March 8th, 2010
Join CTV’s Live at 5 Wednesday, March 10, as they broadcast live from Fairlanes Bowling Centre in Halifax in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies throughout Atlantic Canada. Long-time champions of the annual Bowl For Kids Sake event, Team Live at 5 are strapping on their bowling shoes and inviting the public to come out and “have a ball” bowling with CTV personalities Bruce “King Pin” Frisko, Starr “Striker” Dobson, Cindy “Power House” Day and Liz “Alley Cat” Rigney.
For more information, contact Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Halifax at (902) 466-KIDS (5437).
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February 22nd, 2010
Bloom’s Carolyn Marshall was among the sector experts who contributed knowledge and perspective to Elisa Birnbaum’s “Fundraising Checkup” on Charity Village today. In addition to providing a glimpse into fundraisers’ current experiences, the article provides an important look at what’s ahead for non-profits that are in the fundraising business.
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February 11th, 2010
By Anne (Coyle) Melanson, BPr, CFRE
Principal, Bloom Non Profit Consulting Group
Janet Yale, Executive Vice-President and National Chair of TELUS Community Boards
“When you institutionalize in your culture an attitude of giving time and giving money, that’s when it becomes real.”
TELUS Executive Vice President Janet Yale is clearly proud. Never mind that AFP International just announced that TELUS will receive its top (global) philanthropic corporate award for 2010 in Baltimore this April (the first Canadian company to receive the honour). As the head of TELUS’ community investment portfolio in Canada, Janet seems most proud of the fact that TELUS has managed to ingrain a culture of philanthropy throughout the company.
I interviewed Janet earlier this week and found her remarkably forthcoming about how TELUS has implemented a democratic and decentralized approach to corporate philanthropy. She also opened the kimono about what charities need to know to be successful in requesting support from TELUS, and how they should go about applying. More….
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