Andy Levy-AjzenkopfBy Andy Levy-Ajzenkopf
October 2, 2006
Canadians working in the nonprofit sector may come to know September 25, 2006 as their own 'Black Monday'. That's when the Conservative government revealed plans to trim about $1 billion in federal spending over the next two years on programs they believe aren't achieving 'good value-for-money', 'efficiency', are 'non-core programs', or are recouped from 'unused funds' belonging to organizations that have already 'achieved their mandates'. A good chunk of the cuts impact programs in the voluntary sector. One example, the Canadian Volunteerism Initiative (CVI), run by Volunteer Canada and Imagine Canada, lost close to $10 million, effectively terminating the program. But that is far from the only casualty. Needless to say, nonprofits across the nation are stunned"
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