Non Profit Efficiencies
The loom, and its skilled operator, take countless independent threads and weaves them into fabric that is strong and durable, yet soft and pliable. A community's diverse non profit sector can be seen as many independent threads, which when woven together over time, form a strong, durable and resilient covering for all of its residents.
Through the weaving process, the threads are not built up or torn down. Yet woven together, the threads are much more useful than if they stood on their own.
The Golden Loom website is intended to develop, communicate and celebrate ways in which Golden & Area A can weave together its limited non profit resources into a covering that strengthens community and benefits all.
Through the weaving process, the threads are not built up or torn down. Yet woven together, the threads are much more useful than if they stood on their own.
The Golden Loom website is intended to develop, communicate and celebrate ways in which Golden & Area A can weave together its limited non profit resources into a covering that strengthens community and benefits all.
Non Profit Lists
Have a concern in the community and wondering if some group is addressing it? Need help and wondering who to turn to? Want the phone number for a sports group?
Through this project, we've pulled together individual lists of local registered charities and non profit societies. By combining these two lists, adding all of the other non registered volunteer groups and other registered charity or societies with a local presence, we finally have a pretty good understanding of the number and type of groups here.
If you are involved with a local volunteer group, please ensure that your group is shown on this list and keep the contact info current.
Through this project, we've pulled together individual lists of local registered charities and non profit societies. By combining these two lists, adding all of the other non registered volunteer groups and other registered charity or societies with a local presence, we finally have a pretty good understanding of the number and type of groups here.
If you are involved with a local volunteer group, please ensure that your group is shown on this list and keep the contact info current.
Progress
This project represents a unique and new approach at addressing a very challenging issue: Exploring efficiency opportunities within non profits in a rural BC community.
Although the research completed did not reveal that any other community has tried to do a similar study, there are many reports and surveys that try to capture the non profit sector at the national or provincial level. These other reports have accessed academic institutions, large budgets, extensive government registration data and large non profit responses. In many respects, Golden & Area A is leading in this bottom-up analysis.
However, Golden & Area A is lagging in another respect: a public directory of non profit organizations does not exist. In order to lead in identifying efficiencies and effectively enter the ‘ideation’ stage, which ”involves a great deal of openness and creativity, informed by the experience and creativity of the participants” (Tansey, 2011), the community must first understand what organizations exist, their mandate and resources.
Golden Loom includes secondary research in order to drive short term actions. Once stakeholders review these results and future plans, work will begin on Phase 2 'Community Coordination.'
Community Coordination will determine the needs and readiness of local organizations in order to prioritize future efficiency actions. This website and the accompanying information is intended to share non profit resource efficiency examples and opportunities for Golden & Area A, getting in the hands and minds of the most people in the community in the most efficient manner.
We strive to show best practices and track our progress related to improving non profit efficiencies. It is not intended to be prescriptive - to explain what an organization should be doing. You know your organization best!
Although the research completed did not reveal that any other community has tried to do a similar study, there are many reports and surveys that try to capture the non profit sector at the national or provincial level. These other reports have accessed academic institutions, large budgets, extensive government registration data and large non profit responses. In many respects, Golden & Area A is leading in this bottom-up analysis.
However, Golden & Area A is lagging in another respect: a public directory of non profit organizations does not exist. In order to lead in identifying efficiencies and effectively enter the ‘ideation’ stage, which ”involves a great deal of openness and creativity, informed by the experience and creativity of the participants” (Tansey, 2011), the community must first understand what organizations exist, their mandate and resources.
Golden Loom includes secondary research in order to drive short term actions. Once stakeholders review these results and future plans, work will begin on Phase 2 'Community Coordination.'
Community Coordination will determine the needs and readiness of local organizations in order to prioritize future efficiency actions. This website and the accompanying information is intended to share non profit resource efficiency examples and opportunities for Golden & Area A, getting in the hands and minds of the most people in the community in the most efficient manner.
We strive to show best practices and track our progress related to improving non profit efficiencies. It is not intended to be prescriptive - to explain what an organization should be doing. You know your organization best!
