Tag: Community involvement

Change our views and perspectives

Paul Wagenaar

Homelessness is a very real problem in our communities.
It is also much closer to more people than many realize. Take a moment and calculate what would happen to you, your family, and your lifestyle if you suddenly lost your source of income. What if you were suddenly struck by enormous medical bills.

The lack of safe and affordable housing, in particular, emergency housing is beyond the crisis point. When the solution is giving individuals and families “tents,” action is needed.

Business and social issues topics, are not mutually exclusive.

Failing should be taught to more students

Paul Wagenaar

Learning “how” to fail might just be the most important skill that doesn’t get taught to students. As an instructor or leader, I always hoped that everyone would always succeed in everything they tried and never experience failure.

I knew and continue to learn that avoiding failure is unlikely and not always the best thing for people. Take a few moments and see what I mean.

B2C/C2B – Building Connectivity between business and charity

Paul Wagenaar

Supporting charities and operating a profitable business are not mutually exclusive.

Businesses can help in so many ways, but like any collaboration, charities and service clubs can also help businesses.

Tips for Entrepreneurs, Executive Directors, Managers and other Leaders

Paul Wagenaar

Big and innovative ideas aren’t the issue, putting big and innovative ideas into reality is the issue.  Many entrepreneurs, consultants, managers, executive directors, and the people working for them have shared these lessons will me. 

They work.  Use them, share them, and build your organization.   

What can you do?

Paul Wagenaar

You probably know several people experiencing food insecurity although you may not be aware they are.

In schools, the quiet child who sits by themselves at lunchtime may not have lunch. The new person who seems to have trouble concentrating late each day because they can’t afford breakfast. That older couple who just had their roof repaired and had to spend money that they didn’t have.

One in five people in our communities are experiencing food insecurity … they need our help … what can you do? Take five minutes and read this.

THINGS I WOULD CHANGE … CANADIAN POLITICS

Paul Wagenaar

I am interested in democracy and accountability.  Integrity and responsibility as well as equitable treatment of all people, including non-citizens should be applied equally in each part of this country.  Regardless of electoral reform, the failure to safeguard and prevent erosion of our democratic institutions will make how we vote even less important. 

12 things I’ll bet you didn’t know about food.

Paul Wagenaar

Most people don’t think about food insecurity when they think about food in Canada. Food insecure people regularly don’t have enough to eat for themselves or their families. Canada is one of the richest countries in the world, but yet we have a food insecurity problem that needs to have a spotlight shone it.