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Ontario 2-1-1 Online and Call Centre Services Reach 10 million+ and other Ontario News

August 9, 2011 marks the tenth anniversary of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) decision approving public access to community information and referrals through 2-1-1 online and call centre services. The idea for simplifying the public’s access to social...

August 5, 2011 Read More

Warby Parker Mixes CSR Business Initiatives with Eyewear Purchases

New American eyewear company, Warby Parker, is out to change how the public sees purchasing glasses with their built in CSR business model. WarbyParker.com is a web based eyewear company run by four friends. Their goal: to bring stylish, affordable...

August 4, 2011 Read More

Toronto Takes Top Spot in Latest Canadian Economic Activity Index Rankings and Other News

Being a Toronto call centre, eBusiness and letter shop mail house that operates 24/7, we definitely benefit from having access to the brilliantly diverse and talented labour pool the city has to offer.  We also benefit from the opportunity that...

July 22, 2011 Read More

What Does Pride Mean to You?

In Canada, Employment Equity was created to ensure proactive hiring practices were engaged which would result in adequate representation of four designated groups: women, people with disabilities, aboriginals and visible minorities. The Canadian Human Rights Act protects a wider range...

June 30, 2011 Read More

Nonprofit fundraising technology tips – Twitter to launch photo and video sharing

I'm always seeing how innovations in social media can assist professional fundraising services so the newest upgrade from Twitter is an exciting step up. The use of social media to help connect with potential donors amongst nonprofit organizations has grown...

June 3, 2011 Read More

How well does reputation match CSR performance – part one

A new survey released by Harris Interactive goes someway toward answering just what the integration of a strong all-encompassing CSR business model does for a company. The list compiled recently asked more than 30,000 people to evaluate the 60 highest...

May 6, 2011 Read More

Nonprofit fundraising and social media overview part one

While it's plain to see that the adoption rate for social media amongst nonprofit fundraising professionals continues to grow, there still seems to be a huge variation on which tools are ideal for which tasks and indeed which tasks lend...

April 6, 2011 Read More

Nonprofit Fundraising survey by Sage shows optimism returning for 2011

We are already almost two full months into 2011 and now one of the first significant surveys about expectations for nonprofit fundraising for this year has been released. Sage North America this week published the findings from its just completed...

February 18, 2011 Read More

Haiti remains at the beginning of a long recovery 8 months later

I looked at the calendar this morning and it reminded me just how quickly 2010 is passing and with the end of summer upon us like many of you I feel the holidays and the end of the year just...

September 24, 2010 Read More

Once upon a time in America(n) Apparel…..a CSR fable

I tend to write about CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) a few times a week on the blog and the focus is typically on companies that are expanding their corporate responsibility initiatives and the dividends that this so frequently brings. Naturally...

September 22, 2010 Read More

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