Spotlight

• DiverseCity/Nanos Research – Public Opinion on Diverse GTA Leadership: Research Finding and the Path Forward.
  DiverseCity contracted Nanos Research to conduct a first-time public opinion poll of residents in municipalities across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on the topic of diversity in leadership. Find out what they were saying.
• Temporary immigrants mean temporary loyalties
  In this Globe and Mail op-ed, Ratna Omidvar writes that it used to be that Canada’s immigration system was forward looking and far-sighted – it brought ambitious, hard-working people from many places in the world and created new Canadians who committed to us as we committed to them. But our immigration system seems to have changed from one built on a foundation of permanence to one that increasingly relies on the temporary.
• Maytree Newsletter - April 2013.
  Read about how savvy GTA employers have been recognized for immigrant integration at TRIEC's Immigrant Success awards; how the Toronto Public Library is a great equalizer as a settlement agency; how Mount Sinai Hospital is a diversity innovator by recruiting internationally trained nursed; the citizenship-volunteer connection; and the start of the latest School4Civics program.
• Maytree Opinion, April 2013 - Whither Evidence?
  When it was revealed last week that the federal government was ending its funding of the Health Council of Canada, there was outrage but few found it surprising. In the wake of cutbacks to agencies that collect and share information, such announcements have lost their shock value. What can be done to preserve the soon to disappear data sources, and who is going to do it?
• Five Good Ideas about Fundraising in the Digital World. Conventional fundraising wisdom still applies in the digital world, but some of it needs to be turned on its head. Have you ever been told to be a better storyteller to become a better fundraiser? Owen Charters, Chief Development Officer, MS Society of Canada, shows why that's not a good idea in the age of social media, and why fundraising needs to connect with its roots to flourish in the era of online engagement.
• Welcome to Canada! Municipal leadership in immigrant integration. The latest snapshot of city leadership and innovation in the Cities of Migration municipal good practice series is ready! From fighting discrimination to mentoring newcomers, local governments are addressing important community concerns. Find stories from Canadian cities large and small – Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Saskatoon and Richmond Hill.

Upcoming

• The changing face of leadership in the GTA: Five years of DiverseCity
  May 22, 2013 - Join us at a special anniversary celebration of DiverseCity at the Canadian Club of Toronto. Leading pollster Nik Nanos will share findings from the first public opinion survey on leadership diversity. He’ll be followed by a panel discussion with DiverseCity Co-Chairs Ratna Omidvar and John Tory, hosted by CBC Radio’s Matt Galloway.
• Five Good Ideas about Creating Partnerships with Media
  May 29, 2013 - Join Maytree for this Five Good Ideas session with Bob Hepburn, columnist with the Toronto Star, as he shares his ideas on the dos and don’ts on how to pitch journalists and how to build new and innovative partnerships with the media.
• 2013 Diversity in Governance Awards
  

  The call for applications is now open. Deadline is May 17, 2013. Learn more.

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