Networking For Success

By Beth Cougler Blom

Our Emerging Leaders Network has made some amazing learning opportunities available to its members since the Network was created this past Spring.  A recent “Networking for Success” workshop was no exception.  In this guest blog post, workshop participant and Emerging Leaders Network member Andy Renton summarizes some great networking tips for individuals at community organizations.

“Networking is the art of building mutually beneficial relationships.” This was the opener for Sarah Daviau’s recent workshop titled “Networking for Success,” which truly was beneficial to all who attended.

After over 10 years in the non-profit sector with various organizations, Sarah …

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November 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , | Category: Emerging Leaders Network, Workshops | 2 comments

Emerging Leaders Network: The first eight weeks

By Beth Cougler Blom

It’s only been eight weeks since we launched our Emerging Leaders Network but the group’s membership has already risen to 85 people and we’ve held several fantastic events so far.  This is an update on what has been happening with the Network since it began in late May, and is also a glimpse of the exciting events we’ve got planned for the next few months.

It didn’t take long after we announced the creation of the Network’s online community for younger nonprofit professionals in the Victoria area to start signing up in droves.  In fact, within …

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July 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Emerging Leaders Network, Latest News | 2 comments

Embracing the Future – Leading for Change: Three perspectives.

By Lori Elder

Our sector, in fact all sectors are experiencing an era of profound change. In many ways, this is a period of great uncertainty. We are seeing new non-profit leaders emerging, and long-term leaders starting to transition out. Community leadership is also evolving and changing. While there are many challenges within this shifting environment, there are also opportunities. History has shown us that times of great change frequently spark new ideas, creative leadership and inspired vision.

Within this context, this year’s theme for our 35th anniversary Annual General Meeting emerged. Our three panellists (Beth Cougler Blom, Mitchell Temkin and Sandra Richardson) gave a brief glimpse …

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July 28th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Emerging Leaders Network, Latest News | Leave a comment

Speeches at Volunteer Victoria’s AGM: Sandra Richardson

By Lori Elder

NOTE: This post is part of the Embracing the Future-Leading for Change post regarding our Annual General Meeting.

We would like to thank Sandra Richardson for the following very informative speech she gave at Volunteer Victoria’s Annual General Meeting on June 24, 2010.  Sandra’s bio can be found at the end of this post.

We are all too familiar with the riveting impact on non-profits from the economic crisis.   We are all asking what next? I feel the sector is now at an inflection point that will reshape it long after the economic crisis.  Non-profits will find themselves in a new reality – not …

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July 21st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Latest News, Special Events | Leave a comment

Speeches at Volunteer Victoria’s AGM: Beth Cougler Blom

By Lori Elder

NOTE: This post is part of the Embracing the Future-Leading for Change post regarding our Annual General Meeting.

Volunteer Victoria held its Annual General Meeting on June 24th, 2010.  The meeting featured a panel of three speakers talking about leadership in the nonprofit sector.  Our first presenter, Beth Cougler Blom, Manager of Training and Outreach at Volunteer Victoria, spoke on the recent creation of our Emerging Leaders Network in Victoria and what local emerging leaders think about sector leadership and the path to get there.  Here is the text of her …

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July 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Emerging Leaders Network, Latest News, Special Events | Leave a comment
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