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September 16, 2020
Meet Iman, a Black woman working in a Montreal nonprofit organization. Her journey represents the journey of many women and femmes of colour who shared their stories with us. Our infographic describing the experiences of women of colour in the workplace resonated with thousands of people across the globe. We wanted to imagine an alternate […]
Tags: antio, antioppression, HR, racism, women of colour
September 9, 2020
We were really excited to stumble on the Towards Braiding project. The project looks at the troubled terrain of non-Indigenous people or organizations trying to develop relationships with Indigenous people. It is led by Elwood Jimmy and Vanessa Andreotti with Sharon Stein. Table of Contents Towards BraidingQuestions for Non-Indigenous OrganizationsRelationship To Colonial GovernmentsMore Resources Towards […]
Tags: anti-colonial, antio, antioppression, colonial, colonialism, indigenous, knowledge keepers
September 4, 2020
Last year, we worked on adapting a new version of the “White Supremacy Culture” document. We’ve seen a lot of other groups play around with this tool, including a new resource from Partners for Collaborative Change. Their document lines up the main characteristics of white supremacy culture and tried to imagine antidotes to those things. […]
Tags: anti-racism, antio, antioppression, culture, racism, white supremacy culture
One of our accomplishments this year was to rewrite our Pregnancy, Family and Community Support Leave Policy – which we shortcut to calling our “Care Policy”. This policy builds on programs that employees are regularly entitled to like parental leave, or short term disability. The policy has a more full understanding of the care needs […]
Tags: benefits, emergency leave, governance, HR, human resources, maternity leave, parental leave, policy
September 1, 2020
As we helped many different organizations organize their virtual AGMs this year, we got a lot of questions about Zoom accessibility. Here are a few of the most common examples: How can we make this accessible to people without internet? What would make this usable for groups working in multiple languages? How can we make […]
Tags: access, accessibility, antio, communications, technology, zoom
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 would they need to be able to do or understand? How could we teach those things? How could this skill serve community organizations? Would they […]
Tags: communications, data, data literacy, tech, technology
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 following their new tools. They have recently put out a guide that includes a series of activities that can help your workplace take a closer […]
Tags: anti-black, anti-oppression, antio, racism, workplace
August 27, 2020
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 not resign. Whether for a new not-for-profit or if your organization is reviewing its governing documents, it can feel awkward to discuss the process the […]
July 15, 2020
COCo will be closed from July 17th until August 9th. You can expect a response to your message in about 7-10 days after we open! In the meantime, we answer a lot of frequently asked questions on our website regarding incorporation, fundraising, inclusion, and more. Our resources about virtual AGMs can be found […]
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We’re hiring! Fundraising Coordinator and Organizational Health Consultant
September 16, 2020
Video: Women and Femmes of Colour in Community Organizations
Meet Iman, a Black woman working in a Montreal nonprofit organization. Her journey represents the journey of many women and femmes of colour who shared their stories with us. Our infographic describing the experiences of women of colour in the workplace resonated with thousands of people across the globe. We wanted to imagine an alternate […]
Tags: antio, antioppression, HR, racism, women of colour
September 9, 2020
Including Indigenous Perspectives in Your Organization
We were really excited to stumble on the Towards Braiding project. The project looks at the troubled terrain of non-Indigenous people or organizations trying to develop relationships with Indigenous people. It is led by Elwood Jimmy and Vanessa Andreotti with Sharon Stein. Table of Contents Towards BraidingQuestions for Non-Indigenous OrganizationsRelationship To Colonial GovernmentsMore Resources Towards […]
Tags: anti-colonial, antio, antioppression, colonial, colonialism, indigenous, knowledge keepers
September 4, 2020
Tools for Addressing White Dominant Culture
Last year, we worked on adapting a new version of the “White Supremacy Culture” document. We’ve seen a lot of other groups play around with this tool, including a new resource from Partners for Collaborative Change. Their document lines up the main characteristics of white supremacy culture and tried to imagine antidotes to those things. […]
Tags: anti-racism, antio, antioppression, culture, racism, white supremacy culture
Our Pregnancy, Family and Community Support Leave Policy
One of our accomplishments this year was to rewrite our Pregnancy, Family and Community Support Leave Policy – which we shortcut to calling our “Care Policy”. This policy builds on programs that employees are regularly entitled to like parental leave, or short term disability. The policy has a more full understanding of the care needs […]
Tags: benefits, emergency leave, governance, HR, human resources, maternity leave, parental leave, policy
September 1, 2020
Accessibility on Zoom
As we helped many different organizations organize their virtual AGMs this year, we got a lot of questions about Zoom accessibility. Here are a few of the most common examples: How can we make this accessible to people without internet? What would make this usable for groups working in multiple languages? How can we make […]
Tags: access, accessibility, antio, communications, technology, zoom
What is Data Literacy?
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 would they need to be able to do or understand? How could we teach those things? How could this skill serve community organizations? Would they […]
Tags: communications, data, data literacy, tech, technology
Toolkit on Dismantling Anti-Black Racism in the Workplace
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 following their new tools. They have recently put out a guide that includes a series of activities that can help your workplace take a closer […]
Tags: anti-black, anti-oppression, antio, racism, workplace
August 27, 2020
Removing a Director from a Not-for-profit
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 not resign. Whether for a new not-for-profit or if your organization is reviewing its governing documents, it can feel awkward to discuss the process the […]
July 15, 2020
COCo is on Vacation!
COCo will be closed from July 17th until August 9th. You can expect a response to your message in about 7-10 days after we open! In the meantime, we answer a lot of frequently asked questions on our website regarding incorporation, fundraising, inclusion, and more. Our resources about virtual AGMs can be found […]
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