Grooves, whirlwinds and braggy things

Author Elisha Dacey
So many grooves, so little time. (Canva/Supplied)

Hi everyone, hope y’all had a nice long weekend.

A couple of people asked for photos of my trip to Iceland. While I thought about sharing all 350+ that I whittled down from the thousands I took, you can see a few on my braggy LinkedIn post here.

While I’ve been getting back into the after-vacation groove, it’s been a whirlwind of a couple of weeks, hasn’t it?

The biggest news affecting the social good sector in Canada is probably the list of new cabinet ministers and Prime Minister Mark Carney relegating some portfolios to secretaries of state, a sort of junior ministry. A change in government always means a change in relationships, so that’s nothing new. But it remains to be seen what this means for advocacy efforts for the non-profit sector.

Last week, Imagine Canada once again pleaded for a home in government, and I couldn’t agree more.

It should come as no surprise to anyone that social good workers are dealing with some serious challenges. We’ve been documenting them here at Future of Good: burnout, a lack of volunteers, and poor wages.But we don’t have any hard data on what those things do to non-profit workers’ wellbeing.

Well, we’ve been working with several partners and tomorrow we will unleash the Changemakers Wellbeing Index!

There were some surprising (and not-so-surprising) results in the index, and I sincerely hope this data helps you help your team. The data can help you make a case for more funding, especially for wages, and should start a further conversation about policy, change, and how we advocate for ourselves.

Find it here!

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  • Elisha Dacey is a seasoned journalist with more than two decades of experience in the field. She has worked in various newsrooms across Canada, ranging from small-town papers to major outlets like CBC Manitoba and Global News. Dacey began her journalism career in Manitoba and has held roles such as managing editor, senior producer and digital online journalist. Notably, she launched Metro Winnipeg, the city’s only free daily newspaper, which quickly became the second most-read paper in Winnipeg.

    Elisha Dacey is the Managing Editor for Future of Good.

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