth equal or more than a $10,000 cash contribution, they rank skilled volunteerism as least effective in helping non-profits achieve their goals
- Although 78 percent of corporate grant makers think their employees’ skills would be valuable to non-profits, only 50 percent offer skilled volunteer support
As the Deloitte report concludes, “these challenging economic times offer a tremendous opportunity to deepen the relationship between non-profits and businesses. With philanthropic dollars becoming more scarce, the need to hasten the adoption of pro bono as a complementary giving strategy has never been more urgent. It is a creative and cost-effective way for business and non-profits to offset a decline in corporate giving in order to maintain, or even increase, their impact on the community.”
According to the survey, two-thirds (66 percent) of corporate grant makers surveyed report at least one barrier to giving pro bono support, such as lack of infrastructure to manage volunteers. By partnering with Endeavour to set up a pro bono program, corporations can overcome such barriers and improve their social responsibility performance through employee engagement. Please get in touch with Endeavour if your company is looking to maximize its social responsibility efforts through pro bono work in the non-profit sector. You can email us at contact@endeavourvolunteer.ca
For more information from the 2009 Deloitte Volunteer IMPACT Survey, visit http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_US/us/About/Community-Involvement/volunteerism/article/7651773b93912210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm
- Andrea Wong, President
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Comments About Joining Endeavour from Sweeny Chhabra, Riccardo Muti, Kendy Lau,
and David Puccin
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| SECTION 5: NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS return to top |
1. Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Toronto Senior Chapter
Oct. 14, Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2009 Our partner, the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Toronto chapter, will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2009 on Wednesday October 14th, at Canadiana Restaurant (5230 Dundas St West, Six Points Plaza). Ron Tabachnick, President & Senior Facilitator of RT Planning, will be presenting at the event. Attendees will also take part in the nominating and voting for new 2009–2010 Board Members. A dinner will be served before the commencement of the event’s main session. Registration and networking begins at 5:30pm; the meeting closes at 8:30pm. The cost is $30 for members, $35 for non-members, and $30 for students (valid ID must be presented). Registration is required as space is limited. Please contact iie_toronto@yahoo.ca for more information and email money transfer payments, and visit http://www.iienet2.org/Chapter/chap087/index.htm for Paypal payments. |
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2. The Canadian Hearing Society (CHS)
Our client, The Canadian Hearing Society, will be holding the following events during
the month of October:
Oct. 14, GGS Open House CHS Hamilton General Support Services will be holding an Open House on October 14, 1:00pm to 3:00pm. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet the general support services staff, get a first hand look at their programs and services, share ideas for future community forums and services, and more. Please contact Raxanne Bolton rbolton@chs.ca and/or visit http://www.chs.ca/en/chs-event-calendar/view_detail-21.html to find out more about this event. |
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Oct. 16, Effects of Language Delay on Mental Health Conference On Friday, October 16, CHS will be holding the Effects of Language Delay on Mental Health Conference. The conference will focus on the well-being of Deaf and Hard of Hearing children and youth. Please visit http://www.chs.ca/en/chs-event-calendar/view_detail-74.html to obtain more information and to register. |
3. CMC-Ontario
Oct. 15, 2009 – Feb. 4, 2010: Essentials of Management Consulting (EMC 35) Our partner, CMC-Ontario, will be holding the online course, Essentials of Management Consulting from October 15, 2009 to February 4, 2010. The course is valuable to “consultant wanting to deliver superior value to their clients, to anyone who is considering becoming a management consultant, and to any member who is pursuing the Certified Management Consultant (CMC) designation.” For more information, please visit http://www.cmc-canada.ca/event_details.cfm?Portal_ID=5&Event_ID=109. |
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4. Volunteer Toronto
Our partner, Volunteer Toronto, will be holding the following training events in the
month of October:
Oct. 15, Using Web 2.0 Tools To Engage Your Community In this information event, presenter Celina Agaton of Volunteer Toronto’s Communications will be providing affordable and effective ways to engage your organization’s volunteers, supporters, and funders. Visit http://www.volunteertoronto.ca/index.cfm?id=15443 for more information. |
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Oct. 20, Cultural Competency & The Canadian Code In this information event, VT’s Executive Director Deborah Gardner will introduce The Guide for Cultural Competency Application of the Canadian Codeis based on the Canadian Code (CCVI), the national benchmark for managing volunteers in non-profit organizations. Participants will receive a CD copy of the Guide. Visit http://www.volunteertoronto.ca/index.cfm?pagePath=For_Agencies/Training/Cultural_Competency_and_the_Canadian_Code_for_Volunteer_Involvement&id=15504 for more information. |
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Oct. 29, Put Your Volunteer Program on the Map In this training workshop, Paula Speevak-Sladowski, Managing Director of the Centre for Voluntary Research and Development in Ottawa, will be helping you to gauge your assets in order to see your volunteer program in a new light. Asset mapping will help you to position your volunteer program in the agency & the community, identify levels of stakeholders for full involvement & development, and review the strengths of your organization in your environment. Visit http://www.volunteertoronto.ca/index.cfm?pagePath=For_Agencies/Training/Put_your_volunteer_program_on_the_map_&id=15546 for more information. |
5. TechSoup Canada
Oct. 26, Open Source Showcase for Non-Profits Our partner, TechSoup Canada, will be sponsoring the Open Source Showcase for Nonprofits as part of Toronto Open Source Week on Oct 26th. This is a one day event to find how open source application can benefit nonprofit organizations. It is also a great opportunity to book one-on-one sessions with Open Source experts to chat about specific issues you may be experiencing. For more information about the Open Source Showcase, please visit http://ontariononprofitnetwork.ca/opensource-showcase |
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6. Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA)
Oct. 29, An Evening with Jim Cuddy Our new client, Kids’ Internet Safety Alliance (KINSA), will be presenting an evening with musician Jim Cuddy on October 29, 2009 at the Hard Rock Café, Toronto. The proceeds of this evening will support KINSA and the Mothers Online Movement. Please visit http://www.kinsa.net/News_Events/Events/Detail/?contentId=302 for more information on this event. |
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7. Meal Exchange (MX)
Our client, Meal Exchange (MX), is organizing the following campaigns:
Oct. 31, Trick or Eat 2009 This Halloween, students and young professionals are asked to engage in The Meal Exchange’s Trick or Eat 2009 campaign. Trick or Eat puts a new spin on traditional trick or treating by having costumed youth canvass their local neighborhood to collect food for local social service agencies. Please visit www.trickoreat.ca to find out how you can take part in this exciting opportunity. |
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Ongoing, The Stop Community Food Centre & the Put Food in the Budget Campaign The Meal Exchange is working with The Stop Community Food Centre in organizing the Put Food in the Budget Campaign. They have set up a website called “Do the Math” that aims to rally participants to determine whether a single person on social assistance receives enough income to live with health and dignity. Please visit the “Do the Math” website at http://dothemath.thestop.org/index.php to find out more about this campaign. |
8. The Ontario Rural Council (TORC)
Nov. 5, TORC Rural Health Forum 2009 Our client, The Ontario Rural Council, will be holding the TORC Rural Health Forum 2009 on Thursday, November 5 in Stratford, ON. The theme of the forum is “Rethinking Rural Health: Innovations Making a Difference.” Please visit http://www.torc.on.ca/index.shtml to register and to obtain more information about this event. |
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9. Call for Newsletter Submissions
Endeavour volunteers, clients, partners and supporters are invited to submit items for the November 2009 newsletter. Please send your submission by October 31st to info@endeavourvolunteer.ca with the subject line “November 2009 Newsletter Submission”.