Knowledge Hub
A hub for resources relating to career development and employment in Nova Scotia.
An Onboarding Checklist for New Board Members
This post by consultant Joan Garry covers what she believes are the essential pieces every new board member should recieve, and offers a handy checklist!
Community Engagement – A Foundational Practice of Community Change
In 'Community Engagement: A Foundational Practice of Community Change', Sylvia discusses what community engagement actually is and how it is the core idea for change. She also explores why the...
Index of Community Engagement Techniques
This resource is a comprehensive list of community engagement techniques that can be selected based on the level of engagement you are conducting. Techniques include a description, helpful resources...
Outreach & Engagement Community Toolkit
This Toolkit makes community planning more accessible to grassroots movements and organizations with limited financial resources by helping individuals and stakeholders kick-start important...
Community Engagement Toolkit
The purpose of this document is to create a shared understanding of community engagement as an ongoing cycle and to provide a framework to guide your planning and implementation. As you use this...
The Governance Guys
Paul and Andrew break down the art and science of governance to help increase your expertise as a Board Director and to encourage, motivate, and inspire you to join a Board. We believe that when...
The Role of Inclusive Leadership in Supporting an Inclusive Climate in Diverse Public Sector Teams
The aim of this study, therefore, is to examine how inclusive leadership fosters inclusiveness in diverse teams.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate Program
You can help make your organization a more supportive and engaging place to work by understanding the perceptual, institutional, and psychological processes that impact the ways people interact with...
Certificate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
The Certificate in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion explores the struggles organizations face in achieving equity, inclusion, and harmonious environments. Through participation in the certificate,...
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advantage
In this workshop, you’ll discover practical tools to create more diverse, equitable and inclusive workspaces where everyone can feel a sense of belonging. You’ll also explore the role of perceptions...
Diversity and Inclusion UBC Micro-certificate Program
The UBC Micro-certificate in Diversity and Inclusion is a part-time program designed for people who are committed to building environments where everyone’s thoughts, ideas and perspectives matter....
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility: From Organizational Responsibility to Leadership Competency
This article explores various strategies to facilitate lasting change by reconceptualizing governance, mentorship, and performance management using an IDEA lens.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Toolkit
This comprehensive 7-part DEI Toolkit Series is designed to equip organizations with essential frameworks and practical guidance for addressing historical inequities while fostering the development...
Locking in your Leadership Toolkit for Developing a Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
The purpose of this toolkit is to give you the framework for creating a diversity and inclusion strategy document that can be easily customized to suit your own organization
One Minute Governance
Are you a director, senior executive, investor, or someone who’s just curious about corporate governance? Tune in for insights about how things work inside and outside the boardroom, based on 20...
Foregrounding First-Voice: The CEI’s Youth Advisory Group
In this blog post from the CEI's Youth Engagement Framework, Addy writes about how a Youth Advisory Group was a vital part of building a framework that highlighted youth voices, and accurately...
Governance Video Series
Recreation Nova Scotia has created a series of twenty videos on the subject of board governance, with topics ranging from creating a mission and vision statement, to recruiting new members, to...
Strategies for Inclusive Engagement
In this Webinar, Amy Hubbard provides an overview of some of the tools and practices to promote inclusive engagement, which she defines as providing “people with opportunities to participate by...
Beyond Inclusion: Equity in Public Engagement
Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue developed the Beyond Inclusion guide through a participatory research and consultation process from 2019-2020 involving community...
A Farm of Silos
This poem is the author's response to the Harvard Business Review’s “What makes a great leader?” video. Inspired by the video’s breakdown of leadership into architect, bridger, and catalyst, the...
FEATURED RESOURCES
2023 Nova Scotia Career and Employment Student Symposium
View recordings of research presentations on topics relating to career development and employment, presented by students from across Nova Scotia.
Innovation Video Series
A province-wide video project documenting innovations and unique employment narratives found within the Nova Scotia Works employment services system.
CEI Youth Engagement Framework
A resource for those looking to better support youth (18-34 years) in the early phases of their careers. Developed from peer-reviewed research, stories of successful initiatives, downloadable tools, and more.
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