Sept 2017
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Board and Committee Diversity Project launched BY
Alison Dudley NSIIP Coordinator
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he North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP) has received grants from the West Vancouver Foundation, the Community Foundations of Canada, and the Districts of North and West Vancouver to run a “Board and Committee Diversity Project” between now and December 2017. The goal of the project is to match 10-15 established immigrants with positions on governance boards and advisory committees at local non-profits and civic institutions. Organizations wanting to diversify their boards can look to the West Vancouver Memorial Library for inspiration. The library has made strides in welcoming new board members and ensuring its board of trustees better reflects the communities the library serves. Felicia Zhu was appointed as the library’s first Chinese-Canadian trustee three years ago. Having immigrated to Canada five years earlier with a background in educational planning, Zhu was actively volunteering in the school district and at
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Members of NSIIP’s Immigrant Advisory Council who helped inform the Board and Committee Diversity Project.
the library when the recruitment process for new trustees began. “I saw notices about the opportunity and was interested, but I wasn’t really confident enough to apply until library staff asked me and encouraged me to put my name forward,” says Zhu. The project aims to encourage more immigrants like Zhu to come forward to take on leadership roles. The project is currently
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recruiting both immigrant candidates and host organizations. Orientation, training, networking, matching and mentoring will be provided to both between September and December. “The demographics of the North Shore are changing,” says project coordinator Angela Sealy. “As our communities become more and more diverse, it’s important that
immigrants and other diverse people have opportunities to help guide the development of the North Shore at a strategic level.” NSIIP will hold an information session for interested immigrant candidates on Tuesday, September 19 from 5:30-7:30pm at the North Shore Multicultural Society. To register or to learn more, contact Angela Sealy at wfg@shaw.ca or 604-522-1492.
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