Acknowledgement
Vantage Point’s work spans throughout the province across the lands of over 200 distinct Indigenous communities. With our main office on the unceded traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, Vantage Point provides high quality, practical education, facilitation, and consulting support to BC’s non-profit sector and programs that support sector success through convening, facilitation, and advocacy.
Read our Solidarity and Recognition Statement to Indigenous Communities here.
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We’re convening a BC Non-Profit Network to connect and amplify the voice of BC’s non-profit sector.
The BC Non-Profit Network (BCNN) is a network composed of a diverse range of non-profit organizations in British Columbia and is currently focused on creating connection and engagement opportunities, sector research, government relations and advocacy for non-profits in BC.
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Training and Consulting
We offer a variety of educational opportunities to grow your individual skills as a non-profit leader or strengthen the capacity of your organization. Find out more about each service through the links below or under the Services menu.
Workshops & Multi-Day Labs
Join one of Vantage Point’s workshops or multi-day labs to continue your individual non-profit learning journey.
Strategic Planning
Achieve your organizational goals and daily decision-making more easily with a clear vision of where you are going and strong alignment between priorities, strategies and activities.
Team Trainings
Trainings can be presented in our standard format or customized for your specific board or staff team.
Facilitation and Consulting
Services include Board and Staff Retreats, ED/CEO Recruitment and Performance Management and Organizational Assessments, along with general advisory support.
eLearning
Vantage Point’s most popular training session, Board Fundamentals: Roles and Responsibilities, is now available as an accessible self-paced eLearning course. Sign up and start now!
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We offer a variety of resources and tools to support non-profit leaders in creating stronger organizations and developing their own skills. Find all these under our Resources menu.
Blogs
Read about important topics and trends in the non-profit sector and learn practical tips for growth
Podcast
Listen to From our Vantage Point episodes (and find them on all your favourite podcast platforms)
Sector Research
Read our latest sector research reports and download copies for your organizational learning
Find out what’s new at Vantage Point
Some of our most recent events and resources we wanted to share
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Solidarity & Recognition Statement to Indigenous Communities
Vantage Point’s office is located on the traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Vantage Point’s work spans throughout the province across the lands of over 200 distinct Indigenous communities. The current Vantage Point staff and Board are deeply grateful to convene on these lands, the majority of which are unceded. Unceded means the land was never handed over, through any process understood or accepted, then or now. Unceded lands still rightfully belong to the nations who have stewarded them since time immemorial.
We recognize many Indigenous cultures’ connection between land, language, and spirituality, and that when one is affected, all are affected.
We understand the importance of truth before reconciliation and recognize colonialism has exploited Indigenous sovereignty, jurisdiction, and inherent, collective rights.
We recognize Indigenous communities and individuals face generational trauma due to ongoing colonial injustices and the lasting impact of genocide, evidenced by the children lost through residential school abuse.
We stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities in their pain, anger, and desire for a better future.
We commit to working toward reconciliation through:
- The improvement of our support for the organizations directly involved with Indigenous communities and individuals
- Our continued work with Indigenous-led organizations to decolonize our processes and educational content
- Collaborative work to build understanding between cultures, creating authentic meaning in our work and proper recognition of the contribution that the wisdom of Indigenous values makes to a sustainable society for us all.
Our team is immensely grateful to have benefitted from the wisdom and teachings of many Indigenous leaders, their communities, and families. We encourage you to consider a financial investment, when possible, as a donor, client, or customer, as Vantage Point has done, to support Indigenous leaders’ tireless work in truth and reconciliation