Sector Development and
Advocacy Focus
Strengthen BC’s nonprofit sector through engaging with our membership, government relations, learning opportunities, and special projects.
The Pillars of our Sector Development Work
Membership Community
- Town Halls to connect and collaborate on key issues.
- Membership Newsletters with key updates on our advocacy work and news in the sector.
- Peer Networks
- Sector Narrative
- JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion)
- Reimagining Governance
Government Relations
- Convening of Members & Partners on the BC Budget.
- Vantage Point submits an annual submission for the BC Budget Consultation.
- Advocacy to reduce the burden of the Lobbyist Transparency Act on not-for-profits.
- Home for not-for-profits in Government
Convening & Learning
- Annual BOSS Conference (Building Organizational & Sector Sustainability)
- Government Relations Workshops & Labs
- ED Unplugged – a place for EDs to connect and support each other.
Our Sector Development Team
Every Vantage Point staff member, collaborator, and Knowledge Philanthropist contributes to our Sector Development work. Each person plays a key role, from strategy and planning, to consulting and delivery, to communications, in advocating for progressive change in the sector. Below is a comprehensive list of our contributors on the staff team:
Support
- Our Communications team supports our government & media relations and membership communications.
- Our Operations team supports convening activities and special projects.
- Our Consulting team supports convening activities.
- Our Knowledge Philanthropists facilitate our government relations and advocacy-based learning opportunities.
- The entire team supports and organizes the BOSS conference (Building Organizational & Sector Sustainability).
Core Team
Director of Sector Development & Government Relations:
Cherie Payne | cpayne@thevantagepoint.ca
Sector Development Coordinator: Jenessa Ellis | jellis@thevantagepoint.ca
Sector Development Coordinator: Joyce Lin | jlin@thevantagepoint.ca
Planning Consultant: JP Baker | jpbaker@thevantagepoint.ca
Collaborative Research
Vantage Point decides where to turn its focus based on where we identify gaps in the sector and who has the resources to support the work. We have collaborated with partners, such as the No Immunity Report of 2020 and the Unraveling Report of 2021. We also dedicate time to sector monitoring by watching current sector issues, government decisions, and emerging sector data – and then report back to our membership community with important information and current events.
Our Members, Partners, and Collaborators
As organizational leaders who know the sector and the communities they serve first-hand, our members are at the heart of our Sector Development work. We actively engage with our members through town halls, peer networks, and one-on-one conversations. We also meet regularly with our a group dedicated to providing our staff team with guidance on our Sector Development work. And we regularly collaborate with many not-for-profit partners across the province and the country to ensure we have a pulse on current not-for-profit issues.