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Vaccine Report Card 2021-22
CanAge
The first edition of CanAge's Vaccine Report Card (‘Adult Vaccination in Canada: Cross Country Report Card’), published earlier this year, caused quite a stir with provincial and territorial governments across the country.
CanAge assigned each part of Canada a letter grade on their efforts to
MyVaccines.ca - Making Vaccinations Easy
Immunize Canada, EMPOWER Health
Immunize Canada and EMPOWER health have launched MyVaccines.ca, an easy-to-use website that helps you find where to get your flu shot and other routine vaccinations.
If you’re over the age of 65, talk to your doctor about getting the specifically-formulated flu shot for the best possible protecti
Valued Workers, Valuable Work: The Current and Future Role of (Im)migrant Talent
The Conference Board of Canada
Canada’s economic immigration system focuses on highly educated immigrants, but this does not always correspond with the labour demand in essential sectors. This impact paper suggests several possible solutions.
Essential work is critical to Canada’s economy and the provision of basic goods and
Living Wages in Your Community
Alberta Living Wage Network
What is a Living Wage?
Living wages are rooted in the belief that individuals and families should not just survive, but be able to live in dignity, and participate in their community. Living Wages in your Community After months of collaboration, the Alberta Living Wage Network has developed a stand
Older adults with declining physical function at greater risk of dying
National Institute on Aging
Older adults in their 70s who maintain their physical ability to accomplish everyday activities like walking, standing up from a chair, bathing, and dressing may have a lower risk of dying than those with declining physical function, according to an NIA-supported study. The findings, which were publ
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
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