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LAST PAGE UPDATE: Feiday, February 26, 9:40am
Pillar Nonprofit Network is leaning into our heightened awareness of violence against and inequities affecting Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC) abroad and right here in our own community. As we've written here and elsewhere, our own response is evolving. Addressing racism and xenophobia is part of Pillar's strategic plan, and we are committed to actively anti-racist work while recognizing that leadership must come from BIPOC communities inside and outside of our organization, our membership, and our network.
At Pillar, those of us who have benefited from White privilege are committing to the long process of unlearning and learning, and we are making sure to check on our team members who have suffered and continue to suffer harm from White supremacy.
We also know that, as individuals and organizations dedicated to positive change, our members have an essential role in creating a safe, just, and equitable community for all. While we continue to examine and adjust our own role in this work, we remain committed to sharing resources to help our membership and community recognize and combat racism in Canada and elsewhere while also managing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We also join in recognizing that the pandemic is a revealer of other sociodemographic determinants of health both in Canada and abroad. If there are resources or other supports you need to join in this work, please reach out to membership@pillarnonprofit.ca to let us know.
The Pillar Nonprofit Network team is committed to engaging, supporting, and informing our membership and community through the multiple crises we face. Use our curated collection, updated daily, to find the information you need, when you need it. Though the individuals, nonprofits, enterprises, and impact investors in our membership each have their own needs, many of the resources will be useful to multiple users, so by all means browse for the items you never knew you needed, too. You'll also find COVID-19 news related to our operations and service delivery or other critical updates affecting our community on our News page, a forum to ask questions on the Pillar Online Community, and relevant virtual content on the Pillar Events page. Use this guide to jump to the section or item you need.
Government news & relief to nonprofits, social enterprises, businesses, and individuals. For an overview, we recommend Imagine Canada’s regularly-updated Federal Government Covid-19 Measures. Canada Helps has a good guide to province-specific relief programs and try out rTraction’s business self-assessment or feedback from the Women’s Entrepreneur Knowledge Hub to see what might apply to you or your organization. For relief to people, check out Dr Jennifer Robson’s plain-language guide to government aid for individuals. If you're still browsing, start with federal government news and relief programs here, provincial news here, and local London news here. There's more helpful guides for area nonprofits here, and government relief for individuals here. You'll find data from Statistics Canada and others here.
Find up-to-the-minute learning opportunities here and, for events hosted by Pillar members, head to our events page and, for Pillar Nonprofit Network events, our Upcoming Pillar Events page. For a variety of resources delivered in ASL, visit Silent Voice's COVID-19 Corner.
To find resources and advocacy for the impact sector that suit you best, start with national, provincial, and local advocacy for the sector here and advocacy for impact investors, social enterprises, and innovators here. Learn about the impact on the sector here, find resources for impact organizations here and specific resources for social enterprises and innovators here.
Feel like you just need to do something now? Take this checklist and make it your own: you could inform folks of anything that's changed about your programs; do a business self-assessment today so you know what's on your list for tomorrow; or seek volunteers to help move your projects forward.
On the subject of volunteers, though there are some new challenges, volunteers have likely never been more willing or more needed to help, and you'll find some volunteer-involved stuff here, including local resources, grassroots movements, national resources, some global perspectives, and even a bit of funding for volunteer-involved initiatives.
Addressing racism and xenophobia is part of Pillar's strategic plan. Now more than ever we need to acknowledge the racism that exists right here in our own communities. As individuals and organizations dedicated to positive change, our members have an essential role in creating a safe, just, and equitable community for all. We continue to update resources to help recognize racism and do anti-racism work in Canada and elsewhere. We also join in recognizing that the pandemic is a revealer of other sociodemographic determinants of health both in Canada and abroad.
To help you take care of yourself and the people important to you, we've assembled resources to support good mental health and resilience, from reliable local and Canadian sources and from trustworthy global sources.
Keep the wheels turning. We're talking business continuity a lot. We've collected great resources, many local, for nonprofits, for social enterprises, and on the subjects of crisis communications, leadership, human resources, and the pivot to remote work and virtual everything.
As Londoners, we respond to the pandemic and the wicked problems we already had, by thinking globally, but acting locally. Browse London-specific resources for supporting London's most vulnerable people here, support for the frontlines here, shopping local here, and supporting local micro-volunteering and mutual aid here.
We are not medical experts, either, but these are the things we know about reliable public health information: we're making our decisions and basing our actions on information from the Middlesex-London Health Unit & Public Health Ontario while we monitor information from the Public Health Agency of Canada and global authorities like the World Health Organization.
No, it's not too soon to talk about giving and philanthropy. Find ways to give in support of the local COVID-19 response here. All you fundraisers, find your resources here; join in the conversation about philanthropy here; learn how community foundations are responding here; and check out COVID-19 funding opportunities here
And it's not too soon to talk about the future, either. Bureaucrats and visionaries are drawing the blueprints of a new reality, some of which will ending up being a temporary reponse to the pandemic crisis and some of which will be a transformational response to the crisis we were already in. We've collected a few interesting takes, but especially recommend you check out the COVID-19 collection by Future of Good. As some have noted, the crisis is really played out in cities, and we recommend the suite of tools offered by in the Canadian Urban Institute COVID-19 Response. The missions of our member organizations are critical and, in addition to these resources, we will continue to strengthen our member organizations and increase their impact, in part by building the capacities of their leaders. Watch this section for more about the importance of leadership in the world we hope for.
Government news & relief to nonprofits, social enterprises, businesses, and individuals (Trouvez ici des ressources en français pour les organismes sans but lucratif en Ontario)
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Federal Government news & relief programs relevant to nonprofits + explainers
- UPDATED Imagine Canada: Federal Government Covid-19 Measures – Implications for Sector Organizations ("updated as the federal government announces new measures that will impact the charitable and nonprofit sectors")
- UPDATED Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy - Your Questions Answered, Imagine Canada
- Canada Helps: Charity’s Guide to Canada’s COVID-19 Governmental Supports and Programs ("updated as new information on these measures emerge")
- Government of Canada Resources for Canadian Businesses
- “Federal relief is simply too slow to save small businesses like mine,” (Amanda Munday, The Globe and Mail, April 16, 2020)
- Emergency Community Support Fund, Sept 24, 2020
- Canada United Small Business Relief Fund: Grants up to $5000 for recovery; applications open Feb 16, 2021, 1pm.
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Provincial Government news & relief programs relevant to nonprofits
- Ontario Government: Ontario Protecting the Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Crisis
- Ontario Human Rights Commision Policy Statement on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Managing the COVID-19 Pandemic
- A Framework for Reopening our Province (Government of Ontario, April 27, 2020)
- COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program
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Local Government news & relief programs relevant to nonprofits
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More helpful guides to multi-level government news & relief programs for area nonprofits
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Data and government information of interest
- Labour Market Information Council’s "Now of Work Annotated Bibliography" synthesizes the latest research findings related to COVID-19
- Ontario must bring a health equity lens to new COVID-19 test technologies and data tools (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Letter to Minister Elliott regarding expanded testing for marginalized people (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Letter to Premier Ford, Deputy Premier Elliott and Dr. Williams regarding the need to collect and use socio-demographic and race-based data (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Letter to Minister Elliott regarding COVID-19 response (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Statement from the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) Re: Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
- Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic (Statistics Canada, June 26, 2020)
- Experiences of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan, 2020-09-17
- From Risk to Resilience: An Equity Approach to COVID-19: Chief Public Health Officer of Canada's Report on the State of Public Health in Canada 2020
- Diversity of charity and non-profit boards of directors: Overview of the Canadian non-profit sector, February 11, 2021 (Statistics Canada)
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Government Relief for Individuals
- CSI Supports: CERB Application Walk-Through (The Centre for Social Innovation's screen-by-screen guide to the CERB application)
- Ontario Government COVID-19: Support for people
- London Employment Help Centre offers help navigating social benefits and COVID-19 relief programs for individuals, parents, and families
Upcoming free webinars, online events, and briefings
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Coming soon
- Pillar Nonprofit Network member orientation calls for new and renewing members, alternate weeks on Tuesdays, 9:30-11am
- 61 Free Nonprofit Webinars for February 2021, Wild Apricot
- The Nonprofit Connector call for Pillar members, Mondays in March, 3-4pm EST
- Socialpreneur Chats, Pillar Nonprofit Network, Friday, February 26, 9:30-11am
- MLHU Briefing Webinar, Friday, February 26, 12-12:30pm. Links are updated regularly & recordings are posted below in Public Health Resources
- The Nonprofit Connector call for Pillar members, Monday, March 1, 3-4pm EST
- Generous Futures: Women of Colour Challenging (Ryerson), Monday, Mar 8, 1–2pm EST
- MLHU Briefing Webinar, Tuesday, March 9, 12-12:30pm. Links are updated regularly & recordings are posted below in Public Health Resources
- All Are Welcome Here 2021: Coming Together as a Community (London & Middlesex Local Immigration Partnership), Monday, March 22, 4–6pm EDT
- Safely Taking Care of you in the Time of Covid-19 (South West Self Management Program), Friday, Mar 26, 10-11am EDT
- Laying the Foundation of the Next 20 Years of Volunteer Engagement, Volunteer Canada, Wednesday, December 2, Noon-1pm EST
- The State of the Sector: A Look Ahead to 2021 (Charity Village), Thursday, December 3, 1-2pm Eastern
- Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy (CERS) Q & A Session in English, Government of Canada, Thursday, December 3, 1-2pm EST
- Ethical Storytelling for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Nonprofit Quarterly, Thursday, December 3, 2-3pm, EST
- Téléconférence en français sur la Subvention d’urgence du Canada pour le loyer (SUCL) – le jeudi 3 décembre, de 15h00 à 16h00 HNE
- What’s next? Managing your business’s finances in 2021, BDC, Monday, January 18, 2021, 12-1pm EST
- Surviving Winter in the Grey Zone (updates on CERS, CEWS, CEBA+), London Economic Development Corporation & The Small Business Centre, Tuesday, January 19, 10am-12pm
- Storytelling for Impact: Helping Donors Understand the Value of their Dollar, Bloomerang, Thursday, January 21, 2-3pm
- Introducing the 2021 Canadian Nonprofit Sector Salary & Benefits Report, Charity Village, Thursday, January 28 at 1-1:30pm EST
- Next Economy Conversations: Paul Taylor of FoodShare (Centre for Social Innovation), Thursday, February 4, 12-1pm EST
- Fundraising trends of 2021 that may influence your strategy and prepare your organization for a successful year, Charity Village, Thursday, February 4, 1-2pm EST
- Twice weekly MLHU Briefing Webinar, Friday, February 5, 12-12:30pm. Links are updated regularly & recordings are posted below in Public Health Resources
- NFP Board Diversity & Inclusion: Is it Essentially Window-Dressing? (Rotman School of Management) Wednesday, February 10, 12–1pm EST
- An Afternoon with Eternity Martis (Western University), Monday, February 22, 5–5:45pm EST
- Dismantling Racism in Philanthropy: How are foundations changing the way they give (London Black History Coordinating Committee), Tuesday, Feb 23, 12–1pm EST
- Twice weekly MLHU Briefing Webinar, Tuesday, February 23, 12-12:30pm. Links are updated regularly & recordings are posted below in Public Health Resources
- *Housing and Tenants’ Rights During COVID-19 (CLEO Connect), Wednesday, Feb 24, 10:30am–12pm EST. *ASL interpretation provided.
- Generous Futures: Black Voices Leading (Ryerson), Wednesday, Feb 24, 1–2pm EST
- Five Good Ideas about cultivating lasting relationships with media and journalists (Maytree), Thursday, February 25, 1pm EST
- Nearly a Year In: How the Nonprofit Sector Is Adapting to COVID-19 (Imagine Canada), Thursday, February 25, 1–2pm
- Good Policy Makes Great Communities (Urban League of London), Thursday, Feb 25, 7–9pm EST
Resources and advocacy for the impact sector, including nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, and impact investors
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Advocacy for the impact sector, local, provincial, and national
- Watch Pillar ED Michelle Baldwin present to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Thursday, May 7, 2020
- Transcript of Pillar ED Michelle Baldwin's remarks to the HoC Standing Committee on Finance, (FINA No. 26), May 7, 2020
- "Non-profit sector needs investment to be part of post-pandemic planning, recovery" (The London Free Press, May 1, 2020)
- ONN: Nonprofits on the front lines of COVID-19 (March 11)
- COVID-19 Sector advocacy timeline (Imagine Canada)
- Imagine Canada continues to press for core funding as it welcomes the creation of Emergency Community Support Fund (April 21)
- Imagine Canada - COVID-19 and the Charitable Sector (March 12)
- Watch Imagine Canada's President & CEO Bruce MacDonald address the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Friday May 1, 2020
- Sector Stories: Revenue Loss Threatens Survival of Charities and Nonprofits (Emily Jensen, Imagine Canada, April 30, 2020)
- Watch "What's missing in the Canadian Government's aid package?" (Future of Good, March 27, 2020) - Free recorded webinar
- Charities are ‘getting walloped’ as more people need their help: COVID-19 Six Months Later: A conversation with Bruce MacDonald, First Policy Response, September 9, 2020
- Covid + WE scandal: Federal action on charitable sector needed now more than ever, Imagine Canada et. al., September 17, 2020
- Philanthropy, Pandemic & Political Scandal: COVID-19 curtails donor giving; WE affair weakens trust in charities, Angus Reid Institute, September 17, 2020
- Watch "What the COVID-19 emergency aid is revealing about the social impact sector modernization agenda" (Future of Good), Recorded Tues, April 28
- Future of Good Collection: COVID-19 and its Effects on the Social Impact World
- Impact Response: Three Key Actions (Sign to Support as an Individual or Organization)
- Update on the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations (ONCA) and regulations (Blumbergs Canadian Charity Law, June 22, 2020) with proposed regulations.
- Bye-bye 'Y'? Vital non-profit social programs are collapsing awaiting Ottawa's help (John Ivison, National Post, June 24, 2020)
- Our Cities Need Artists Now More than Ever. Here's Why. (Sunia Gibbs & Steve MacDouell, Strong Towns, June 23, 2020)
- Advocacy Crash Course: Your voice matters...and yes, it does create change (Kallee Lins, Imagine Canada, June 23, 2020)
- The Canadian Fund for Charities’ Overhead Costs Is Here. Here’s How it Works — And a Major Trend it Signals (Kylie Adair, Future Of Good, Aug 5, 2020)
- New survey: The state of the Ontario nonprofit sector three months into the COVID-19 crisis (ONN & AFO -- Ontario Nonprofit Network & Assemblée de la Francophonie de l’Ontario), Aug, 18 2020
- Canadian Non-Profits Need an HR Council (Again) — Here’s Why, According to Sector Leaders (Brennan Doherty, Future of Good, Aug 21, 2020)
- HRCouncil.ca HR Toolkit resources coming back! (Imagine Canada, August 26, 2020)
- How Canada's charitable sector can move beyond the WE scandal, Chi Nguyen, rabble[dot]ca, Sept 14, 2020
- How Trudeau can – and should – clean up the mess he created for Canada's charities: The double chilling effects of COVID-19 and the WE scandal on donors are making it even more difficult to raise money for people in need, Shachi Kurl, Ottawa Citizen, September 18, 2020
- We're in This Together: A Snapshot of Canadian Non-Profit Perspectives During the COVID-19 Era, Part One: General Survey Findings Report, AgentsC Analytics, May, 2020
- From Uncertainty to Hope: A Snapshot of Canadian Non-Profit Perspectives During the COVID-19 Era, Part Two: Risk management and business continuity strategies and their relationship to fundraising success, AgentsC Analytics, June, 2020
- Equity Matters: A Snapshot of Canadian Non-Profit Perspectives During the COVID-19 Era, Part Three: Black Respondents' Views AgentsC Analytics, July, 2020
- JUST ADDED Listen to “Embracing Advocacy with Cathy Taylor [of ONN],” The Small Nonprofit Podcast, The Good Partership
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Advocacy for impact investors, social enterprises & social innovators
- How do we respond to the social and economic impacts of COVID19? (Part 1), (SVX on Medium, Apr 2, 2020)
- How do we respond to the social and economic impacts of COVID19? (Part 2) (SVX on Medium, April 9, 2020)
- Three Key Actions to Respond to the Social and Economic Impacts of COVID19 (Adam Spence SVX, April 16, 2020)
- Here's What Impact Investors Are Urging the Federal Government to Add to Its Aid Package (Future of Good)
- Where Does the Social Finance Fund Stand in a Post-Covid Universe? (Jack Graham, Future of Good, June 10, 2020)
- CSI's COVID-19 Economic Recovery Recommendations to Federal Government (Centre for Social Innovation, June 24, 2020)
- JUST ADDED Here’s How the Federal Government Can Put its Social Finance Strategy at the Heart of its Recovery Plan, Adam Spence, Future of Good, Sep 9, 2020
- JUST ADDED Four ways Canadian governments can help small business survive COVID-19’s second wave, Erin Millar, Jon Shell, Michael Smith, and Ben Coli of SaveSmallBusiness.ca, Medium, September 14, 2020
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Impact of COVID-19 on the sector, local, regional, and national
- Pillar Nonprofit Network: COVID-19 Membership Survey Results & Our Response
- We’re all in this together: First Report from the Mayor’s Economic and Social Impact and Recovery Task Forces (City of London, April 9, 2020)
- Watch "Pillar Nonprofit Network Annual Community Connector" (Virtual AGM), Recorded April 15, 2020
- Ontario Nonprofits and the Impact of COVID-19: A flash survey report (Ontario Nonprofit Network, April 6, 2020)
- Unpacking the Sector’s Pandemic-Induced HR Crisis (Emily Mathieu, The Philanthropist, April 22, 2020)
- Can Culture Be Counted? Why Local Connectedness Matters for your Startup (Startup Genome)
- Watch "Impact of COVID-19 on B2B Women Owned Businesses with Silvia Pencak" (Startup Canada)
- Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor: Charities & the COVID-19 Pandemic, May, 2020
- Watch "Non-Profit and Charities COVID-19 Benchmarking Survey" (Colliers Not-for-Profit Advisory Group), Recorded Thursday, May 14
- We’re all in this together: Third Report from the Mayor’s Economic and Social Impact and Recovery Task Forces (City of London, July 8, 2020)
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Resources for impact organizations local, regional and, mostly Canadian
- Watch "ONN Town Hall: Nonprofits Navigating Ontario's New Fiscal Landscape" (Ontario Nonprofit Network), Recorded Wednesday, April 29
- Slide-deck for "ONN Town Hall: Nonprofits Navigating Ontario's New Fiscal Landscape" (Ontario Nonprofit Network)
- tbk Offers Free Work-From-Home Consulting
- Free marketing and communications advice from adHOME for local nonprofits and businesses
- ”Western University creates companies so student interns have somewhere to work” (London Free Press, April 25)
- ONN: Resources to help nonprofits adapt and respond to COVID-19 + Tips for Running an Online AGM
- ONN: Virtual AGMs: Yes You Can! (Virtual AGM Facilitation Guide)
- Imagine Canada’s Resource Page
- Charity Village Covid-19 Resources from Canadian Nonprofit Umbrella Groups
- Innoweave COVID-19 Crisis Leadership Resources
- COVID-19 Resources for Impact Organizations and Enterprises (SVX on Medium)
- ICD COVID-19 Resources for Directors (Institute of Corporate Directors)
- London Community Foundation: COVID-19 and our Community
- Broadbent Institute Resources and Responses to COVID–19
- Watch "Serving the Most Vulnerable" (Future of Good) - Free recorded webinar
- COVID-19: Updates on the law and legal services (Steps to Justice: Your Guide to Law in Ontario by CLEO)
- Grant Connect Community Edition free until June 30
- FAQs for Canadian registered charities and non-profit organizations in the time of the COVID-19 crisis (Blumberg's Canadian Charity Law)
- Free financial consultations for small nonprofits with Kind Wealth & partners
- Wild Apricot offers free sponsored plan for three months for organizations dedicated to COVID-19 relief efforts
- Free Online Board Assessment (Clearview Training)
- COVID-19 Decision-Making: A Social Impact Tool for Social Purpose-driven Organizations, McConnell Foundation &Re-Code, June, 2020
- #VitalSigns2020: Gender Equality in Canada, Community Foundations of Canada, October 19, 2020
- JUST ADDED NFP Board Diversity & Inclusion: Is it essentially Window-Dressing? Report by Rotman School of Management, January 2021
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Resources for social innovators, social enterprises (nonprofit and/or for-profit), businesses
- Access to RHA Online startup community (RH Accelerator founder community)
- COVID-19: Resources for Canadian Social Innovators (SI Canada)
- Innovation Canada’s Resources page for Social Innovators
- CSI Supports
- CSI Guides: COVID-19 Business & Community Resources Guide
- Watch "eCommerce Platforms & Marketing 101" (rTraction, London Small Business Centre, and Soft Flirt)
- Rachel Berdan, Pillar Nonprofit Network, on the COVID-19 Impact on Social Enterprises (Ivey)
- COVID-19 Resources for Impact Organizations and Enterprises (SVX, Medium)
- COVID-19 Resources to Navigate your Business (Startup Canada)
- Virtual Innovation Canada Advisor Hours timely advice & to help you innovate & accelerate your growth (Select a day and time on Calendly)
- Canadian Chamber of Commerce Business Resilience Network with list of public and private sector supports for business
- Save Small Business, a grassroots coalition of small businesses across Canada in opposition to a debt-forward solution to the COVID-19 economic crisis
- Covid Knights: Corporate social purpose in the time of COVID-19: How purpose-driven companies are stepping up during the pandemic (Coro Strandberg and Mary Ellen Schaafsma, Corporate Knights, April 14, 2020
- Listen to "COVID-19 Update Call for Business Leaders with Hon. Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (The Canadian Council of Innovators), Recorded Friday, April 17
- Social Enterprises Open During COVID-19 (Pillar Nonprofit Network) with contact info to get on the list
- Middlesex County COVID-19 Business Resources
- Roadmap to Recovery (Canadian Business Resilience Network)
- Google will now let any business list products on Google Shopping for free (Nick Statt, The Verge, Apr 21, 2020)
- Business & Worker Resource Center to COVID-19 (B Corps COVID-19 Resources)
- Ontario Made: Celebrating Ontario manufacturers and Ontario made products (Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters)
- Are Charities Ready for Social Finance?: Investment Readiness in Canada’s Charitable Sector (Charity Village, June 25, 2020)
- Profit from technology: Digital tools to drive efficiency and revenue (BDC, July 15, 2020)
- Prime Minister announces support for Black entrepreneurs and business owners, September 9, 2020
- Strategically Responding to Disruption through Social Enterprise, Barb Hiltz and Peter Boumgarden, Nonprofit Quarterly, September 23, 2020
- JUST ADDED The Business Case for Giving Back, Volunteer Canada, Great Place to Work, Corporate Council for Community Enagagement, April 2019
A checklist of things you could do today
Volunteerism and Volunteer Management
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Local Volunteer Resources
- Post and find London & area volunteer opportunities on Pillar Nonprofit Network’s Volunteer Opportunities page
- COVID-19 Volunteer Management Resources (London and Area Association for Volunteer Administration-LAVA & Pillar Nonprofit Network), May 2020
- How to Use Spark - COVID-19
- Middlesex-London Health Unit "COVID-19: Active Screening Tool" (March 15, 2020)
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Grassroots and citizens’ volunteer and mutual aid initiatives
- Caremongering London, ON - Community & ACTIVIST Responses to Covid-19: A group for sharing and organizing community resources in responses to COVID-19, including . . . Caremongering London Ontario - Mutual Aid Form: Find support and/or support people
- Good Neighbour Project - London, ON, including . . . Good Neighbour Project - London Volunteer Intake Form
- Middlesex-London COVID-19 swap, trade, donate Facebook group
- London (ON) & Area COVID-19 Volunteer Outreach Facebook group
- The Social Distancing Movement Facebook group
- The London Spirit covid19 Crisis Facebook group: Help lift the spirits of London's frontline healthcare and essential service workers during this global crisis.
- London Volunteer Task Force (request or volunteer help with grocery delivery)
- The Atrium Project: Offer Help or Ask for Help
- The Urban League of London’s Guide to organizing neighbourhood pods
- London and Area Association for Volunteer Administration (LAVA)
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Resources for Volunteers in Canada
- Volunteer Canada - Volunteer-involving organizations responses and resources
- The Volunteer Checklist –Volunteering During COVID-19 (Volunteer Canada)
- Government of Canada: National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign (currently closed)
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Awareness resources (Government of Canada)
- Watch 30-minute COVID-19 volunteer management webinars (Volunteer Toronto), free on demand, including Program & Role Planning, Position Descriptions & Recruitment, Screening & Risk Assessment, Orientation/Training & Support, Retention & Recognition
- Watch "The Volunteering Lens of Public Health Emergencies" (Charity Village), Recorded Thursday, May 14
- Connecting for Change: An Online Volunteering Series (TechSoup Canada), May-June 2020
- 8 Things Non-Profits Want you To Know About Volunteering During COVID-19 (
- Pandemic inspires upswell in volunteers that must be tapped into (Joanne McKiernan, June 2, 2020, toronto.com)
- Volunteering in Canada: Challenges and opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic (Statistics Canada, June 26, 2020)
- Making a Big Difference with Microvolunteering (Chiara C, TechSoup Canada, June 17, 2020)
- "Watch "Data Highlights: The Volunteering Lens of COVID-19 (Volunteer Canada), Recorded June 26,2020" and download the slide deck here
- Keeping Volunteers Engaged During COVID-19 (Volunteer Canada, July 23, 2020)
- How To Start a Mutual Aid Network in a Pandemic (Aaron Fernando, Network Weaver, Aug 11, 2020)
- JUST ADDED Impact of COVID-19 on Volunteer Engagement, Fall Survey, Imagine Canada, Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada & spinktank for nonprofits and volunteers
- JUST ADDED Watch "Effects of the pandemic on employee community engagement programs in Canada and Ireland," Volunteer Canada & Volunteer Ireland, Recorded October 15, 2020 and download the report here
- Responding to COVID-19: Actionable Steps for Volunteer Managers (Galaxy Digital)
- Watch "Neighbors taking action: Responding to the rise in informal volunteering," (IAVE) Recorded April 28, 2020
- The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) offers resources for global volunteering. Webinars on safety and health of volunteers, youth response, managing virtual volunteers, and building resilience through volunteering are archived on YouTube.
- Community participation is crucial in a pandemic (Cicely Marston, Alicia Renedo, Sam Miles, in The Lancet, May 4, 2020)Watch "Mutual Aid: Building
- Watch "Communities of Care During Crisis and Beyond" (Haymarket Books), Recorded Thursday, May 21, 8-9:30pm EDT
- Watch "A Guide to Volunteering Your Skills Virtually" (Taproot Plus), Recorded Wednesday, May 27, 1-2 pm EDT
- 8 Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program (IAVE) July 30, 10-11am EDT
- Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming, Part 1 of 2 (Jerome Tennille Responsible AF, Jun 22, 2020)
- Fighting Racism Through Diverse and Inclusive Volunteer Engagement Programming, Part 2 of 2 (Jerome Tennille Responsible AF, Jul 6, 2020)
- JUST UPDATED IAVE 2020 Virtual Global Forum Series
- Watch "Forum 1: Volunteerism and Community Resilience – Locally Owned Solutions Delivering Impact," Recorded July 22, 2020
- Watch "Forum 2: Future Leadership – the Role of Youth Volunteers," Recorded September 29
- Watch "Forum 3: Tolerance and Inclusion – Volunteering Enabling Community Cohesion and Embracing Diversity," Recorded September 23
- Watch "Forum 4: Volunteering and the Digital World – Extending the Power of Volunteering through New Technologies," Recorded October 7
- Watch "Forum 5: Corporate Volunteering – Delivering Business Objectives through a Values Focused Mission," Recorded October 28, 2020
- Watch "Forum 6: Measurement and Impact – Providing the Evidence that Volunteering is Good for Society and Good for You," Recorded November 18, 2020
- Watch "Forum 7: Volunteering 2030 – New Paradigms," Recorded December 9, 2020
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Funding for volunteer-involved organizations
Addressing racism, xenophobia, and sociodemographic determinants of health
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Canadian resources and local initiatives addressing racism and xenophobia
- Government of Canada Anti-Racism Resources
- Coronavirus: Racism and the Long-Term Impacts of Emergency Measures in Canada (Future of Good)
- Listen to "Desmond Cole on Anti-Black Racism in Canada & US," (Pam Palmater, Warrior Life)
- Climate justice means justice for black lives (350 Canada, Medium, June 2)
- Black Organizations and Anti-Racist Groups Canadians Can Support Now (Melanie Woods, HuffPost, June 1)
- allyship101 (PeerNetBC, November, 2016)
- Black Legal Action Centre
- Anti-Racist Organizations To Support Right Now in Canada (Stefan Kollenberg, Crescendo, May 30, 2020)
- Resources for Ending Anti-Black Racism (Canadian Women's Foundation, June 1, 2020)
- Following the Lead of our Community and Network (Statement by Pillar Nonprofit Network, June 3, 2020)
- Statement from the Ontario Nonprofit Network on Anti-Black Racism (June 5, 2020)
- Towards a more just and equitable society (A statement from Imagine Canada, June 12, 2020)
- Statement from Black health leaders: Alliance for Healthier Communities' Black Health Committee, the Black Health Alliance, and Network for Advancement of Black Communities (NABC)
- For White Leaders: How to Open a Conversation About Race (Lesli Mones, Power2Leaderlab, June 4th, 2020)
- Statement from Toronto Neighbourhood Centres
- Statement from Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
- Exploring My Power and Privilege Toolkit (Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion) 2017
- Anti-black racism within Canadian nonprofits (COCo-the Centre for Community Organizations, Québec)
- Beyond Solidarity Statements - Questions to ask yourself about your organization (Rania El Mugammar, Twitter thread)
- Black Organizations and Anti-Racist Groups Canadians Can Support Now (Melanie Woods, HuffPost, June 1, 2020)
- Black Lives Matter Staement and Resources from the Centre for Social Innovation (June 9, 2020)
- The Horrifying Truth About Being a Black Woman Founder in Canada (Amoye Henry, Betakit, June 5, 2020)
- How White Folks Can Take Anti-Racist Action in Covid 19 (SURJ Toronto, May 9, 2020)
- Black Health Leaders Respond to CMOH
- Free Indigenous Awareness Course offered by Bear Standing Tall
- Anti-Racist Resources (SURJ Toronto, 2020)
- Educate Yourself: Unlearning Resources curated by the Centre for Social Innovation
- Upholding and Advancing Our Commitment to Anti-Racism (Chiara C, TechSoup Canada, June 4, 2020) with Resources
- Watch "DesmondCole reading from The Skin We're In," (Penguin Random House Facebook page), Recorded Monday, June 15
- Watch "ECSF Equity Lightning Talks: COVID 19 & Black Communities in Canada" (Community Foundations of Canada) Recorded June 3, 2020
- President’s Anti-Racism Working Group Final Report (Western University)
- What is systemic racism? There is broad national confusion about the concept (National Post Staff, National Post, June 27, 2020)
- NP View: Building a consensus on a more inclusive Canada (National Post View, June 26, 2020)
- Watch "Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (Part One)," (Nonprofit Quarterly), Recorded June 22 + slide deck.
- Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? (Part Two)," (Nonprofit Quarterly), Recorded June 29 + slide deck.
- Eductate: Anti-racism resources Canada (Black Lives Matter Canada, credit IG @deadcelery, @danii_jo, @asasyssas)
- True Freedom (Nneka Allen, Charity Village, July 17, 2020)
- Equity, Power, and the Future of the Nonprofit Sector (Erin Kang, ONN Blog, 19 Aug 2020)
- Experiences of discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic, StatsCan, 2020-09-17
- Confronting Anti-Black Racism in our Community, Martin McIntosh, London's Vital Signs, 2020
- JUST ADDED Canadian public opinion about racism and discrimination, Environics Institute, October 24, 2020
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Relevant global resources addressing racism and xenophobia
- Becoming Interculturally Competent (Milton J. Bennett, 2004)
- Adapt Your D&I Efforts to the Reality of the Crisis, A Three-Step Approach, (Lily Zheng, HBR, May 07, 2020)
- Connecting the Dots Between Environmental Injustice and the Coronavirus (Katherine Bagley interviews Sacoby Wilson, Yale Environment e360, May 7, 2020)
- Beautiful, FREE illustrations of black people for your next digital project (5Four Digital)
- Anti-Racism Resources (Document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020, US)
- 10 Steps to Non-Optical Allyship (Mireille Cassandra Harper, Twitter thread, May 29, 2020)
- Listen to "Seeing White," Parts 1-14 (Scene on Radio, 2017)
- Becoming Trustworthy White Allies (Melanie S. Morrison, Yale University "Reflections," 2013)
- Anguish and Action (Obama Foundation)
- 5 Tips for Being an Ally (Chescaleigh, YouTube, 2014)
- Creating Content - Here's an equity screen to use from Nonprofit AF (Generocity, August 19, 2019)
- Language of Appeasement (Dafina-Lazarus Stewart Inside Higher Ed, March 30, 2017)
- No I Won't Stop Saying “White Supremacy” (Robin DiAngelo, YES! Magazine, June 30, 2017)
- White people: We gotta talk about burn out (Tatiana Mac, Twitter thread, June 5, 2020)
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack with notes for facilitators (Peggy McIntosh, Independent School, Winter, 1990)
- Elements of White Middle-Class Dominant Culture, adapted by scott winn, 2010 from "White Supremacy Culture," (Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, Changework, 2001)
- Watch "Systemic Racism Explained" (act.tv, YouTube, Apr 16, 2019)
- Social Media Graphics to show your support of the movement. Download and share. (Black Lives Matter)
- Opinion: Check in on Your Black Employees, Now (Tonya Russell, New York Times, June 2, 2020)
- Listen to "A Summer Reading Pledge" (Lazy Genius Collective)
- Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not (Danielle Cadet, Refinery29, USA, May 29, 2020)
- What Is White Privilege, Really? (Cory Collins, Teaching Tolerance, US, Issue 60, Fall 2018
- Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding (Cheryl Dorsey, Peter Kim, Cora Daniels, Lyell Sahue, and Britt Savage, Stanford Social Innovation Review, May 4, 2020)
- MakeRoom BLM Resources
- Scaffolded Anti-Racism Resources (created by Anna Stamborski, Nikki Zimmermann, and Bailie Gregory)
- Justice in June (Compiled by Autumn Gupta with Bryanna Wallace’s oversight)
- Working from Home While Black (Laura Morgan Roberts and Courtney L. McCluney, Harvard Business Review, June 17, 2020)
- Listen to “Brené with Ibram X. Kendi on How to Be an Antiracist (Unlocking Us with Brené Brown)
- How Philanthropy Fails To Support its Greatest Assets, BIPOC Leaders, And What it Should Do About it (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF, Aug 10, 2020)
- JUST ADDED Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for your Nonprofit, Nonprofit Learning Lab
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Addressing social determinants of health locally and across Canada
- Applying Health Equity Lens in COVID-19 response (Alliance for Healthier Communities Information & Resources)
- Why Women Will Feel the Societal Impacts of Coronavirus More Intensely, Future of Good
- Here’s how a feminist approach could lead to a stronger COVID-19 recovery (
- National Survey Results: The Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQI2S Community (Egale & INNOVATIVE Research Group, Apr 6, 2020)
- Politicians who consider sacrificing the old for the sake of the economy face a backlash: Don Pittis (CBC)
- Watch “Virtual Townhall on Disability Issues During COVID” (Ontario Autism Coalition and AODA) - Webinar recorded April 7, 2020
- Watch "Indigenous Communities and COVID-19" (Indigenous Climate Action & Idle No More)
- Watch "Building Indigenous Communities of Care during Covid19: Caution (Indigenous Climate Action & Indigenous Environmental Network) - Free recorded webinar
- COVID19 Resources for Indigenous Peoples (Indigenous Climate Action)
- Highlights from A Covid-19 Fireside Chat with Indigenous Health Professionals (Yellowhead Institute)
- Voices from the Margins of a Crisis (Pillar Nonprofit Network and Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion-CRHESI)
- Joint Letter to Minister Elliott regarding COVID-19's impact on the opioid overdose crisis (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Over 100 organizations endorse call for access to Emergency Safe Supply (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Letter to Minister Elliott and Minister Clark regarding supporting homeless populations in COVID-19 response (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Social media package for advocating for health equity and community supports in the COVID-19 pandemic response (Alliance for Healthier Communities)
- Heavy fines and policing won't make people safer from COVID-19: criminologists (Canada’s National Observer April 16th 2020
- Black Youth Helpline
- Black Health Alliance
- Coronavirus crisis shows ableism shapes Canada’s long-term care for people with disabilities (Gillian Parekh, Kathryn Underwood, The Conversation, May 14, 2020)
- Listen to Alright, Now What? (Canadian Women's Foundation)
- Equity from the Inside out: Aligning Workplace Practices with Gender Realities, AnnaLise Trudell and Louise Pitre, Pillar Nonprofit Network, Sept 11, 2020
- She-Covery Project Confronting the Gendered Economic Impacts of COVID19, Claudia Dessanti, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, September, 2020
Resilience, adaptability and mental health: Please note these resources are not a substitute for the advice of a licensed therapist or medical professional. If you are in need of immediate support please contact your doctor, or reach out to the Canadian Mental Health Association by calling 519-433-2023.
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Resilience and mental health resources by local and Canadian agencies
- CMHA: COVID-19 and mental health
- WellCan by Morneau Shepell: evidence-based health screenings and wellness content
- Coping with COVID (The Department of Psychiatry at Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry)
- Living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty (Psychology Tools)
- Wellness Together Canada: Mental Health and Substance Use Support
- Peak Resilience - COVID-19 & Your Mental Health: A Comprehensive Resource Guide
- Watch "COVID-19: Looking After your Mental Health and Wellbeing" (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada), Recorded webinar
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Global resources for mental health and coping
- WHO Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
- Managing mental health during coronavirus - experts around the world share insights (World Economic Forum)
- Author Gretchin Rubin - Multiple blogs about coping during COVID-19
- The Atlantic - Therapist Lori Gottleib - Therapist's guide to emotional health during a pandemic
- Your ‘Surge Capacity’ Is Depleted — It’s Why You Feel Awful (Tara Haelle, Medium, Aug 17, 2020)
Business continuity (crisis communications, financial management, and human resources)
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General resources for COVID-19 response for nonprofit
- Watch "Managing employees and volunteers during COVID-19, Part 2" (Ontario Nonprofit Network-ONN), Recorded Thursday, April 23
- Watch "Governing an NFP through the COVID-19 crisis (Institute of Corporate Directors)" - Free recorded video
- Watch "How do we steward organisational loss and support organisations to close?" (States of change), Recorded June 4, 2020
- Watch "Helping your NFP Organization Weather the Economic Storm" (Charity Village), Recorded Thursday, May 28
- An event or an era? Resources for social sector decision-making in the context of COVID-19, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, July 2020
- JUST ADDED Stewarding Loss — a Care-ful Infrastructure for Organisational Endings, Iona Lawrence, Medium, October 27, 2020
- JUST ADDED Merger Is Not Closure, It’s Something Better, Tina Crouse, Charity Village, October 26, 2020
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Resources for COVID-19 response for social enterprises & businesses
- Watch "Business Development Bank of Canada: How to cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business," Free recorded video
- Techalliance - Resources for your business in the midst of COVID-19
- Watch "Life after lockdown: Preparing for the return to work and the next wave of the pandemic" (PwC), Recorded May 1, 2020, on demand
- It's Time To Redefine 'Business As Usual,’ Paul Polizzotto, Forbes Technology Council, June 3, 2020
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Crisis communications in the age of COVID-19
- Communications during COVID-19: A tip sheet for nonprofits and charities (Azrieli Foundation, ONN, The Philanthropist), May 2020
- Watch "How Integrating Storytelling into Your Organization Drives Happiness (and Revenue Too)" (Keela Adaptation Webinar Series), Recorded Wednesday, May 6, 12:30-1:30 EDT
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Leadership and business continuity planning in the age of COVID-19
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Human Resources in the age of COVID-19
- Watch "Retain and Gain: How Career Ownership is Transforming Nonprofits and Charities" (Charity Village), Recorded April 30, 2020
- Watch “Hello? Am I the Only One? – Recruiting Diverse Professionals to your Nonprofit” (Nonprofit Learning Lab), Recorded Aug 11
- Equity from the Inside out: Aligning Workplace Practices with Gender Realities, AnnaLise Trudell and Louise Pitre, Pillar Nonprofit Network, Sept 11, 2020
- Reimagining your Workplace in Rainbow: A Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion for HR, People, & DEI Leaders
- JUST ADDED 9 Future of Work Trends Post-COVID-19, Mary Baker, Gartner, June 8, 2020
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Remote working and the pivot to virtual everything
- Seamlessly Shifting to a Virtual Pillar (James Chan, Business London, June 2020)
- tbk Offers Free Work-From-Home Consulting
- Consys Group - Free remote work assessment
- How to Host Town Halls and Meetings Virtually (Google)
- 7 Tips for Managing Virtual Meetings With Care During a Pandemic (Network Weaver)
- COVID-19 showed my company a better way to work—with 50% fewer offices (Mark J. Barrenechea, Fast Company, May 12, 2020)
- Watch "Nonprofit Industry Trends: Before and During a Global Health Crisis" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series), Recorded Tues, April 21, 2020
- Watch "Technology Alone Doesn’t Transform Organizations: A Lesson in Digital Transformation" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series), Recorded Tues, April 28, 2020
- Watch "Our New Virtual World: Digital-first Constituent Engagement" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series) Recorded Tues, May 12, 2020
- Watch "Fundraising Transformation Through Aligned Strategies and Systems" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series), Recorded Tues, May 19, 2020
- Watch "Constituent-centricity: No More Buzz, Let’s Get Real" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series), Recorded Tues, May 26, 2020
- Watch "Journey Towards Digital Transformation" (Salesforce & Traction on Demand Series) Recorded Tues, June 2, 2020
- 11 Questions Nonprofit Leaders Need to Ask Before Re-Opening the Office (Tatiana Morand, Wild Apricot Blog, June 26, 2020)
- Host Virtual Events that People Won't Want to Miss, Article Collection by Chronicle od Philanthropy
London and area specific resources
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Supporting vulnerable people in London
- Supports for Basic Needs, Updated Daily (City of London)
- Google Map of Local Basic Needs Resources (City of London)
- Information London COVID-19 Resources Page with Community Services Directory
- United for Local Love (United Way Elgin Middlesex Impact Report 2019-20)
- London Employment Help Centre offers help navigating social benefits and COVID-19 relief programs for individuals, parents, and families
- London for All Impact Assessment Report, United Way Elgin-Middlesex, July 2020
- Women's full participation in workforce crucial to economic recovery, Gerry Macartney, Special to The London Free Press, September 18, 2020
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Supporting front line services
- What to Donate (United Way Elgin Middlesex) -- list of organizations in need of food, PPE & other resources
- London Helps, Coordinating Housing and PPE Needs for Healthcare Workers
- London Companies in Support of Community: Connecting Sponsors to Organizations in Need of Gowns and Masks
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Supporting London Businesses
- rTractions’s guide to supporting local businesses
- Office hours: eCommerce & Online Shopping Help: free, open Q&A session hosted by rTraction, RH Accelerator & Yuser focusing on your questions about getting online with your business.)
- London Business COVID-19 Portal (London Economic Development Corporation & London Chamber of Commerce)
- Watch "COVID-19's Impact on London and its Business Community with Mayor Ed Holder, City of London" (The Ivey Academy), Recorded Tuesday, May 5, 12-1:00pm EDT
- London-Middlesex Restaurant Support Fund
- City of London COVID-19 Business Supports
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Supporting volunteerism and mutual aid in London
- Post and find London & area volunteer opportunities on Pillar Nonprofit Network’s Volunteer Opportunities page
- COVID-19 Volunteer Management Resources (London and Area Association for Volunteer Administration-LAVA & Pillar Nonprofit Network), May 2020
- How to Use Spark - COVID-19
- Post and find Ontario-wide volunteer opportunities on Spark Ontario
- Volunteers Needed to help source Personal Protective Equipment and deliver to healthcare workers and hospitals in need (apply to help)
- COVID-19 Guidance Documents and Resources for General Public, Workplaces and Community Settings (Middlesex-London Health Unit)
- Cleaning and Disinfection for Public Settings from Public Health Ontario Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- COVID-19 Guidance for Food Premises, Best Practices Summary Sheet (Ontario Ministry of Health)
- Public Health Ontario: COVID-19 Public Resources (Some available in multiple languages)
- Ontario Ministry of Health COVID-19 Guidance: Homeless Shelters
- The Urban League of London’s Guide to organizing neighbourhood pods
- Asking is as important as giving (The Urban League of London and Caremongering London, May 18, 2020)
- Caremongering London, ON - Community & ACTIVIST Responses to Covid-19: A group for sharing and organizing community resources in responses to COVID-19, including
- Caremongering London Ontario - Mutual Aid Form: Find support and/or support people
- Good Neighbour Project - London, ON, including . . .
- Good Neighbour Project - London Volunteer Intake Form
- Middlesex-London COVID-19 swap, trade, donate Facebook group
- London (ON) & Area COVID-19 Volunteer Outreach Facebook group
- The Social Distancing Movement Facebook group
- The London Spirit covid19 Crisis Facebook group: Help lift the spirits of London's frontline healthcare and essential service workers during this global crisis.
- London Volunteer Task Force (request or volunteer help with grocery delivery)
- The Atrium Project: Offer Help or Ask for Help
Public health information (Vous trouverez ici des ressources en français concernant la COVID-19 et la santé publique)
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Local public health from the Middlesex-London Health Unit
- Middlesex-London Health Unit/Mayor of London daily briefings on YouTube
- Archive of Middlesex-London Health Unit semi-weekly webinars for healthcare providers
- Middlesex-London Health Unit Frequently Asked Questions
- MIddlesex-London Health Unit COVID-19 page
- Key Resources from MLHU:How to Quarantine (Self-Isolate) At Home When You May Have Been Exposed and Have No Symptoms
- Key Resources from MLHU:How to Care for A Child with Covid-19 At Home: Advice for Caregivers
- Key Resources from MLHU:COVID-19: Summary of Public Health Measures
- Multilingual COVID-19 prevention posters in English, French, Arabic, Chinese, and Spanish (prepared by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit)
- Guidance for meeting and event facilities during COVID-19, Middlesex London Health Unit
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Public health in Ontario
- Ontario Government COVID-19 page
- Public Health Ontario Coronavirus Disease 2019 - (COVID-19)
- Public Health Ontario COVID-19 Public Resources
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Public Health in Canada
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Global Public Health
Philanthropy, Giving, and Special Grants and Opportunities for COVID-19 Response
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Donations supporting the local COVID-19 Response
- Local Love in a Global Crisis (United Way online donation campaign)
- Local solutions in a global pandemic: Support needed for community-led responses to COVID-19 (Tides Canada)
- Ways to provide financial support responses to COVID-19 (Canada Helps)
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Resources for fundraisers
- COVID-19: Resources for Canadian Fundraisers (Imagine Canada)
- Fundraising in the times of COVID-19 (ViTreo Group)
- A Charity’s Guide to Canada’s COVID-19 Governmental Supports and Programs (Canada Helps, Updated as new information on these measures emerge)
- COVID-19 Resources for Canadian Charities (Canada Helps)
- Watch "Online Fundraising for a Virtual World (Canada Helps)," Free recorded video
- Listen to "Fundraising as Community Building with David Karvinchuk (Charity Village) - Free recorded podcast
- COVID-19 is Accelerating our Move to Digital - Charities Must Act Now To Keep Up (Future of Good)
- The Big Rethink: Fundraising in the era of COVID-19 (KCI)
- Six Reasons Why Tiered Event Sponsorship Needs To Go!, Phuong Pham, Community-Centric Fundraising, Sept 3, 2020
- The CCF Movement: Community-Centric Fundraising
- Watch “5 Powerful Strategies for Your 2021 Annual Fundraising Plan (Mobile Cause), Recorded October 27
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Philanthropy in the age of COVID-19
- Philanthropy and the Pandemic, The Philanthropist
- 6 Steps for Grant Makers to Take Now to Ensure Nonprofits Recover From Coronavirus Spread (The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- The Coronavirus Crisis Has Changed How I View What Matters in Philanthropy (Lisa Pilar Cowan, The Chronicle of Philanthropy)
- COVID-19—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do, FSG Consulting
- Watch "What Now? Planned Giving During the Pandemic of Our Lifetimes" (Good Works, Quiet Legacy, RBC Wealth Management), Recorded Wed, April 8
- Watch “Resilience and Reinvention: Canadian Philanthropy and Nonprofits Post-Pandemic” (Carleton University, Recorded June 25, 2020)
- Watch "Town Hall on Philanthropic Reform: What's Broken in the Foundation and Donor Landscape? (Community-Centric Fundraising, Inequality.org et al), Recorded Sept 21, 2020
- How to Start with Community-Centric Fundraising, Meenakshi (Meena) Das, Charity Village, September 14, 2020
- JUST ADDED Unfunded: Black Communities Overlooked by Canadian Philanthropy, Network for the Advancement of Black Communities & Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership Carleton
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How are community foundations and other funders responding?
- London Community Foundation establishes COVID-19 Response Fund in Partnership with the Lawson Foundation
- Dealing with COVID-19 as a Community Foundation (Community Foundations Canada)
- Watch "COVID-19: How are community foundations responding?" Community Foundations of Canada + Slidedeck
- GIVE5 (A campaign encouraging Canadian foundations to pledge at least 5% of their assets in this current year)
- Large US Foundations Sell Bonds to Increase Grantmaking by $1.7 Billion Now, June 11, 2020)
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COVID-19 grants and funding opportunities
- Special COVID-19 Grant Application for Food Access (Breakfast Club Canada)
- Spotlight on New Grants (The McConnell Foundation)
- Active Funders in Canada (Hockeystick Startup Network)
- Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience Program (Canada), supporting Indigenous youth & communities (updated April 9)
- NORTHERN CARES: CALL FOR ENTRIES -- UP TO $150,000 WORTH OF DIGITAL SERVICES FOR ONE YEAR for nonprofit organizations based in Southwestern Ontario
- $20,000 Recovery & Rebuilding the Region Design Challenge (Pillar Nonprofit Network, Techalliance, Libro Credit Union)
- The TD Community Resilience Initiative Allocates $25 Million to Organizations Engaged In COVID-19 Response and Community Recovery
- The Great Canadian Giving Challenge with $20,000 prize this June (CanadaHelps)
- Ontario Co-operative Association: funding opportunity to help adapt and rebuild from COVID-19
- Desjardins GoodSpark $150M Recovery Fund
- Canada Healthy Communities Initiative, Infrastructure Canada, Call for organizations to administer contribution funding
- Canada Life Seasonal Gift ($10,000 one-time donations to registered charities)
- The Canada Life Business Boost (nonprofits also eligible for $10,000 grants)
- Ontario Trillium Foundation Resilient Communities Fund – Applications Due December 2, 2020 at 5 pm ET
- JUST ADDED Canada United Small Business Relief Fund: Grants up to $5000 for recovery; applications open Feb 16, 2021, 1pm.
Emerging Futures: Recovery and (Re)building
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What’s happening in Canadian Cities?
- CityWatch/Canada: an interactive platform that tracks emergency response measures in Canadian cities, updated daily (Canadian Urban Institute)
- CityShare/Canada: a crowdsourced collection of resources and stories about the COVID-19 response in Canadian cities (Canadian Urban Institute)
- CityTalk/Canada: a town hall for conversations about Canadian cities (Canadian Urban Institute), e.g., Watch "Cities in the Time of COVID - How do we respond to two crises: COVID-19 and climate change?" (Canadian Urban Institute), Recorded Tues, April 21
- Watch "Localizing the SDGs in Your Community" (TogetherSDG, includes Luis Patricio of London, Ont), Recorded May 21, 2020
- A Call to Courage: An Open Letter [and Action Plan] to Canadian Urbanists (Jay Pitter), June, 2020
- Watch "How Do we Respond to Anti-Black Racism in Urbanist Practices and Conversations?" (Canadian Urban Institute), Recorded June 10
- COVID Signpost 100 Days (Canadian Urban Institute), June 19, 2020
- Civic-Indigenous 7.0 - 7 points of convergence towards civic and Indigenous futures
- How to build back better with a 15-minute city, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
- OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cities Policy Responses, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Updated 23 July 2020)
- Women's full participation in workforce crucial to economic recovery, Gerry Macartney, Special to The London Free Press, September 18, 2020
- Right to Home, Right to Home Municipal Working Group, Canadian Urban Institute & The Shift, September, 2020
- COVID Signpost 200 Days:Building Resilience to Confront Deepening Urban Crises (Canadian Urban Institute), Sept 28, 2020
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Transformational movements
- Recap: online training on how to help those vulnerable to COVID-19 — neighbourhood pods (Progress Toronto)
- Watch "The Pandemic is a Portal: A conversation with Arundhati Roy" (Haymarket Books), Recorded Thursday, April 23
- Localizing the UN SDGs to your organization (Green Economy London & rTraction), Recorded April 28, 2020
- Convening the Capacity Builders: Reflections on the Field of Systems Change (Illuminate)
- A Post-Covid Canada: Bouncing Back or Bouncing Forward? (Derek Cook, Canadian Poverty Institute, April 9, 2020)
- Cities for a Resilient Recovery (Global Resilient Cities Network)
- Shared Responsibility, Global Solidarity: Responding to the Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 (United Nations, March 2020)
- The New Economy Roundtable (Canadian Poverty Institute)
- From Pandemic to Prosperity. For all. (The Leap)
- A Future History of the COVID-19 Crisis: Public Outlook on Possible Conclusions and Lessons (EKOS Research, May 12, 2020)
- Open Letter: Principles for a Just Recovery from COVID-19 (350 Org)
- The Economy we Want - Common Future
- A Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada (YWCA Canada and the Institute for Gender and the Economy)
- Podcast: Alright, Now What? (Canadian Women's Foundation)
- Listen to "The Ethical Rainmaker" podcast (Community-Centric Fundraising)
- Transformational leadership, research, and public policy work
- Future of Good collection: COVID-19 and its effects on the social impact world
- The Recovery Project (Canada 2020), including articles, webinars, podcasts
- Resetting Normal Report 1: Funding A Thriving Women’s Sector (Canadian Women's Foundation, ONN), May 2020
- A new normal (Kwame McKenzie, Wellesley Institute, May 13, 2020)
- The Curb-Cut Effect, and Why Race, Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion (READI) Are Even More Critical Now (Nonprofit AF) May 18, 2020
- Here's Why the Future of Work Needs to Include Indigneous Perspectives Post-Pandemic (Justin Wiebe, Future of Good, April 30, 2020)
- Listen to "COVID-19: Uncertainty" (maybe podcast, Cheryl Rose & with guest Laura Page, May 15, 2020)
- NOĒMA, COVID-19 Collection (Search: COVID-19), Berggruen Institute
- Indigenous Innovation resources from Future of Good, including
- What will it take to support Indigenous innovation?
- Rebirthing an Indigenous Economy
- Here’s why the future of work needs to include Indigenous perspectives post-pandemic
- "We Cannot Accept Excuses": Cindy Blackstock on Justice for First Nations Children
- The Friendship Centre Movement, where women have always been at the forefront
- How Can We Decolonize Impact Investing?
- Edgar Villanueva: Decolonizing Wealth
- What if the Post-Covid-19 Future Isn’t About Growth at All? (Glen Pearson, National Newswatch, June 24, 2020)
- Leadership Skills in an Uncertain World: What Leadership Skills Will Be Needed in the Future? (Center for Creative Leadership)
- Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice? Part Two (NPQ, Monday, June 29, 2020)
- Creating a Better World Means Asking Better Questions (Hildy Gottlieb, Stanford Social Innovation Review, July 24, 2020)
- How Philanthropy Fails To Support its Greatest Assets, BIPOC Leaders, And What it Should Do About it (Vu Le, Nonprofit AF, Aug 10, 2020)
- The Dawn of System Leadership: The deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society's most intractable problems require someone who catalyzes collective leadership (Peter Senge, Hal Hamilton, & John Kania, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Winter 2015)
- Listen to "Sea Change," a podcast about societal change in a digital, interconnected world, co-produced by Societal Platform and Vaaka Media
- London 2020: Be the Change, a Vital Signs Report from London Community Foundation, September, 2020
- Seven Years of Growth: BLM’s Co-Founder and incoming Executive Director reflects on the movement, Patrisse Cullors, Medium, Sept 11, 2020
- Building Movements, Not Organizations, Hildy Gottlieb, Stanford Social Innovation Review, July 28, 2015
- It's Time To Redefine 'Business As Usual,’ Paul Polizzotto, Forbes Technology Council, June 3, 2020
- Reclaiming Context, Connection and Collectivity for Regenerative Cultures, Curtis Ogden, International Institute for Social Change, August 28, 2020
- Systems Change & Deep Equity: Pathways Toward Sustainable Impact, Beyond “Eureka!,” Unawareness & Unwitting Harm, An Interview with Sheryl Petty and Mark Leach, Change Elemental, July, 2020.
- The Future Is Now: Creating Decent Work Post-Pandemic, Sunil Johal, Public Policy Forum, June, 2020
- Welfare 5.0: Why we need a social revolution and how to make it happen, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, September 7, 2020
- COVID-19 and the environment: A vision for a green, feminist and just recovery emerges, Daniel Belbas, Juniper Glass, Community Foundations of Canada, October 29, 2020
- The Philanthropist Interview: Senator Ratna Omidvar, Kim Hart Macneill, The Philanthropist Journal, October 28, 2020