Project management consulting and training for social change organisations.
Important Projects has been awarded a contract by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) to define the objectives and develop a set of options for a grants management software development and implementation project CBCF plans to undertake.
Established in 1986, CBCF is the leading national volunteer-based organization in Canada dedicated to the fight against breast cancer. CBCF works collaboratively to fund, support and advocate for relevant and innovative research, meaningful education and awareness programs, early diagnosis and effective treatment, and a positive quality of life for those living with breast cancer.
The outcomes of this project will help CBCF select and implement a grants management system for use with its national cancer research grants program, which, in turn, will support CBCF in its mission to fund, support and advocate for relevant and innovative cancer research.
I've been a member of the Toronto Renewable Energy Co-op (TREC) and a shareholder in the Exhibition Place turbine since 2002, and am very excited to have been elected to serve on the WindShare Board of Directors for 2005 and 2006. WindShare is a truly important project, developed by TREC to provide an opportunity for citizens to generate emissions-free electricity, and intended to profile wind power as a solution to smog and global climate change in a highly visible setting in Canada's largest city (the Ex Place turbine is the first utility-scale turbine in an urban environment in North America).
WindShare is also intended to profile community-based initiatives for the development of renewable energy, which it's doing a fantastic job of to date — WindShare was named Organization of the Year in 2004 by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) in recognition of the co-op's efforts in "furthering the wind energy industry and the development of wind energy technology in Canada."
Again, I'm very excited to have been elected to the Board and look forward to volunteering my services to the co-op over the next 2 years.
To help provide medicine, clothing, food and shelter for victims of the East Africa and South Asia earthquake and tsunami disaster, donate to the Canadian Red Cross Asia Earthquake & Tsunami Relief Fund. All donations made through the site before January 11, 2005 will be matched by the Canadian government.
Also see this comprehensive list of NGOs involved in tsunami relief work. Descriptions of the relief projects undertaken by each organization are provided, along with links to online donation forms.
Whichever organization(s) you choose to donate to, please give generously.
