RECENT GOLD C PLANNERS

​​​​​Since the start of 2018, the following organizations have earned the coveted Gold C designation for strategic planning, awarded by CMCS:
Durham Region Child Care Forum  ​                   Literacy Northwest  
Elmira District Community Living                      Autism Home Base Durham          
Literacy Network Northeast                                Centennial College School of Transportation  
Community Living Trent Highlands                   Kenora Association for Community Living     
York Region Centre for Community Safety       Canoe FM
​Community Living Dryden-Sioux Lookout       Tollendale Village
Toronto Island Residential Community Trust   E3 Community Services
York Region Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee

​​​​​​​​​For more information on how to add your organization to this auspicious strategic planning list, ​see the next page or Contact Us​

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BETTER BOARDS. BETTER MANAGEMENT. BETTER COMMUNITIES. 

TESTIMONIALS

Planning

On behalf the Board of Directors, we would like to thank you very much for facilitating the work of creating a new strategic plan for our network. It was a pleasure to work with you and everything flowed smoothly. It is great to have this project complete! I hope we will get the opportunity to work together again in the future.
Rita Delaurier, Executive Director, Literacy Network Northeast

Board Training

​Thank you so much! Looking forward to the notes and your presentation was very well received! Lots of growth happening with the board and you helped steer more of that in the right direction. Really enjoy working with you and will keep you in mind for my other boards. 
Natasha Cosulich Vemb, Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Clarington

Organizational Evaluation

​Thank you again to you and Nancy for all the work, dedication and effort put into this Operations Review. We made the right choice in hiring you to do this project and on behalf of the board of directors, I express our deep gratitude. 

​​Roz Werner-Arce, Board Chair, Durham Youth Services 

Planning

Our strat plan is moving along better than I could have imagined. I chair the group of around 20 Board and staff who have been meeting monthly for the past 6 months and plan to continue through the fall. Great enthusiasm from all involved and much is being accomplished already, particularly on renewed focus on our Mission and Vision. And thanks again for getting us off on the right foot!

Frank Moore, Board Chair, Community Living Central Huron​

YES, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU

COVID has changed our world, but not what we do at CMCS. We continue to help you make your non-profit better. In spite of COVID, over the past months we have helped organizations with their strategic plans, with their bylaws, with their policies on governance and operations and even with their executive recruitment. ​So everything is possible, even if we seem a little distant (LOL). 

NON PROFIT NEWS 

How Do We Spell Team? V…P…T…
Continuing the focus on teamwork, Tom adds the final piece of the puzzle...trust.
Blast from the Past
BIG Ideas reader David Green sends an alternate version of our picture for the Blast from the Past section.
The Importance of Social and Emotional Skills for Success at Work
Research by the Conference Board of Canada says to focus on social and emotional skills while hiring and developing your employees.
In the Absence of Information, People Will Make Things Up
This week’s Blast from the Past explores the importance of communication within organizations.Read More ​​​​ ​​​

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