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 We Learnt About Doing an Online AGM

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

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, COCo made a last-minute decision to hold an online AGM, instead of the in-person we had planned. Many of you have your Annual […]

How to Join Our Virtual AGM

March 30, 2020/in Front Page/by Kira Page

Our virtual AGM is happening today, March 30th, from 2-4pm! This post contains information on how to participate, what to expect, your membership, how to use Zoom, accessibility, and what […]

Three ways not-for-profits can drop in-person meetings but still function

March 18, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page, Legal Information, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Public health recommendations are asking the public to reduce contact with other people to limit the spread of COVID-19, in an attempt to ultimately save lives. But avoiding in-person meetings […]

We’re Postponing our AGM by a Week – and Moving it Online

March 17, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page/by Kira Page

As many of you know, COCo was planning to host our Annual General Meeting and 20th-anniversary party next week. Well, there’s been a change of plans! Our Annual General Meeting […]

Changes to Our Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

March 17, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page/by Kira Page

To COCo community, We are writing to you to share the decisions we as COCo are making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope this minimally helps clarify what […]

18 Ways We’ve Improved Our Hiring Process

March 2, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

Over the past couple of years, we have been overhauling our hiring process. A lot of this is because a number of the current staff at COCo had challenging hiring […]

[UPDATED] COCo’s Annual General Meeting: Come One, Come All!

March 2, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page/by Kira Page

Our Annual General Meeting As you know, COCo was planning to host our Annual General Meeting and 20th anniversary party next week- and you told us you’d be coming! […]

[UPDATE] Our 20th Annual General Meeting: You’re Invited!

February 13, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page/by Kira Page

Our Annual General Meeting As you know, COCo was planning to host our Annual General Meeting and 20th anniversary party next week- and you told us you’d be coming! Well, […]

We’re Winners! COCo won the “Empowerment” Prize

February 6, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page/by Kira Page

We’re excited to let you all know that we were announced last night as the winners of Centraide’s “Le Prix des Solidaires” in the “Empowerment” category. The selection committee highlighted our […]

The Role of a Board of Directors in a Flat Organization

February 6, 2020/in COCo Highlight, Front Page, ToolBox/by Kira Page

For the last 15 years, COCo has been collectively managed, or “flat” organization. Throughout that time, we have wrestled with the question the role of a Board of Directors – […]