by Geoff | Apr 27, 2017 | Spark in the News
Happy National Volunteer Week to all of our amazing pro bono consultants, as well as everyone who gets involved in changing things for better in their communities (and their own lives!) through contribution of their time, energy and skills. We received a nice gift...
by Lindsey | Apr 24, 2017 | Matches
Thrive is an inner-city agency who supports the families in their neighbourhood through counselling services, a resource centre, a childcare centre and a thrift shop, which provides clothing and household goods as well as volunteer work experience. Thrive Community...
by Geoff | Apr 10, 2017 | Blog, Matches
West Central Community Program has a long and storied history of providing recreational and developmental activities for children in the West End. They’re celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, and have been a positive force in the lives of literally...
by Geoff | Mar 29, 2017 | Blog, Matches
Spark match! The Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Maryland Community Association is in the process of ramping up their BiteBack social enterprise. A previous match set the stage for this one – which is developing a visual identity for the business. How do you...
by Lindsey | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog
Congratulations to Stephanie Sproule from Optimum Statistics, who is the winner of Spark’s 2017 Outstanding Pro Bono Consultant Award for her work with the John Howard Society of Manitoba. This Spark match began in March of last year when we brought Stephanie...
by Geoff | Mar 15, 2017 | Spark in the News
Spark is proud to announce the nominees for our 2017 Outstanding Pro Bono Consultant Award! Each year Spark recognizes one individual or company who has shown themselves to be a leader in the community by providing their time, energy and expertise, all pro bono, to a...
by Katie | Feb 28, 2017 | Matches
The Knowles Centre is a nonprofit treatment centre for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties. It helps around 250 youth annually through five core programs, including group care treatment, treatment foster care, independent living, day...
by Katie | Feb 8, 2017 | Matches
The Fort Garry Women’s Resource Centre, south Winnipeg’s only women’s centre, has been creating a safe and helpful space for women since 1983. Run as a collective and with feminist philosophies, FGWRC is a place visited by women-identified people...
by Katie | Jan 25, 2017 | Matches
Candace House is a relatively new nonprofit with a solid idea and a firm foundation. It was started by Wilma Derksen in honour of her daughter, Candace, who was murdered in the 1980s. As Wilma spoke to others who had been affected by serious crime, she realized that...
by Geoff | Jan 6, 2017 | Matches
The Daniel McIntyre St. Matthews Maryland Community Association is an important space and a hub for community building in Winnipeg’s West End. One of their latest ventures is transitioning a successful community bed bug remediation program into a successful...
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