News
February 15, 2005
1000th match for innovative, online volunteer program, BoardMatch Fundamentals
BoardMatch® Fundamentals (BMF), a program of
Altruvest Charitable Services, is proud to celebrate its 1000th online volunteer
match to a charitable board. “It is truly a milestone for us! Being able to say
that we have helped 1000 volunteers connect with a local charity board is truly
a celebration and a testament to the impact we can have on our communities”,
says Sol Kasimer, CEO of Altruvest.
October 25, 2004
Top Toronto Philanthropists to Receive Awards at Inaugural Charity Event
(Toronto, October 25, 2004) -
Outstanding contributions to the charitable sector have marked the remarkable
careers of the five individuals named as the recipients of the Altruvest
CharityExpo2004 Awards. The five recipients, Bob Rae, Seymour Schulich, David
Folk, Aubrey LeBlanc and Glenda Hummel, will receive the prestigious awards at
the CharityExpo awards reception October 28th in Toronto. CharityExpo will also
feature over 75 charities in an information tradeshow, as well as a panel
discussion on today’s hot topics with leaders from both the corporate and
charitable sectors.
September 21, 2004
Imagine Announces 2004 New Spirit of
Community Partnership Awards
Celebrates outstanding partnerships between Canadian businesses, nonprofits and
charities
Toronto, Ontario, September 21, 2004 – Imagine’s 2004 New Spirit of Community
Partnership Awards were announced today at an event held in Toronto during the
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy’s Annual Symposium.
September 13, 2004
Inaugural event “teams up” corporations and charities to explore and engage in
the challenges of, and celebrate the contributions to, the charitable sector
Altruvest Charitable Services
expands its innovative BoardMatch® Programs to introduce CharityExpo2004 — a
first-of-its-kind event in Canada that will bring together, in one place, an
anticipated 1000 attendees from the charitable and corporate sectors with more
than 75 charities to inform, engage and recognize.
April 27, 2004
ALTRUVEST ANNOUNCES THE CLASS OF 2004
BoardMatch Leaders program inducts 58 talented corporate leaders onto charity
boards
Toronto, On, April 27, 2004 -
Altruvest, a registered Canadian charity, is announcing today that 58 corporate
participants have graduated from its BoardMatch Leaders program and are now
serving on the boards of 48 registered charities.
JUNE 2003
Altruvest Charitable Services begins BoardMatch
Fundamentals Expansion
BoardMatch Greater Vancouver launched June 24, 2003
October 2002
BoardMatch Fundamentals program is featured in Globe
and Mail. Please click
here to read the whole article.
September 2002
BoardMatch Fundamentals Won Showcase Ontario Merit Award
2002
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here
to see BoardMatch Fundamentals team photo at the awards ceremony.
APRIL 2002
CEO of YMCA CANADA JOINS ALTRUVEST CHARITABLE
SERVICES
Sol Kasimer, CEO of YMCA Canada, has joined as CEO
of Altruvest Charitable Services, on April 1st. Sol's career in the Y movement
spans 32 years, with 21 years at the YMCA of Montreal and 10 years at YMCA
Canada.
Altruvest is one of a few charities of its kind that
offers
performance improvement solutions to other charities at little or no
cost. The organization appealed to Sol because of the potential to
build the young charity from the ground up and because of the real
impact it can have in helping small to mid-sized charities maximize
their effectiveness.
"As Chair of the Capacity Joint Table for the
Voluntary Sector
Initiative, I became aware that many of the tools to support charities
exist, but they are not being made accessible or reaching
organizations," said Sol. "At Altruvest, I have an opportunity to do
just that."
To contact Sol, you can reach him either by email at
skasimer@altruvest.org or by telephone at, 905-696-5135.
BoardMatch Fundamentals Exceeds Expectations
Altruvest’s innovative BoardMatch Fundamentals
program introduces charities to qualified, interested and informed volunteers
who are willing to share their expertise by serving on boards of charitable
organizations. Currently, operational in the Greater Toronto Area, BoardMatch
Fundamentals will soon be available across Canada with the provision of
“anytime, anyplace” access to volunteer charitable board service opportunities.
In the past 8 months, BoardMatch Fundamentals has
filled 105 board positions on Greater Toronto Area charities. These results far
exceed our projected sixty positions and also exceed benchmarks for similar
programs in the United States (this is the only program of its kind in Canada).
BoardMatch Fundamentals Community Leadership
Development Program Launched
The first pilot class was launched on April 23rd.
The program started with a session on the significance of the Voluntary Sector
and the benefits of volunteering led by Don McCreesh, SVP Human Resources
Celestica, Susan Piggott, CEO St. Christopher House and Sol Kasimer, CEO
Altruvest.
The BoardMatch Fundamentals Community Leadership
Development Program provides sponsoring corporations with classroom-based
experiential leadership development opportunities for senior employees through
customized board placement, learning from charitable sector experts, access to
online coaching and networking opportunities in Canadian communities.