SECTION 1: ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM EXECUTIVE TEAM
1. Six non-profits and 42 volunteers begin spring/summer 2009 consulting engagements
2. Teresa Huang, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tom Zizys join Advisory Board
3. Phillip Ferguson: creative offers pro-bono marketing communications to Endeavour
4. Ann Armstrong and Azer Hann donate to Endeavour
SECTION 2: EVENT PHOTOS
1. Round 4 - Spring/Summer 2009 Volunteer Orientation & Training Session I Photos
2. Round 3 - Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Volunteer Training Session III Photos
SECTION 3: FEATURE STUDY OF THE MONTH
Working together: Is it working out for non-profit groups? by Wellesley Institute, October 2008
SECTION 4: NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
1. Change the Game Blog by Jim Love, FCMC, February 7th Workshop Speaker
2. April 7th CMC-Canada Event - How to Increase Business in Tough Times by Shelle Rose Charvet
3. April 18th Buy Design in Space - Windfall’s 6th Annual Dress Up Party
4. April 21st Toronto Net Tuesday Meetup - Get Green & Save $
5. April 30th Management Advisory Services Fund Raising Forum - “Finding Money in Tough Times”
6. May 9th Rotary/RESULTS Toronto Microfinance Conference - Keynote Speaker, Alex Counts, Grameen Foundation
7. Call for Newsletter Submissions
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SECTION 1: ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM EXECUTIVE TEAM
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1. Six non-profits and 42 volunteers begin spring/summer 2009 consulting engagements
We are excited to announce that Endeavour has begun Round 4 consulting engagements with 42 new and returning engagement managers, consultants and project advisors.
We are also delighted to announce the six new non-profit clients that we are working with: 1) Epilepsy Halton Peel; 2) Food For the Poor Canada; 3) Seeds of Hope Foundation; 4) Somali Family & Child Skills Development Services; 5) Windfall Clothing Service; and 6) Working Skills Centre. The new projects focus on strategic planning, branding and marketing strategies, a feasibility study and a shared services initiative.
New volunteer and client profiles will be posted in the near future. In the meantime, you can view photos from the March 29th volunteer orientation and training at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/volunteers/educational-events/?menu=vol and an overview of our six new clients and projects at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/projects/current-past-projects/?menu=pro
Once again, we thank everyone for their interest in working with Endeavour and encourage you to apply for our future consulting opportunities. Recruitment for Fall/Winter projects later this summer will be announced through this mailing list.
2. Teresa Huang, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tom Zizys join Advisory Board
We are honoured to welcome and introduce Teresa Huang and Tom Zizys to our Advisory Board.
Teresa Huang is a Manager with the Advisory Practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has over nine years of experience in the areas of organizational capability building, process engineering, decision support modeling, outsource vendor selection and management, and strategic planning. Prior to returning to PwC, Teresa also took on various roles in industry at an Energy and Home Services company, including at the senior leadership level as the Director of Process Engineering. Teresa has a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mineral Engineering from the University of Toronto, specializing in Environmental Engineering. Learn more about Teresa at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/about/advisory-board/?menu=abo#teresahuang
Tom Zizys has worked as a consultant in the community sector for over 18 years. He has extensive experience as a policy researcher and project consultant in the community sector, focusing on labour market analysis and designing employment programs. Other fields of work have included community economic development and addressing homelessness. He specializes in research studies, evaluations, project development and funding proposals. Tom previously held a number of senior positions in the Government of Ontario, including Director of Policy, Premier’s Office (1985-86), Executive Coordinator, Cabinet Committee on Justice Policy (1987), and Chairman, Housing Advocacy Task Force (1988-89). Tom holds degrees in political science (BA – McGill), law (LLB – York University) and public administration (MPA – Harvard). Learn more about Tom at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/about/advisory-board/?menu=abo#tomzizys
3. Phillip Ferguson: creative offers pro-bono marketing communications to Endeavour
We are delighted to announce that Phillip Ferguson: creative (www.pfcreative.com) is offering their pro-bono marketing communications services to Endeavour. Phillip Ferguson, a principal and marketing consultant with Phillip Ferguson: creative in Toronto, has been helping organizations create and promote successful brands and product lines. He has provided creative marketing and communications solutions to a broad range of business interests including Bell, Coca-Cola, Deloitte, KPMG and WebMD as well as a number of not-for-profit organizations. For the last eight years, he has focused on international medical and technology marketing for Orthomerica Products and PAL Health Technologies. “I’m very excited to be contributing my time and talents to the Endeavour Volunteer Consulting for Non-Profits. I’ve worked with many NFPs in my career who could have greatly benefited from the management guidance offered through Endeavour.” Learn more about Phillip Ferguson: creative at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/supporters/#phillipferguson
4. Ann Armstrong and Azer Hann donate to Endeavour
The Executive Team would like to thank and recognize Dr. Ann Armstrong and Azer Hann for their donation to Endeavour last month: http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/donor-recognition
Anyone can easily and quickly donate online to support Endeavour’s efforts in improving and sustaining impact in the non-profit sector at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/wp/supporters/donate-online/?menu=sup
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SECTION 2: EVENT PHOTOS
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1. Round 4 - Spring/Summer 2009 Volunteer Orientation & Training Session I Photos
On March 29th, Endeavour kicked off the Spring/Summer 2009 consulting engagements with orientation and training for 42 new and returning engagement managers, consultants and project advisors. Guest speakers at the event were Alex Gill of Mendicant Group and the Ted Rogers School of Management, and Steven Ayer of Imagine Canada. Check out the event photos, taken by Kate O’Connor, at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php5?id=5318817579505171473
2. Round 3 - Fall 2008/Winter 2009 Volunteer Training Session III Photos
On March 7th, Dr. Zayna Khayat, Principal at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and a member of the Endeavour Advisory Board, led our volunteer consulting training session on developing key metrics to evaluate the success of the consulting engagement and the art of giving compelling client presentations. Check out the event photos, taken by Kate O’Connor, at http://www.endeavourvolunteer.ca/photos/album.php5?id=5312462697971728561
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SECTION 3: FEATURE STUDY OF THE MONTH
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Working together: Is it working out for non-profit groups? by Wellesley Institute, October 2008
“Collaboration – everyone’s talking about it, but does working together really help non-profit agencies operate more effectively and efficiently; and, even more importantly, does it lead to better services for clients?.”
As one of Endeavour’s spring/summer 2009 consulting teams works with Seeds of Hope Foundation on a shared services initiative, we thought it would be interesting to feature a collaboration series by Wellesley Institute, with contributions from an Endeavour advisor, Tom Zizys.
The collaboration series identifies promising practices for collaboration and partnership building in the non-profit sector, including:
- Establishing a vision for a new collaboration framework, with recommendations and actions for the non-profit sector, funders and non-profit agencies.
- Exploring the experiences, opportunities and challenges in a multi-stakeholder process, and identifies the conditions for success in collaborative projects involving the non-profit, public and private sectors.
- Scanning relationships between government and the third sector (non-profit / voluntary).
- Addressing the need to change the funding and accountability model so that NFP executives could spend more time leading than administering.
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SECTION 4: NEWS FROM VOLUNTEERS, CLIENTS, PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS
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1. Change the Game Blog by Jim Love, FCMC, Endeavour’s February 7th Workshop Speaker
Those who attended Endeavour’s February 7th “So You Want to Be a Consultant?” Workshop by Jim Love, FCMC can now follow Jim’s work, ideas and more at his blog, Change the Game: “I don’t want to play the game. I want to change the game. And I want to celebrate the people and concepts that are out there changing the game every day. This blog is about that. It’s about people, process, technology and strategy. The things that have to be in place to get great results. But it’s more than that. It’s about ideas. And sometimes — it’s about dreams. But that’s okay, too.” Visit the blog at http://www.changethegame.ca/
2. April 7th CMC-Canada Event - How to Increase Business in Tough Times by Shelle Rose Charvet
You are invited to attend a CMC-Canada event, “How to Increase Business in Tough Times”, led by Shelle Rose Charvet, international best-selling author. The program covers strategies that make your services unique, understanding what motivates each of your clients, why normal proposals slow down the decision process, positioning for value to your clients, and words that change minds and attract more clients. For event details and registration, visit http://www.cmc-canada.ca/event_details.cfm?Portal_ID=15&Event_ID=40
3. April 18th Buy Design in Space - Windfall’s 6th Annual Dress Up Party
Endeavour’s new client, Windfall Clothing Service, is hosting their 6th annual dress up party, “Buy Design In Space”. Windfall is an award-winning, registered charity that receives donations of NEW clothing and other basic needs items and distributes them to over 64,000 people in need through 90 social service agencies in the Greater Toronto Area. To learn more about supporting Windfall and its clients through “Buy Design in Space”, visit http://www.buydesignforwindfall.ca/home.html
4. April 21st Toronto Net Tuesday Meetup - Get Green & Save $
Join Toronto Net Tuesday Meetup on April 21st for “Get Green and Save Money” - a panel discussion about how organizations can implement environmentally responsible policies and practices–and positively effect their bottom-line. The panel will include representatives from the David Suzuki Foundation, CarbonZero, and TechSoup Canada. For event details and to RSVP, visit http://netsquared.meetup.com/20/calendar/9770021/
5. April 30th Management Advisory Services Fund Raising Forum - “Finding Money in Tough Times”
You are invited to attend Management Advisory Service’s (MAS) Fund Raising Forum, “Finding Money in Tough Times”, on Thursday, April 30th. If you are part of a non-profit organization that is finding itself tight for financing, then this Fund Raising Forum is for you. It’s a learning event and a workshop combined into a practical day of useful ideas. For event details and registration, visit http://www.masadvise.ca/events.htm
6. May 9th Rotary/RESULTS Toronto Microfinance Conference - Keynote Speaker, Alex Counts, Grameen Foundation
You are invited to attend the May 9th Microfinance Conference hosted by Rotary/RESULTS Toronto. Key note speaker and special guest Alex Counts, CEO of the Grameen Foundation, will discuss the Grameen model, the work of Grameen Bank founder and Nobel Prize Laureate Mohammad Yunus, and microfinance as a platform for social change. For event details and to register, visit http://www.nightowlgroup.com/microcreditconference/
7. Call for Newsletter Submissions
Endeavour volunteers, clients, partners and supporters are invited to submit items for the May 2009 newsletter. Please send your submission by April 30th to news@endeavourvolunteer.ca with the subject line “May 2009 Newsletter Submission”.