Kira Page, Author at COCo

About Kira Page

Kira is the Communications and Membership Engagement Coordinator at COCo, and trains organizations in conflict, anti-oppression, and communications.

Entries by Kira Page

What is Data Literacy?

September 1, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

We’ve been thinking a lot this year about helping community groups become more data literate. What does it mean for a person or an organization to be data literate? What […]

Toolkit on Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in the Workplace

August 27, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

We are long time admirers of AORTA, the Anti-oppression Resource and Training Alliance! They were an early inspiration for us when we started doing anti-oppression trainings, and we are always […]

Removing a Director from a Not-for-profit

July 15, 2020/in Front Page, Legal Information, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Relationships within not-for-profits unfortunately sometimes break down. This post discusses the legal requirements to remove a director before the end of their term on the Board, when the director will […]

Black Led Organizations in Quebec We Can Support Right Now

June 4, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Montreal’s own history with racist police violence has come into the public eye again with recent police killings in the United States and in Toronto provoking demonstrations and protests here. […]

Changing Your Bylaws

May 20, 2020/in Front Page, Legal Information, ToolBox/by Kira Page

You Need to Change Your By-laws? By-laws are legally binding rules that not-for-profits make to govern the way they function, including some key decision-making processes. This post reviews the general […]

Financial Management of NonProfits

May 4, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Recently, our finance coordinator Philippe gave two webinars to members of the RQGE about financial management. Those trainings are now online! They cover questions like: Different roles in an organization […]

Resources About Facilitating Online

May 1, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Like most of you, we have been on a fast learning curve about online facilitation, both for our own team and when working with groups. We thought we would share […]

Government Funding for NonProfits During COVID-19

April 7, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

CORRECTION: We had previously asserted that Revenue Quebec has pushed back the date for tax filings to July 31st, but the date is in fact June 1st. Read here for […]

Tips for Community Workers During COVID-19

April 6, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

We’ve been sifting through resources created for community workers during COVID-19 (there are a LOT!), and this is one of the stronger ones we found. It was created by UNICEF […]

Basics of Contingency Planning for NonProfits

April 3, 2020/in Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

One of the small steps we have taken during the past few weeks is to think about contingency planning. We are by no means experienced or experts in this, but […]