5 fast questions with Spark pro bono consultant Ed Hildebrandt

5 fast questions with Spark pro bono consultant Ed Hildebrandt

  When Ed Hildebrandt signed up as a pro bono consultant with Spark! he was delighted to be matched with a resource centre right in his own neighbourhood. But the HR advisor from Manitoba Hydro got even more out of the opportunity than he expected. Working with...
I popped the question, we made the match!

I popped the question, we made the match!

  The following is a guest blog by Spark pro bono consultant Cate Friesen: Why I work as a pro bono consultant with Spark First of all, the staff at Spark make a mean cappuccino. Just saying. I called Spark out of the blue, around the time I launched my own...
It takes a village to make a village

It takes a village to make a village

“This is a wonderful connection to provide us with the type of organizational and business acumen we need right now through our Spark volunteer, George Harris. For the past 18 years, Indigenous women and Elder grandmothers in Manitoba have come together to...
Happy National Volunteer Week

Happy National Volunteer Week

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...
Getting Social with Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Getting Social with Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

The Social Planning Council of Winnipeg (SPCW) has a 96 year history of working on community-led social development. The organization came out of the turbulent times that led to the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, and was one of the first social justice action...