Pole
to Pole for Altruvest is one couple's effort to help raise
money and awareness for the important work done by Altruvest
Charitable Services.
Altruvest's core
mission involves the training and matching of volunteers to sit on
volunteer boards at any and all of Canada's many worthy
charitable organizations.
Altruvest Charitable
Services is a registered Canadian charity founded in 1994 by a
group of business leaders. Our mission is to expand the talent pool
available to, and enhance the governance skills of, charitable
sector boards and senior leaders, fostering more effective
charities and stronger Canadian communities.
Altruvest believes
excellent organizations begin with good governance. However, in
Canada we have over 1 million board volunteers, and a turnover of
at least 25% each year. The result is many volunteers, despite the
best of intentions, have little or no training as to their roles
and responsibilities before assuming the directorship.
Individuals with private
sector experience are eager to volunteer but many lack a basic
understanding of the charitable sector and don't know how to
get involved. Altruvest acts as a bridge between these volunteers
and charitable organizations. We do this through our two core
governance programs: BoardMatch Fundamentals and BoardMatch
Leaders. We have also introduced a new program called BoardWorx
Executive Director, which focuses on enhancing the skill sets of
senior staff in the charitable sector.
With nearly two thousand
board members placed, Atruvest has already had an impact on
hundreds of charitable groups across Canada. With increased support
and more resources from generous donors like you, Altruvest hopes
to extend the services it offers to include cities across Canada as
well as to develop internationally.
For more information, please
visit www.altruvest.org >
