Charities that depend on gaming grants are considering legal action against the B.C. government following word this week of extensive funding cutbacks.

The new session of the Ontario Legislature was launched earlier this afternoon with the traditional Speech from the Throne which included a strong expression of support for the tens of thousands of non-profit groups that make a vital contribution to health, housing, social services, culture, recreation, faith and many other essential components of our community.

Davenport Neighbourhood Centre invites you a Job Search Worshop for Newcomers.

Davenport Neighbourhood Centre invites you a Job Search Worshop for New Comers.

Do you have a PASSION for SALES? On the Spot Interviews!! Bring your Resume and References. The Cellphone Warehouse is looking for enthusiastic and energetic people who would like to work as Store Representatives and Store Supervisors.

Are you interested in working as "event staff' during the summer sports and concert events, then apply now!

Attend this free information session for details about this free 35 week program. Course starts soon so don't delay.

$460,000 from hockey gold will be given away

If you make government grants complicated enough and the accounting of all the different funds confusing enough, eventually people will simply lose track of whether more money or less is going out the door.

Bruce Pearce wants to see the development of a better connected non-profit sector and hopes the Community Priorities Summit happening in Corner Brook will help make that happen.

About 80 members of the province’s voluntary and non-profit sector gathered in Corner Brook today for a Community Priorities Summit hosted by the Voluntary and Non-Profit Secretariat.

The B.C. government is changing the way it distributes casino and bingo hall revenue, meaning hundreds of B.C. community groups will no longer be eligible for the annual gaming grants.

Later this evening, during the Oscar's broadcast, American Express will become the latest Fortune 500 company (JP Morgan Chase, Target, Pepsi) to launch a social media-enabled CSR campaign.

Who's counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics

In this feature-length (94 minutes) documentary from the National Film Board, Marilyn Waring "demystifies the language of economics by defining it as a value system in which all goods and activities are related only to their monetary value. As a result, unpaid work (usually performed by women) is unrecognized while activities that may be environmentally and socially detrimental are deemed productive. To remedy this, Waring maps out an alternative economic vision based on the idea of time as the new currency."

This documentary also examines Ms. Waring's career as a member of the New Zealand parliament and her ideas about democracy.

Today Tara Hunt wrote about Marilyn Waring on the NFB blog.
And I copied her :)

Have a FANTASTIC International Women's Day women and men, boys and girls.

To help children and teenagers in Haiti rebuild after the devastating earthquake there on January 12, a $300,000 CAD donation has been made to UNICEF to commemorate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Truce and to serve as a lasting legacy of Canada's Games.

Individual donors, corporations and provincial and federal governments have joined together to bring Northumberland Services for Women (NSW) very close to its fundraising goal of approximately $1.5 million.

Free Child Welfare Symposium presented by Mothercraft College March 24th, 2010 9am to 3pm. Presentations by child welfare agencies as well as other community-based organizations. Registration is limited.

The Catholic Cross-cultural Services (CCS) invites you a Free Job Search Workshop.

The Catholic Cross Cultural Services (CCS) invites you to Free Job Search 3-day Workshop.

The Canadian Centre For Victims Of Torture invites you to a workshop on International Legal Instruments And Remedies Against Torture.