Day 100

En route home from the NAYDO conference in North Carolina last weekend, I marked my 100th day at YMCA Canada.  This milestone is only important in so far as it reminds me that it is time to give you a report on the five priorities outlined at the start of the year.   We have [...]

Day 50

This week, we’re marking the mid-point in the 100 day plan that I launched on January 4th, 2010.  It’s time to take stock of what we’ve done so far and what we have left to do.  It’s also time to try out the little video camera in my laptop.  So, here’s my Day 50 report delivered [...]

The YMCA for Canada

              YMCA Chief Executive Officers took a bold step in the direction of a shared vision on Monday.  We endorsed the case for change which calls on YMCA volunteer and staff leaders to strengthen our federation for greater social impact.  We began to discuss implications of the case for how we work within our respective [...]

The Difference a Week Can Make

This Sunday, we’re convening our YMCA Chief Executive Officers Forum at the Banff Centre in Alberta.  For a day and a half, we’ll be working together to:

Making the Case

When we convened in Winnipeg for Portage ’09 last June, change was in the air.  Presenters like Leslie Crutchfield called us to act in ways that would make us an even greater force for good.  We called each other to act as one organization to dramatically improve the health of Canada’s children and youth.  And [...]

2010: Better Together

  It’s a new year and the first day of a new job for me at YMCA Canada.  I’m excited about our challenges and by technology that helps us tackle them together – like this blog.  By the end of the day, I’ll have spent time with the Chair of the National Board, the national staff [...]