Vantage Point e-news

For many years, Vantage Point was the name of our issue-based e-newsletter. And now it's the name of our organization!

As of January 2012, we will no longer be publishing Vantage Point.
Instead, we're focused on sharing our knowledge through our blog, Twitter, Facebook - and a new book (to come in 2013!).

We look forward to connecting with you there.

 

Archived issues of Vantage Point:

Vantage Point e-news 2011

Going Beyond Semantics - Fall 2011

9 Rules for Mobilizing People and Communities by Richard Harwood
Charity That Works at Work by Bea Boccalandro
What's in a Name? by Sarah Jane Rehnborg
The Rise of the Knowledge Philanthropist: Not Just a Volunteer by Maria Turnbull. [Read More]

Policy and the Not-For-Profit Sector - Spring 2011

Operating in Black and White by Tamara Vrooman
Charitable Venture Organizations: A Modek Whose Time Has Come? by Margaret Mason
Social Enterprise: Another Tool, Not the Solution! by David LePage
Let's Get Generative by Maria Turnbull. [Read More]

Vantage Point e-news 2010

Closing Your Doors with Class - Winter 2010

Conscious Closure by Vanessa Reid
Bowing Out Gracefully by Kathleen Speakman
A Not-for-profit Merger Case Study by Rochelle Grayson
Closing with Class by Jennifer Sweeney
Times Gone By by Colleen Kelly
Reviews of The Five Life Stages of Nonprofit Organizations and Nonprofit Lifecycles: Stage-Based Wisdom for Nonprofit Capacity by Brian Fraser. [Read More]

Who is Responsible for Community? - Fall 2010

Who is Responsible for Community - Reflections of a Compulsive Reader by Martha Parker
Connecting People with Possibilities: The PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Volunteer Continuum by James Temple
The New CSR: Broad Benefits for a Healthy Society by Mel Phadtare
Cultivating Collaboration by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Diversity in the Not-for-Profit Sector - Spring 2010

“The Diversity Dilemma… It Begins with a Diverse Approach to the Challenge” by Jeffrey A. Wacha
The Inclusion Illusion by Joe Gerstandt
The Numbers Don't Lie by Colleen Kelly
Review of Embracing Cultural Competency: A Roadmap for Nonprofit Capacity Builders by Brian Fraser. [Read More]

Vantage Point e-news 2009

Community Based Research - Winter 2009

Research in the Community: Posing an answerable and meaningful research question by Elana Brief and Colleen Reid
Revisiting the Foundations of Community-Based Research by Brenda Roche
Putting the Community back into Community Organizations by Virginia Edelstein
Colleen Reid, Elana Brief, and Robin LeDrew, Our Common Ground: Cultivating Women's Health through Community Based Research Vancouver, BC: Women's Health Research Network, 2009 Review by Brian Fraser. [Read More]

Generations - Summer 2009

Does Generation Change Bring Opportunities or Just More Problems? by Peter C. Brinckerhoff
We Baby Boomers get what we ask for .... Again by Kathi Irvine
Tapping Into the Millennial (Blood)stream by Trina Isakson
Becoming New Again by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Leading in Change - Spring 2009

Opportunities in Turbulent Times by David MacIntyre
Success by Design Not by Chance by Howard Jang
A Unique Partnership by Victoria Stephan
Who is on Your Bus? by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Vantage Point e-news 2008

People First - Winter 2008

Workforce Woes by Lynne Toupin & Lee Rose
Leveraging Talent by Sandy Cooke
Investing in Human Resources, interview with Jan Bell-Irving & Anne Sashikata
Raising a Child by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Organizational Culture - Fall 2008

Remembering our Roots by Aryne Sheppard
Fostering a Strong, Diverse Culture at Big Brothers by Valerie Lambert
Culture from the Inside Out by Erin McKinley
A Culture of Learning by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Ethics in the Voluntary Sector - Spring 2008

Developing a Code of Ethics: Let Your Values Guide You by Outi Flynn
Public Trust & the Charitable Sector by Don McCreesh
Ethics and Capacity-Building: Leading Organizations To Higher Ground in their Service to Others by Jeffrey Wilcox
What Hat Am I Wearing? The Ethics of Role Changes by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Vantage Point e-news 2007

Redefining Volunteerism - Fall 2007

Volunteerism Today – Does Anyone Really Care? by Linda L. Graff
"Climate Change" for the Voluntary Sector by Barney Ellis-Perry
Volunteerism in a New Mode by Kathleen Speakman
The Volunteer Puzzle Piece by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Redefining Leadership - Summer 2007

Inspired Leadership: Lessons Learned from the Great Antarctic Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton by Brian Zeiner
Leading Tomorrow's Diverse Canada Today by Ratna Omidvar
An open letter to board chairs: packing the right toolbox by Miranda Lam
Leading Leaders by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Lessons from the Sydney Olympics - Spring 2007

Volunteering in Australia post Sydney Olympics by Rosemary Sage
Legacies from the Sydney Games by Andy Fryar
Terminal Niceness by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]

Vantage Point e-news 2006

Information Technology - Fall 2006

Toward Success with IT by Nick Dobbing
Building the Framework for IT Decision Making by Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie
What is Social Media and Web 2.0? by Julie Szabo and Darren Barefoot
Can We Really Learn from our Mistakes? by Colleen Kelly. [Read More]