At a Smart & Caring Muskoka Symposium on Wasan Island in 2014, Muskoka Community Foundation initiated a conversation about building a Smart and Caring Muskoka.
Read a summary of the thoughts of Muskoka donors, Charities, not-for-profit organizations, community leaders and municipal leaders.
Muskoka Community Foundation is responding to the growing demand for good governance by hosting their 2nd Annual Governance Workshop for Muskoka’s Charities and Non-Profits on Saturday, October 18, 2014 at the Nipissing University Lecture Hall, Muskoka Campus in Bracebridge.
Don McCreesh will facilitate the Workshop. An active leader in voluntary sector governance with more than three decades experience, Don has served as a leader on the boards of 13 different nonprofit organizations. He is past Chair of the Board and HR and Governance Committee of Imagine Canada, where he led an initiative to bring governance, fundraising, accountability and management standards to Canada’s charitable sector.
The Foundation has expanded the curriculum from last year’s half-day workshop into a full day. The morning session will introduce the concept of good governance, and Board roles and duties, focusing on accountability, transparency and fiduciary responsibility. These topics will provide a background and foundation on the purpose of Boards and will set the foundation to carry out the director’s role.
The afternoon will be an in-depth workshop suited for staff leaders and senior volunteers that explores their unique relationship. The goal will be to cultivate a partnership between staff and the board of directors that respects and appreciates their distinct roles. Those who register for this session will have the opportunity to actively participate in the format by emailing discussion questions ahead of time. Don will use those questions to create the agenda.
We’re offering several registration options including online payment.
Don McCreesh, an active leader in voluntary sector governance with more than three decades experience, facilitates Muskoka Community Foundation’s Governance
Don McCreesh, an active leader in voluntary sector governance with more than three decades experience, facilitates Muskoka Community Foundation’s Governance Workshop at Nipissing University on Saturday, September 28, 2013. Fifty-six volunteer and staff leaders from Muskoka’s non-profit sector attended the half-day session, which introduced the concept of good governance and the role and duties of the Board. Emphasis was on the importance of accountability, transparency and fiduciary responsibility as well as the purpose of Boards and how to carry out the Director’s role.
In the Fall of 2009 a Donor approached the Muskoka Community Foundation with an idea of creating a Donor Advised Fund in support of Students in Muskoka who may require a little financial assistance to enable them to fully participate in school based learning opportunities in “Citizenship, Culture, Service”.
As a Community Foundation operating on the traditional lands of the Ojibway, the Chippewa, the Algonquin and the Odawa, and home to three sovereign nations – Wahta Mohawks First Nations, Moose Deer Point First Nation and the Moon River Métis – we cannot walk in a good way if we do not honour all our relations in our communities, and actively work to address the impacts of colonialism on Indigenous peoples on these lands, both past and present. Read More
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