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5 Fall activities for older adults that boost well-being

McMaster Optimal Aging Portal

Fall has officially arrived! Embrace the change in weather and all the beauty and fun it brings with these activities that can boost your well-being. READ MORE HERE

Research Update: The Numbers Game: How Lack of Race-Based Data Collection During Covid-19 In Canada Has Highlighted Systemic Racism

Jayme Wong, Edmonton Social Planning Council

The Royal Society of Canada established its Task Force on COVID-19 in April 2020 to “provide evidence-informed perspectives on major scientific challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19” (p. 2). The result of the task force’s findings is Impacts of COVID-19 in Racialized Communities

Knocking Down Stigma and Silence: Mental Health and Substance Misuse in the Black Community

Black to the Future

This Mental Health and Substance use course has been developed to help address the barriers by providing accurate, peer-reviewed and useful mental health information by way of learning activities that are culturally focused and support knowledge exchange and competence building. An emphasis will be

Let’s tackle vaccine hesitancy together

Africa Centre

Do you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine? Or do you know people who are looking to learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine? Africa Centre has compiled a resource tool kit aimed at educating the public on the changing COVID-19 situation and questions around vaccines. The information has been c

NWAC's Priority List for Election 2021

Native Women's Association of Canada

We're done asking, we're voting. Indigenous women have waited long enough for the government of Canada to take our issues and our voices seriously, we’re done asking for action, we’re taking action. Indigenous women are voting in 2021. Check out resources from the Native Women's Association of

16 Resources to Help Settlers Understand and Advance Indigenous Reconciliation

Lindsay Purchase, Charity Village

This article was originally published on CareerWise – “Your source for career development news and views.” It is the responsibility of every Canadian and every organization to work toward reconciliation. To move toward a better, more equitable future, it is imperative for Canadians to underst

Vaccine incentives

Government of Alberta

Get vaccinated to get a $100 debit card Who's eligible: Albertans 18 or older who got their first or second dose of an approved COVID-19 vaccine between September 3 and October 14, 2021. How to register: After vaccination, register online at alberta.ca/VaccineDebitCard by October 14 at 11:59

New: Community Nonprofit Analysis, Second Quarter 2021!

PolicyWise for Children & Families

The Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy: Canadian Survey on Business Conditions, Second Quarter 2021 analysis is based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada in April to May of 2021. It introduces community nonprofits’ organization outlook, employee outlook, a

Data Reveal Stark Divergences in COVID-19’s Impact among Nonprofits

Danielle Holly, Nonprofit Quarterly

In writing about COVID-19’s impact on the US economy, journalists, economists, and researchers alike have sliced up the for-profit sector by location, size, industry, and myriad other dimensions when searching for and positing answers. Conversely, the nonprofit sector is often treated as a monolit

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