Kira is the Communications and Membership Engagement Coordinator at COCo, and trains organizations in conflict, anti-oppression, and communications.
Psychological and Sexual Harassment Policies in Quebec As most of you are probably aware, all nonprofits in Quebec are required to have a psychological and sexual harassment policy in place as of January 1st. That said, we know many of you (like us!) have been scrambling to get this together. To be more specific, nonprofits are […]
We wanted to give a little boost to a project of one of our members, TechnoCulture Club. The project, which starts in March, offers training and the use of their risograph to people who are QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour). If you’ve had a zine project on your mind, this is your […]
The first ateliers/C of 2019 allowed our network of community groups to meet the people of La Pépinière | Espace collectif, a nonprofit dedicated to building more participative cities: specifically, developing urban spaces that can become public, collective spaces used by citizens and the community at large. La Pépinière showcased their new project, Vivace, which has launched a call […]
Is your organization interested in improving its learning? Are you interested in the idea of learning organizations? We have some good news! As part of our Learning Organizations Lab, we are looking for organizations who want to participate in an experimental process over the next few months. We are exploring what kinds of support nonprofits and community […]
We’ll keep this short and sweet: COCo will be closed from December 21st until January 7th. Get in touch before then if you need to get a hold of us!
A couple of weeks ago, Canada Helps and Imagine Canada released a report on trends in “charitable giving” (i.e. donations to charities) among Canadians. You can download the full report here, and in the meantime, here are some interesting highlights according to us! Donation Rates and Amounts Are Going Down The main finding in the […]
COCo is looking for a Community Technology and Web Development Intern under the Young Intern Program, coordinated by Communautique. About the Position: Contract length: 6 months Start Date: January 14th, 2019 Hours: 30 hours/week Compensation: $21.63/hour Work environment: Flexible, horizontal and non-traditional work environment. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required. Accessibility: COCo’s offices […]
The NDG Food Depot Story In 2015, three organizations in Montreal West merged to create one of the leading Canadian organizations in food security. Together, the NDG Food Depot, Boite à Lunch and Action Communiterre became The Depot Community Food Centre. Since then, the Depot was the first organization in Quebec to be recognized Good […]
COCo often get requests from nonprofit organizations to share examples of a anti-oppression policies, or to help them develop their own. We say no to these requests, and we thought it would be fun to explain why! Anti-Oppression is an Approach, Not a Set of Rules We may really want significant change in our organization. […]
This spring, we started a project called Conflit à l’oeuvre, which focusses on understanding the links between conflict and “diversity” (systemic oppression) in the context of community organizations. The project has two main parts: first, to understand the issue through research. Second, we will be developing popular education tools, and offering workshops. We will be storing all of […]
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