National Initiative for the Elderly (NICE) appears to have a single government funder and its board, staff, and research teams do not reflect the community they serve in terms of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Mountain Mentors' leadership and participants do not seem to reflect their values of diversity, equity, and inclusion based on photos on their site. Volunteer Toronto has addressed recommendations from a University of Toronto Scarborough report to improve access and reduce barriers for newcomers volunteering.

1. Charities in the
time of COVID
Ann Rosenfield, MBA, CFRE

2. W h a t % o f O n t a r i o
C h a r i t i e s w i l l b e c l o s e d b y
D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 2 0 2 1 ?

3. National Initiative for the Elderly (NICE)
Age of Board and Staff leadership reflects their mission.
Board, staff, and research teams do not appear to reflect much the community
they are interested in serving in terms of Diversity, inclusion, and equity.
Appears to have a single government funder
Link https://www.nicenet.ca/nce-funding

4. Mountain
Mentors
Are they living their values?
✓ Majority female identified
leadership
• Photos on site suggest that their
leadership and participants do
not reflect their values of
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• How does their charity directly
engage with Indigenous leaders
and communities?

5. Volunteer Toronto
How does this project fill in with the findings from the UofT Scarborough
report (2020)? Link Research and Key Findings | Annualreport
(volunteertoronto.ca)
How have you addressed this particular finding from that report?
It was recommended Volunteer Toronto translate materials to improve access to learning.
Students also recommended we provide accreditation or pre-screening services to skilled
newcomers, and work with non-profits to reduce the intensity of application processes for
securing a role.

6. ComKids
How have you been effective during COVID in furthering your
mission?
How does your Board reflect your community?
How will you manage a potential social media situation as an
organization that is heavily connected to the police?

7. INVENT-VTE
Looks to have 3 major corporate funders (LEO,
Bristol-Myers Squibb, and INVENT). Is that
stable?
No financials on website & none required online since it's a non-for-
profit, not a charity) Link Home - Invent VTE (invent-vte.com)
How does your Board reflect the patient
population?

8. St Michael's Homes
• Optimize strengths,visibility of good work,
transparency
• Strengths – Supported by knowledgeable funders,
Toronto Foundation, Toronto Rotary, Trillium
Foundation, Community Foundations of Toronto
• Visibility of good work – Link
https://ethp.ca/newsroom/were-breaking-down-silos-mgh-partners-with-st-
michaels-homes-to-roll-out-digital-screening-solution-for-staff
• Transparency – Link
https://apps.cra-
arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyRprtngPrd?q.srchNmFltr=st+Michael+s+h
omes&q.stts=0007&selectedCharityBn=107949893RR0001&dsrdPg=1
• Opportunity note – Victor Dodig, CIBC

9. Resources
in the time
of COVID
Canada Revenue Agency listing
https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/dsplyBscSrch?request_locale=en
Boards
https://boardsource.org/
Board diversity, equity, & inclusion
https://leadingwithintent.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-
findings/?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fboardsource.org%2F
Digital for nonprofits
https://www.nten.org/ & https://www.techsoup.ca/
Fundraising
https://hilborn-charityenews.ca/
Nonprofit operations
https://nonprofitresources.ca/hubs/operating-a-nonprofit/
Volunteering
https://volunteer.ca/