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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. LISTEN HERE

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

Don’t Rebuild, Upbuild! — Reimagining Nonprofit Infrastructure

Tiloma Jayasinghe, Nonprofit Quarterly

“Historically, pandemics have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew. This one is no different. It is a portal, a gateway between one world and the next. We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks a

Learn a new language to train your brain and more

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

Kwei! Bonjour! Buenos dias! γεια σας! Buongiorno! こんにちは! Hallo! Olá! Привет! Saying "Hi". This is one of the first words you try to master when learning a new language. A simple word, but one that allows us to establish a first contact with others... There is no age to lear

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to driving awareness about prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment options. Breast cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in women globally, and within Canada, it is the third most-commonly diagnosed cancer, accounting for 25% of all cancer d

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