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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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Building Power to Remake the Economy: Six Movement Lessons
Steve Dubb, Nonprofit Quarterly
Earlier this fall, movement leaders gathered at a virtual conference. Called Econ Con, the conference was organized by the Omidyar Network, a funder, and nine nonprofits—the Center for American Progress, Center for Popular Democracy, Community Change, Demos, Economic Policy Institute, Economic Sec
Caregiver Stress - You're Not Alone
National Institute on Aging
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“Caring for an older adult can be rewarding. It can also be demanding, difficult, and often stressful. Caregivers may need to be available around the clock to fix meals, provide nursing care, take care of laundry and cleaning, drive to doctors' appointments, and pay bills. Often, family careg
Blog: Residential Schools: Uncovering and Honouring the Truth
Edmonton Social Planning Council
News on the search for unmarked graves located at former residential schools has quieted since this past summer when the remains of 215 children were revealed at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in B.C.
Since then, dozens of First Nations across Canada have begun the painfu
Views From the Front Line: Taking the Pulse of Canada’s Healthcare Professionals
The Conference Board of Canada
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on those at the front lines of healthcare. Here’s what Canadian clinicians want you to know about how it’s affected their work and well-being.
Document Highlights
The Conference Board of Canada surveyed 200 healthcare professionals in September 2021. The three
Opioid Response and Nasal Naloxone Training
St. John Ambulance
Opioid Poisoning is on the rise across Canada.
All across Canada, the opioid epidemic is getting worse. Health Canada asked St. John Ambulance to provide desperately needed opioid and nasal Naloxone training, as well as nasal Naloxone kits, to communities who are struggling to stop opioid poisoning
Cognitive Impairment: How can we prevent falls
McMaster University
In response to practitioners and clinicians asking, "What evidence is available to guide decision-making about how to prevent falls in cognitively impaired adults?", check out this resource from the McMaster Evidence Review and Synthesis Team.
Social Snacking Toolkit
Connections First
Have you ever been walking down the street, crossed paths with someone, and that person gave you a smile and said “hello,” or “beautiful day for a walk isn’t it?” It felt good, didn’t it?
A random connection between two people that is positive and kind, like the above situation, can mak
Technology, Talent, and the Future Workplace: Canadian CIO Outlook 2021
The Conference Board of Canada
The Conference Board of Canada’s annual Canadian CIO Outlook identifies past, current, and future strategic priorities for senior IT executives within Canada.
Technology proved vital in helping businesses adapt to the COVID-19 crisis. Information technology infrastructure and collaboration tools
New Report: Reimagining Non-Profit Governance through a Social Justice Lens
Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
Non-profit governance discussions have undergone a transformation over the past decade, shifting from a focus on boards to a focus on governance as a complex system of people, structures, and processes embedded in a particular organizational culture and broader social ecosystem.
Similarly, discussi
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