Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution Annual Report

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1 Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution 2013 Annual Report

2 The Canadian Institute for Conflict Resolution (CICR) is a leader in intervention programs and training in Canada and internationally. Created in 1988 as a non-profit, charitable organization, it has developed unique programs, interventions tools and participatory workshops to help businesses, communities, and organizations uncover the sources of deep-rooted conflict and begin the process of reconciliation. CICR s Annual Report addresses the economic and social performance in order to be transparent and informative with all of CICR s stakeholders. 2

3 Index 04 Agenda Minutes 08 Financial Highlights Audited Financial Statements 20 Value of our Charitable Work Community Mediation Ottawa Program 24 Membership Members and Associate Members 28 Chair and Executive Director Report 32 Special Resolution of the Members 36 Report of the Nominations and Awards Committee 40 Acknowledgement and Appreciation of Volunteers 3

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6 Agenda Senate Room, Saint Paul University 5:30 Welcome and introduction of old, new and potential members Approval of the Agenda Approval of the Minutes of the last AGM November 22, 2012 Financial Statements for Fiscal Year and Auditor s Report Recommendation to appoint Auditors for Fiscal Year Approval of by-law amendments Ratification of the actions of the Directors Operational Highlights Chair and Executive Director Nomination and election of Directors, and of Nominations & Awards committee members DIALOGUE Feedback and Questions on strategic plan focus 6:45 Adjourn 6

7 Minutes Annual General Meeting November 22, 2012 Meeting called to order at 5:30 Round table introduction of people attending Cajo Brando Moe Royer Daniel Roseman Richard Ballance Patricia Gauthier Thomas Tegtmeyer Élise Larocque Carole Soucis Yves Morneau Brian Strom Mary Sinclair Approval of Agenda MOTION (Yves Morneau, Élise Larocque) that the agenda be approved as tabled. CARRIED Approval of Minutes of the last AGM MOTION (Cajo Brando, Thomas Tegtmeyer) that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting of November 19, 2011, be approved. CARRIED Financial Statements for Fiscal Year and Auditor s Report MOTION (Thomas Tegtmeyer, Patricia Gauthier) to approve the Financial Statements for Fiscal Year and Auditor s Report. CARRIED It was noted that a significant increase in revenues is from the work with the Cree First Nations in northern Quebec. CICR has had a profit for the last three years and these profits represent a big step towards CICR financial goals. Auditors recommended that CICR have a reserve of up to $300,000. Appointment of Auditors MOTION (Thomas Tegtmeyer, Patricia Gauthier) to appointment the Frouin Group as auditors for fiscal year CARRIED Ratification of the actions of the Directors MOTION (Élise Larocque, Moe Royer) that the members approve all actions taken by the board throughout the year. CARRIEDChair Report Chair s Report was tabled. MOTION (Cajo Brando and Élise Larocque) to approve the Chair`s Report. CARRIED Executive Director Report Executive Director s Report was tabled. MOTION (Yves Morneau, Richard Ballance) to approve the Executive Director`s Report. CARRIED Nomination and election of Directors, and of Nominations and Awards committee members Members elected by acclamation Patricia Gauthier, Carole Soucis, and Kendel Rust as new first-term board members. Richard Stanton was re-elected to a second term on the board. Dialogue Feedback on Slogan alternatives: When status quo is no longer an option Constructive conversations, powerful outcomes There was not sufficient time for a member s dialogue. Adjournment The AGM was adjourned at 6:50. 7

8 Financial Highlights 8

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10 Independent Auditor s Report 10

11 Statement of Financial Position 11

12 Statement of Operations 12

13 Statement of Changes in Net Asset 13

14 Statement of Cash Flows 14

15 Notes to Audited Financial Statements 15

16 Notes to Audited Financial Statements 16

17 Notes to Audited Financial Statements 17

18 Notes to Audited Financial Statements 18

19 Net Revenue 5-year Review $67, $49, $29, $16, Year Net Revenue $34, Since 2009, CICR s net revenue has increased by 600% 19

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22 Value of CICR s Charitable Work CICR has two principal areas where we engage in charitable work. First, we do interventions and customized training at rates ranging from no cost to a subsidized (below market value) rate. The value of our charitable work has been conservatively calculated as any service provided at less than $1,250 per day, or $150 per hour. The second area of charitable work is the fee reductions we give to participants who cannot afford to pay the full rates for our publicly offered training. These subsidies are usually granted to not for profit and community leaders who have a strong need for our training beyond their own personal development. We have also provided a separate total for subsidies given to students, staff and faculty of Saint Paul University as this amount off-set any rent that we would otherwise have to pay. The value of our charitable work for is as follows: Interventions: $11,900 Training subsidies USP: $31,250 Training subsidies other: $16,370 Total value of charitable work: $59,520 22

23 Community Mediation Ottawa Program Community Mediation Ottawa (CMO) has had a successful year. After establishing a strong foundation of documentation and procedures, CMO conducted outreach activities to potential client organisations as well as distributing pamphlets and posters in libraries and other public places to increase awareness in Ottawa of its services. By the end of August, these foundational efforts led to a demonstrated increase in queries about CMOs services, interest in taking community mediation training and interest in becoming a CMO mediator or volunteer. Currently CMO is averaging one new mediation a month. Many of these mediations are being initiated as a result of successful outreach to the Co-operative Housing Association of Eastern Ontario. CMO is also responding to an average of one query daily about how to become a volunteer mediator. In September, CMO s second community mediation training session took place, led by two of its volunteer mediators and supported by several coaches from the mediator roster. The course had full attendance (24 people) and there was a waiting list. A few workshops on conflict resolution were also conducted in the community through the year. CMO is now well-positioned to strengthen its ability to serve Ottawa through a variety of conflict resolution activities. 23

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26 List of Members 1. Philippe Gauthier 2. Richard Batsinduka 3. Ernest Tannis 4. Kendel Rust 5. Charles Kent 6. Luc Albert 7. Dominique Guindon 8. Meryl Turner 9. Don DeGenova 10. Vern Neufeld Redekop 11. Hania Fedorowicz 12. Murray Wagner 13. Richard Brzozowski 14. Shay Maadani 15. Isabel Mackay 16. Daniel Roseman 17. Andréa Morrison 18. Jacqueline Poullet 19. Luce Vaillancourt 20. Carole Soucis 21. Henri Tremblay 22. Claire Rochette 23. Brian Strom 24. Yves Morneau 25. Rupa Menon 26. Mary Sinclair 27. Father Loyola 28. Mireille Roy 29. Aisha Idris 30. Nancy Powers 31. Nicole Charron 32. Marie Claude Picard 33. Eva Schausberger 34. Denis Martin 35. Evelyn Kedl 36. Gordon Roston 37. Ted Thiessen 38. Cajo Brando 39. Marc Soulière 40. Steve Chen 41. Hélène Pilon 42. Christian Pariseau 43. Claude Barraud 44. Claudette Gatien 45. Carlie Chase 46. Jeannette Fraser William Cornet 48. Patricia Brady 49. Heloise Mitchell 50. Ginette Jalbert 51. Richard Ballance 52. Tatiana Rother Renee Owl 54. Rona Pokuls 55. Fadel-Pascal Khawam 56. Veronica Doyle 57. Odette Legault 58. Marie Boglari 59. Suzanne Poulin 60. Diane Blais 61. Marie-France Proulx 62. Catherine Delisle 63. Marie-Noëlle Pelletier 64. Élise Larocque 65. Nathalie Martin 66. Michèle Salmon 67. Mathieu ChampRoux 68. Bruno Thériault 69. Calla Fireman 70. Yolaine Kirlew 71. Caroline Proulx 72. Maureen Gauci 73. Thomas Tegtmeyer 74. Lise Sénécal 75. Lisa Wright 76. Loméga Jean-Louis 77. Julie Lalonde

27 List of Associate Members 1. Theresa Dunn 2. Teague Lamarche 3. Bronwyn Snefjella 4. Angèle Barraud 5. Valérie Bisson 6. Sarah Storm 7. Frances Paquette 8. Irene Roberts 9. Dawn White 10.Michelle Reimer 11.Ivan Roy 12.Jacques Gauvreau 13.Sylvie Paquette 14.Richard Jackman 15.Qais Ghanem 16.Sophie Ménard 17.Jean-Louis Dubé 18.Fred Schubert 19.Josée Pharand 20.Élise Corriveau 21.Karima Kara 22.Myriam Larkin 23.Elaine Courchesne 24.Mélissa Lamoureux 25.Mark Legault 27.Nathalie Filion 28.Johanne Bourgeois 29.Pamela Forward 30.Elizabeth Caracristi 31.Romain Godbout 32.Angela Christopher 33.Monica Dubé 34.Chantal Parisien 35.Jan Michaels 36.Lorenzo De Franco 37.Richard Sembera 38.Susan Johnston 39.Francine Gallo 40.Gordon Breedyk 41.Sheila Norquay 42.Julie Nyungh 43.Emmanuel Molla 44.Serge Roy 45.Carole Voisard 46.Martin Gignac 47.Samba Matabaro 48.Leaha Mattinson 49.Julie St-Denis 50.Claire-Anne Lalonde 51.Siobhan Macmanus 52.Demetrios Nicolaides 27

28 Chair and Executive Director Report 28

29 Yves Morneau, Chairman Brian Strom, Executive Director 29

30 Report from the Chair and the Executive Director CICR s 25 th year of existence has been another successful year on many different fronts. Here are some of the highlights of our past years activities and accomplishments. 1. We kicked off the start of our 25 th year with a gala celebration on April 6, the actual anniversary date of the start of CICR. Close to 200 people joined us a celebratory evening in which we were able to thank the many people who have contributed to CICR s success. 2. Our enrollment in the TPN program has been up over last year and this fall we are celebrating a record number of graduates in both of our English and French programs a total of 37 graduates in total. Our thanks go out to all participants who followed this training and of course to our trainers who keep delivering a high quality program and receiving high levels of participant satisfaction. 3. The renewal of our TPN program is well underway. The renewed program will feature three-day modules and certificates will be granted on the basis of competency assessment vs. our current approach to attendance-based certificates. The full development and piloting of the program will take place in The program is proposed to be called Conflict Intervention Program. It will include the following 7 modules: An Overview, Negotiation, Developing Mediation Skill, Advanced mediation; Facilitation; Conflict Coaching and Intervention design. We owe a special thanks to Paul Cormier who has been volunteering significant amounts of time and intellectual property to make this happen. 4. Our strategic partnerships are expanding and strengthening. CICR is actively working with Saint Paul University to make the TPN program eligible for university credits for part-time and full-time students. This fall we delivered our first workshop in Saskatoon under the partnership of University of Saskatchewan. Along with partnerships at MacEwan University in Edmonton, University of Sherbrooke in Longueuil, University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, CICR now has a presence in 7 provinces. 5. CICR s application for standing offer status with the federal government to do conflict resolution interventions was approved in April. As a result of this we have won bids to do several interventions in the last 6 months. Over the past two years CICR has partnered with the CREE Regional Authority to train 18 Eeyou Istchee employees of the Justice and Correctional Services, who have graduated with 160 hour program certificates. Another 18 employees are currently in the middle of their TPN program. Our thanks to Nicole Charron and Marie Claude Picard for leading this program and making a profound difference for this northern community.after 8 years our training program with Menoya win hospital in Sioux Lookout has come to an end due to funding pressures at the Hospital. Many thanks to Esther vangennip and Don DeGenova for making this initiative so successful. 30

31 6. Community Mediation Ottawa continues to grow. Meredith St. Denis resigned as the Program Coordinator after 18 months of much appreciated leadership to pursue her Masters. In August she was capably replaced by Jan Michaels who is leading a continued growth in the program in terms of awareness in the community, number of calls and the size of the volunteer base of workers and mediators. We are indebted to the volunteer leadership and participation in this program. A Steering Committee made of volunteers has been constituted to provide support to the Coordinator. 7. CICR s international work has continued in Taiwan, under the leadership of Dr. Steve Chen. Having just finished another TPN 4 session in October, we will deliver the third train the trainer session in early December. 8. The Members of the Board have been updating CICR s Strategic Plan with a series of meetings throughout the year. Three Key Result Areas have been identified: Renew TPN and Develop Diverse Training Packages; Strengthen Social Mandate and Reach; Increase and Diversify Internal Sources of Revenue. Members of the Board have agreed to help implement each of these priorities. Specific opportunities will be identified for members to assist with their time and expertise early in the new year. 9. For the third consecutive year, CICR has reported a profit. We are now very close to reaching our auditors recommendation of a reserve fund equal to one year of operating expenses. This reserve fund is essential to provide the necessary financial viability to the future of CICR. 10. The Board of Directors has acted proactively to ensure that CICR will have approved Articles of Continuance which ensure that its by-laws meet the new requirements outlined by the Government of Canada. None of these accomplishments would be possible without the support of our members, trainers, staff and Directors. We extend our sincere appreciation for your dedication and commitment to CICR. Together we are empowering and building capacity in individuals, communities and organizations to resolve conflicts peacefully. CICR s vision is to become a center of excellence for conflict resolution training and interventions. 31

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36 Report of the Nominations and Award Committee 36

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38 Report of the Nomination and Awards Committee Cajo Brando, Chair Maureen Holmes, Member Kendel Rust, Member There are 12 positions on the Board of Directors. The By-Laws stipulate that a minimum of 2/3 of the Directors must be members of CICR. They also outline a desired term structure so that 1/3 of the Directors terms expire each year. Under the By-Laws, each Director can serve a maximum of 2 consecutive three-year terms. A director who has served two consecutive terms may reengage after a one year absence from the Board. The main purpose of having non-members on the Board is to fill specific roles or provide needed skills that may not be reflected among the incumbent Board members. Non-members may be specifically recruited to provide these competencies. This year we have two directors finishing their first three year term, Mary Sinclair and Cajo Brando. Both have agreed to let their names stand for re-election for a further three year term. Also this year, our marketing expert, Richard Stanton had to leave the board due to a geographic work transfer. Paul Cormier also retired from the board, but continues to work closely with CICR on developing our training program. Pat Brady, originally serving an initial two year term, has agreed to extend her term by one year. The net result is that we have two returning board members standing for re-election and two vacant positions for which we have solicited volunteers or nominations. For the marketing position, the board has conducted interviews of four non-member candidates, and will propose a nomination at the AGM. We have also gratefully received a nomination for the fourth position up for election in favour of Mr. Daniel Roseman. Additional nominations from the floor for all positions coming vacant will be solicited at the AGM and an election conducted as may be required. At the AGM, an election will be conducted soliciting member responses to the following: Are there any additional nominations from the floor for the two member positions whose incumbents have agreed to stand for re-election? Are there any additional nominations from the floor for the member or non-member position of Marketing expert? Are there any nominations from the floor for the fourth position besides Mr. Daniel Roseman? Respectfully submitted, Cajo Brando, Chair, Nominations and Awards Committee 38

39 Current Roster of Board Members The current roster of Board members is as follows: Name Term Expiration Richard Batsinduka November 2014 (1 st ) Élise Larocque November 2014 (1 st ) Yves Morneau November, 2014 (1 st ) Vacant (Member/non-member) November, 2013* Vern Neufeld Redekop (non-member) (UstP) As soon as U.St.Paul nominates a replacement Mary Sinclair November, 2013 (1 st )* Cajo Brando November, 2013 (1 st )* Pat Brady November, 2014 (1 st ) Vacant (non-member) (marketing) November, 2013* Patricia Morrissette Gauthier (fund raising) November, 2015 Carole Soucis November, 2014 Vacant November, 2013* *Positions up for election 39

40 Acknowledgement and Appreciation of Volunteers 40

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42 Acknowledgement and Appreciation of our Volunteers We wish to give special acknowledgement and our sincere appreciation and thanks to the many volunteers that have contributed their time and effort to CICR over the past year. Many of you have worn several volunteer hats with CICR. We have tried to capture all of those areas. The worrisome part of this exercise is that we are almost assured of overlooking people that should be on this list. Our hope is that you will bring any oversights to our attention so that we can acknowledge those that we have missed. Board of Directors Yves Morneau Chair Kendel Rust Vice Chair Mary Sinclair Secretary Elise Larocque Treasurer Cajo Brando Patricia Brady Carole Soucis Vern Neufeld Redekop Richard Stanton Richard Batsinduka Patricia Gauthier Arlynn Bélizaire - Intern Nominations and Awards Committee Cajo Brando Chair Maureen Holmes Kendel Rust 42

43 Marketing Richard Stanton International RFP Responses Kendel Rust Richard Batsinduka Yves Morneau Domestic RFP/Funding Requests Nicole Charron Marie Claude Picard Pat Brady Esther vangennip Course Development Nicole Charron Marie Claude Picard Paul Cormier Esther vangennip Pat Brady Cajo Brando Office Interns Marie Boglari Meredith St. Denis Community Mediation Meredith St. Denis Jan Michaels Yves Morneau Pat Moore 43

44 Celebrating 25 years of Service 44

45 Célébrons 25 années de service 45