CORD: What is expected from you
The Coalition on Richer Diversity (CORD) is an umbrella organization and its purpose is to enrich the community by bringing people like you together. CORD is also a resource by offering each other information on what is being done and by celebrating successes together. Through your attendance and your contribution you help CORD reach out to organizations, groups of immigrants and those who provide community and social services and encourage them to collaborate, to offer networking opportunities, while helping them grow to be diversity-sensitive.
CORD's aim is to create more opportunities, assess needs, further develop services and ease the pressures on social support systems. CORD builds bridges between immigrants and the long-standing population of the province as well as those who those who may need help with the various types of community, governmental and available social services. Through research, education, outreach, and mediation, this umbrella organization will work to identify what is being done, who is doing it, what needs to be done, and who can do it.
Areas where you can contribute
- Leadership
- Support by participation
- Take specific tasks
- Collaborate with others
- Help improve networking opportunities
- Simply helping on events and activities.
- Come and socialize with us and make new friends
How can you do it
- Take the Lead
- Take active part of discussions
- Help with the tasks to be done
- Lend a hand and share your expertise
- Bring friends, co-workers, refer others
- Our events and activities are fun and need you
- Have coffee or tea and sit with us
CORD Volunteering Availability
So, you want
to get involved with CORD? You like the concept? That's great!
Take a look at
the table below and see where you fit.
|
Level |
For
people who |
Description |
Time
Commitment |
|
Level
1 |
Can make most
monthly Solutions Groups but are not satisfied to just think and dream about
solutions, they want to (an have the time to) take action and work on the
practical implementation of the solutions |
-Be a regular member
of a Solutions Group -Take a lead role
within a Solutions Group, either through leading the group and/ or being a
member of working sub-committees |
6 or more hours a
month |
|
Level
2 |
Can make most
monthly Solutions Groups meetings and want to contribute to the solutions and
issues at hand, but do not have the time or are not interested or able to
work on the action plans. |
-Be a regular member
of a Solutions Group -Provide feedback
and input into action plans and solutions - Not necessarily on
the working sub-committee |
At least 3 hours a
month |
|
Level
3 |
Can make some
meetings but who may: - Not have
consistent schedules - Just want to check
it out - Have interest in
many groups - Want to come to
network, for a sense of community, etc. |
-Attend Solutions
Group meetings when available and/or float between the various groups |
When available |
|
Level
4 |
May not necessarily
want to be involved in the Solutions Groups but may want to: support CORD/
meet new people/ help when available/ have particular skills to offer/ have a
busy schedule |
- Available to help
out with solutions group meetings and/or other CORD events (How? Any way you want. I.e. childcare, cleanup,
setup, transportation, painting posters, errands etc.) |
When available |
|
Level
5 |
Have expertise in a
particular area and/or may not be able to be directly involved with CORD (due
to conflict of interest, etc._) - May have something
to donate (in-kind) |
- Deliver an
informative presentation - Make an in-kind
donation - Come to our
meetings once in a while |
|
|
Level
6 |
Would like to/ and
are able to contribute financially to support CORD in its endeavors |
- Monetary
contribution |
|
