From Our Vantage Point
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Join Nav Nagra, Vantage Point's Communications & Events Manager, every month as she interviews not-for-profit governance & management experts. Gain expert perspectives and practical approaches to tackling common topics and concerns in our not-for-profit world. Learn specific information to address the unique challenges and opportunities sector leaders face every day from tips for effective..
From Our Vantage Point
3w ago
Guests:
Christopher T. Sutton | Wavefront Centre for Community Accessibility
Shelagh Levangie | Harbour West Consulting
Host:
Maria Turnbull | Vantage Point's Associate Executive Director
Editor:
Elijah Walsh ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
2M ago
Guests:
Megan Dykeman | British Columbia’s Parliamentary Secretary
Priairie Chiu | Vantage Point's Director of Engagement and Advocacy
Host:
Zahra Esmail | Vantage Point's Chief Executive Officer
Editor:
Paul Wang ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
8M ago
Guests:
Dr. Delbar Niroushak | Dr. Delbar's LinkedIn | Coaching for Change Enterprise
Hassan Pardawalla | Hassan's LinkedIn
Host:
Rachelle Smalldon | Vantage Point ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
10M ago
Resources:
2023 State of the Sector Report: thevantagepoint.ca/sector-reports/
Guests:
Christoph Cloudius | The Discovery Group
Carol Hall | Victoria Foundation
Lynette Milkashen | YMCA – Northern BC
Host:
Cherie Payne | Vantage Point ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
In a special edition podcast, Director of Government Relations and Sector Development Cherie Payne guest hosts a conversation with Parliamentary Secretary of Community Development and Non-Profits, Niki Sharma. Niki was appointed her role as a first for BC’s provincial government in 2020 and has lots to say about her work bridging the connection between not-for-profits and government.
Together, Cherie and Niki cover an array of topics, from emerging gender inequality trends and insights in the work force since the start of Covid-19, childcare funding allocation and unique community needs, and h ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
We centre food insecurity in the Lower Mainland with Zahra Esmail, Executive Director of South Van Neighbourhood House, and Upkar Singh Tatlay, Executive Director of Engaged Communities Canada Society in this very special podcast.
While food insecurity is the theme, Zahra, Upkar, and podcast host Rowan discuss how racial biases impact the lives of immigrants, refugees, and street-entrenched individuals and how ECCS and Neighbourhood House support the work to meet their needs.
Meet Our Sponsor: Humanity Financial [https://humanityfinancial.ca ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
Anna Whelan, Executive Director of the HiVE, and Board Member Juliana Craig, join us to introduce Vancouver’s only not-for-profit coworking space. Here we discuss what the HiVE’s pandemic recovery looks like and how collaboration and community have bolstered and uplifted staff, members, and the sector in general throughout times of change.
HiVE Vancouver is a not-for-profit social enterprise serving the social venture community. Their space is a unique coworking space located in the Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC. They are home to change makers, social enterprises, environmental sustai ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
This week, Nav joins the podcast from the other side of the From Our Vantage Point table and discusses her work at Vantage Point, her vision for the podcast, and what’s next. Nav is the new Marketing & Communications Manager at Take a Hike Foundation, although many know her as the voice of the Vantage Point podcast. Listen in on this brief chat to mark the end of an era and join Rowan as he picks up where Nav leaves off as the third host of From Our Vantage Point.
Take a Hike Foundation engages vulnerable youth in a full-time program of intensive and continuous clinical counselling, outdoo ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
Hildy Gottlieb, co-founder of Creating the Future, and Omar Dominguez, Director of Government Relations and Sector Development at Vantage Point, join us to chat about catalytic thinking and how it can be used to create the future through uncertainty. We will use our upcoming revamped BOSS conference as a case study as we dive into an innovative new way of thinking ..read more
From Our Vantage Point
1y ago
This month we are joined by Sam Bradd, Principle of Drawing Change, to chat about Graphic Recording. We go into depth about what Graphic Recording is, how to utilize it within an organization, and how it acts as a tool for inclusion in meetings and convening sessions ..read more