Policy

MNet is a Canadian non-profit organization that has been pioneering the development of media and digital literacy programs by producing education and awareness programs and resources, working in partnership with Canadian and international organizations, and speaking to audiences across Canada and around the world.

MNet focuses its efforts on equipping adults with information and tools to help young people understand how the media work, how the media may affect their lifestyle choices and the extent to which they, as consumers and citizens, are being well informed.

Free of any funding from Big Media, ACME is an emerging global coalition run by and for media educators, a network that champions a three-part mission:

1. Teaching media education knowledge and skills - through keynotes, workshops, trainings, and institutes - to children and adults so that they can become more critical media consumers and more active participants in our democracy;

2. Supporting media reform - No matter what one's cause, media reform is crucial for the success of that cause, and since only those who are media-educated support media reform, media education must be a top priority for all citizens and activists;

3. Democratizing our media system through education and activism.

Aboriginal Education: Strengthening the Foundations provides a detailed analysis of the current state of Aboriginal educational programs and policies across Canada's regions and highlight the successes, failures and lessons learned.

Jean-Francois Arsenault and  Andrew Sharpe examine the strong positive correlation between education, employment and earnings that is well established in social science research, and postulates various positive economic outcomes for the Canadian economy – regionally and nationally – if Aboriginal educational attainment was improved even marginally.

This is a resource to help voluntary organizations participate in the federal public policy development process. It also gives federal government departments insight into how to involve their voluntary sector counterparts more effectively. Although the focus of the Guide is to assist organizations that do not have full-time staff devoted to policy, it includes resources that could be useful to all organizations.

Report on substance abuse among Canadian Youth.

One of the most complete charity/non-profity/community organization sites which informative articles and research on topics from establishing a non-profit to volunteer management.

A very complete and popular resource for community groups.

  They have research on Boards and Governance , Giving & Volunteering, Charities & Nonprofit Organizations ,Corporate Citizenship, Public Policy & Government Relations, and Insurance and Liability.

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