http://blog.shscorp.ca an SHSC blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/09/21/5-strategies-for-conflict-resolution/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/09/21/5-strategies-for-conflict-resolution/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:01:12 +0000 John Osmond http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=2236 Many of us have come to see conflict as at best a necessary evil, and at worst something to be avoided at all costs. Yet many conflicts result in positive outcomes. Here are 5 conflict strategies which are all appropriate to use in diverse situations. ]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/09/21/5-strategies-for-conflict-resolution/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/24/teens-document-the-realities-of-living-in-the-lawrence-heights-community/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/24/teens-document-the-realities-of-living-in-the-lawrence-heights-community/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:04:12 +0000 Jessica Krasin http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1934 The Reel Flicks project engaged a group of 10 youth living in Lawrence Heights to shed light on their experiences living in a social housing community in Toronto. Filmed from their point of view, the young participants focused on topics ranging from gun and gang violence to a profile on an aspiring Olympic athlete. ]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/24/teens-document-the-realities-of-living-in-the-lawrence-heights-community/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/07/14/training-new-staff-benefits-costs/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/07/14/training-new-staff-benefits-costs/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:52:08 +0000 John Osmond http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1892 Staff and volunteers are ambassadors to the greater public. Make sure that they are properly trained to represent your organization. Read More]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/07/14/training-new-staff-benefits-costs/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/24/why-customer-service-matters-a-cautionary-tale-and-10-tips/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/24/why-customer-service-matters-a-cautionary-tale-and-10-tips/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 15:02:51 +0000 John Osmond http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1581 Bad customer service run the risk of damaging their reputation and their bottom line. Take this DoubleTree Hotel as an example, and laugh at how their customer service damaged their reputation when two disgruntled business travelers documented their experience with a powerpoint presentation. It's hilarious.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/24/why-customer-service-matters-a-cautionary-tale-and-10-tips/feed/ 1 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/28/federal-election-2011-where-the-parties-stand-on-affordable-housing/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/28/federal-election-2011-where-the-parties-stand-on-affordable-housing/#comments Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:42:48 +0000 SHSC http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1498 With the upcoming federal election, it is important to understand each party’s stance on the subject of affordable housing.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/28/federal-election-2011-where-the-parties-stand-on-affordable-housing/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/20/the-importance-of-documentary-filmmaking-in-communities/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/20/the-importance-of-documentary-filmmaking-in-communities/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:21:58 +0000 SHSC http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1446 Today, documentary filmmaking has become more accessible due to the availability and equipment and software. This has empowered those who did not previously have the economic means to create films and tell their stories. ‘Reel Flicks,’ a 12 week project, will allow youths in Lawrence Heights area to tell their stories in five short documentaries.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/20/the-importance-of-documentary-filmmaking-in-communities/feed/ 2 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/04/provincial-budget-targets-jobs-and-growth-education-and-training-and-the-protection-of-public-health-care/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/04/provincial-budget-targets-jobs-and-growth-education-and-training-and-the-protection-of-public-health-care/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:56:38 +0000 Liz McGuire http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1432 The focus of this years’ Provincial budget was on the investment into employment, education and training and the protection of public health care. While the budget did acknowledge the Long-Term Affordable Housing Strategy and past funding initiatives aimed at social and affordable housing, no new funding was announced.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/04/04/provincial-budget-targets-jobs-and-growth-education-and-training-and-the-protection-of-public-health-care/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/14/ignore-political-spin-on-tchc-and-make-a-fresh-start/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/14/ignore-political-spin-on-tchc-and-make-a-fresh-start/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 13:51:52 +0000 Lindsey Reed http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1368 Losses on the stock market? Appliances from China? Splitting purchase orders? Holt Renfew chocolates? What was TCHC thinking? That’s the question any fair-minded person would ask after reading the Auditor General’s two reports on Toronto Community Housing. It’s certainly the question the housing community has been asking.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/14/ignore-political-spin-on-tchc-and-make-a-fresh-start/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/21/building-a-group-savings-program-in-south-africa-rooftops-series/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/21/building-a-group-savings-program-in-south-africa-rooftops-series/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:00:26 +0000 Guess Blogger - Raees Ahmed http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1260 In this second part of the Rooftop Series, Rooftops Intern Raees Ahmed talks about his experience in developing and piloting a bulk purchasing program in Johannesburg, South Africa.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/21/building-a-group-savings-program-in-south-africa-rooftops-series/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/02/building-integrated-communities-lessons-learned-from-the-philippines/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/02/building-integrated-communities-lessons-learned-from-the-philippines/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:38:41 +0000 Jennifer Logan http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1241 Tony Meloto founded Gawad Kalinga (GK) to address the issues of urban poverty and lack of affordable housing in Philippines. GK built 300 homes on donated land in their first community, now there over half a million homes in over 2,000 communities throughout the country. Can we learn something from GK?]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/02/building-integrated-communities-lessons-learned-from-the-philippines/feed/ 1