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Resources on CORE include checklists, toolkits, reports, studies, videos, and other materials on topics relevant to those working or volunteering in support of healthy aging and older adults independent living.
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Sensemaking Organization Series
Cyndi Suarez, Nonprofit Quarterly
Learn more about this series by NPQ’s Editor in Chief, Cyndi Suarez, on the topic of Sensemaking.
Sensemaking organizations are complex organizations that defy clear cause-and-effect relationships, like many in our sector. We find that this organizational change approach is particularly useful i
Racial Representation in Community Development: The Vital Importance of Trust
Don Chen, Nonprofit Quarterly
This article is the first in a new article series—Community Development: National Leaders’ Visions—that NPQ, in partnership with the CEO Circle, an informal network of BIPOC community economic development leaders, will publish in coming weeks. The series will focus on identifying what is requi
Fall Prevention Month
Fall Prevention Month
Our Vision:
All Canadians play a role in preventing falls.
Our Mission:
Equip health and service providers, business, government and academia with the tools to raise awareness and engage their communities in preventing falls and fall-related injuries.
Why we need Fall Prevention Month:
Falls
How to Fund Place-Based Partnerships, if We Want Them to Work
Alexandra Chan, Claire Knowlton and Elise Miller, Nonprofit Quarterly
During the early days of COVID in March 2020, members of Rocky Mountain Partnership, a place-based partnership dedicated to driving economic and social mobility for its community members, flexed their collaboration muscles to coordinate a response to quickly evolving community needs in the Denver ar
How to Fund Place-Based Partnerships, if We Want Them to Work
Alexandra Chan, Claire Knowlton and Elise Miller, Nonprofit Quarterly
During the early days of COVID in March 2020, members of Rocky Mountain Partnership, a place-based partnership dedicated to driving economic and social mobility for its community members, flexed their collaboration muscles to coordinate a response to quickly evolving community needs in the Denver ar
Baby boomers are increasingly worried about their finances heading into retirement
Shaye Ganam, CHED Mid-Morning
75% of home care for older Canadians is provided by family.
NIA Director of Financial Security Research, Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne MacDonald, discusses how the lack of home care services and lower fertility rate among baby boomers creates a real problem in care for older Canadians.
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Workplaces for the Future: A Playbook for Municipal Leaders on Exploring Remote, Hybrid, and On-Site Models
The Conference Board of Canada
How are municipal offices’ work arrangements changing?
The Conference Board of Canada interviewed officials from all ten York Region municipalities about their remote work experiences and their plans for a post-pandemic workplace. Currently, all municipalities in York Region plan to offer some l
RECORDING: AgeTech Innovation Week - October 4-8, 2021
AGE-WELL
Hosted by AGE-WELL, AgeTech Innovation Week was the first event of its kind – and an unprecedented opportunity to connect people who share an interest in technology and aging.
The unique virtual event, held on October 4-8, 2021, brought together more than 1,200 attendees and over 60 speakers from
Implementing the Right to Housing in Canada: Expanding the National Housing Strategy
Michèle Biss & Sahar Raza, The National Right to Housing Network
After decades of advocacy urging for Canada to implement the right to housing, the House of Commons passed the National Housing Strategy Act (NHSA) in June 2019.
The legislation embeds Canada’s international human rights obligations to implement the right to adequate housing as a fundamental huma
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