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Building a Vibrant Future Generation
4-minute read It wasn’t until college, that Sky Bridges began to reconnect with his heritage. Now as The Winnipeg Foundation CEO, he sees his journey aligns with the values the…
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Building a Vibrant Future Generation
4-minute read It wasn’t until college, that Sky Bridges began to reconnect with his heritage. Now as The Winnipeg Foundation CEO, he sees his journey aligns with the values the…
Q+A with Career Trek– Non-profit and Social Enterprise Finalist
Career Trek is a registered charity that helps young people discover the importance of education and career development. Career-oriented programming, complete with hands-on activities, ignites participants’ passion for learning. Career…
Q+A with Arts Junktion – ENVIRONMENT + ENERGY FINALIST
ArtsJunktion is a community-based, charitable organization that redistributes reusable materials. They support a creative community by providing materials through a take-what-you-need, pay-what-you-can model and through their community art space. While…
Thinking Inside the Circle
Post Contributed By: Abigail Myers, Digital Marketing Officer, Univeristy of Manitoba, Leadership Winnipeg Class of 2020-21 This April, the Leadership Winnipeg class of 2021 connected with Diane Roussin, founder of The Boldness Project –…
Giving Back to the Community
BJ Arnold, Provincial & Community Relations Lead at TC Energy, knows the value a Chamber membership can bring to an organization. In 2014, TC Energy first began to get involved…
Meet Monique Levesque-Pharoah: Ambassador Q&A
Our Ambassador Q&A series gives you a behind-the-scenes look into the work of our wonderful team of Chamber Ambassadors. As business peers who actively use The Winnipeg Chamber to achieve…
Big Numbers Often Mean Good News, but Not When It Comes to Diabetes in Manitoba
Learn About Diabetes Risk Factors This Diabetes Awareness Month #Dynacare4Diabetes Did you know that 395,000 Manitobans (which is equal to more than half of Winnipeg’s population) have diagnosed or undiagnosed…
Q+A with the Winnipeg Humane Society
The Winnipeg Humane Society is the oldest animal shelter and welfare organization in Manitoba. The WHS relies on supporters and over 700 volunteers that are united in the belief that…
Celebrating National Volunteer Week
Like any non-profit organization, The Chamber attributes its growth and success to our passionate and devoted volunteers – from our board members who oversees our organization to the friendly…
From glitzy galas to black-tie boxing, enjoy a night out while giving back
Play Pause Fundraising event season has officially kicked off here in Winnipeg. Whether you’re looking for a charity to align your business with or a team outing for…
Planning the Perfect Gala
Photos by: Robert Lowdon Photography By Emma Singh, Events by Emma Corporation Spring Gala season is officially underway in Winnipeg. Hosting a corporate or charity fundraising gala is a…
With a Strong Community, Anything is Possible | Q&A with Spirit Finalist
The Spirit of Winnipeg Awards Gala is one of our business community’s most highly anticipated events — and it’s all about honouring local organizations making a difference in our city….
The Social Enterprise Centre | A Collaborative Workspace in Winnipeg’s North End
Written by Mike Choi, Territory Manager at Canadian Blood Services January’s Leadership Winnipeg session took us around Winnipeg’s inner city where some of our most marginalized communities live. We…
How Giving Back Boosts Business
Written by: Jonathan Wade, Red River College | Creative Communications – Student Intern Spirit of Winnipeg 2018 Non-Profit and Social Enterprise Award winner – A Port in the Storm…
Manitoba Race to Reduce Announces 2018 Awards Categories
Manitoba Race to Reduce has announced their 2018 award categories. The awards, held in April each year, have been expanded this year to recognize even more participant accomplishments. New…
HELP! Santa needs a new sleigh!
Crowd view at the Winnipeg Santa Claus Parade (image from Tourism Winnipeg) The Chamber is calling on all members to spread the word and lend a hand to support a…
TELUS has $20,000 grants available for registered charities in Manitoba
Are you a registered charity helping Manitoba youth succeed? With support from the TELUS Manitoba Community Board, charities are eligible to receive up to $20,000 in one-time grant funding for…
If Manitobans are so giving, why are charities stressed?
Every month, we ask different participants of our Leadership Winnipeg class to blog about their experience. Leadership Winnipeg recently spent the day crossing the charitable landscape in Winnipeg, learning about our…
Winnipeg non-profits: grants available to make your spaces more accessible
On behalf of the Disabilities Issues Office The Manitoba Government invites non-profit community organizations to submit project proposals to improve physical accessibility to Community Places Program (CPP) by May 28,…
Why is sponsorship so bad in Manitoba?
We’re always interested in our members’ assessments of Winnipeg’s business scene, so when marketing firm Deschenes Regnier wrote several short articles on sponsorship, we bookmarked the posts for future reading….
Free diversity courses at your business through Manitoba Start (April through June)
Manitoba Start offers a wide range of Diversity and Intercultural training for Manitoba businesses and organizations. As the leading provider of career services for newcomers to Manitoba, they address employers’…
