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Philanthropy
PwC donates $15,000 to support the professional development of charity leaders across Southwestern Ontario
LONDON/WINDSOR/KITCHENER-WATERLOO — Seven charity leaders in Southwestern Ontario have received up to $2,500 each as part of the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Leadership Grants program. As part of the PwC Canada Foundation, the program supports the leadership and professional development of existing and emerging charity leaders, which is an acutely under -funded area for non-profits.
“For many charitable leaders, professional development opportunities are not always within their organization’s budget,” says Glen Dyrda, PwC Managing Partner, Southwest Ontario. “The aim of our Leadership Grants program is to invest in charity leaders—maximizing their potential as leaders by giving them the management tools and skills necessary to successfully lead their organizations into the future,” he says.
Recipients can apply the funding to a formal educational program or development opportunity of their own choice that will help them build their skills and gain experience. In turn, recipients will be able to apply their learning to improving their delivery of programs and services to the communities and people most in need.
PwC conducted an internal poll inviting employees to choose the causes that mattered most to them. Children and youth, poverty, education, and the environment were selected the top causes and as a result, organizations in these categories received the majority of grants this year.
The grants given in Southwestern Ontario include:
Argus Residence for Young People
Learning Disabilities Association of Windsor - Essex County
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario
ReForest London
The Southdale Chaplaincy Inc.
Waterloo Region Self Help
Well-Come Centre For Human Potential
The following are a few examples of opportunities the Southwestern Ontario grant recipients will pursue:
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southwestern Ontario, Lori Quick, Executive Director, will apply the grant to attend a Banff Management Course through P.A. Douglas and Associates. This course will focus on many topics related to developing leadership abilities including, Creative Effective Teamwork, Managing the Human Resource, Productivity Improvement and Time Management Skills, and Reducing stress and its Effects.
Waterloo Region Self Help, Kathy Briggs, Executive Director, will increase her leadership skills by attending a two-day workshop ‘How to Excel at Managing and Supervising People’. She will also participate in a five-day Peer Specialist Certification Training offered by Georgia Peer Support Institute.
Well-Come Centre For Human Potential, Lady Laforet, Manager of the Shelter Program, will use the grant to complete a variety of management and supervisory training initiatives through the Toronto Hostels Training Centre. The coursework focuses on supervision, managing and leading, diversity, team development, and motivational counselling techniques.
The mission of the PwC Canada Foundation is to make a positive, lasting change in Canadian communities through the sharing of time, expertise and resources. The Foundation offers multiple programs that provide financial resources to numerous charitable organizations and also encourages and supports the community involvement of PwC’s staff and partners. To learn more, visit http://www.pwc.com/ca/foundation
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