CCI-LEX EDMONTON | BOARD RECRUITING 2021

Board Recruiting 2021 | 

Visit: https://cci-lex.ca/volunteers/

Cultural Connections Institute 

– The Learning Exchange 

We are looking for new volunteer board members! We are a not-for-profit, charitable organization that specializes in providing accessible English language classes for adult newcomers of all immigration statuses with an emphasis on community-building and cultural exchange. The CCI-LEX Board of Directors is a Governance Board. 

Volunteer board members assist the organization with policy creation and overall strategic planning and direction to ensure the quality and sustainability of language programming that has a positive community impact. We are looking for two board members with experience in fund development and/or community building to support CCI-LEX's mission to build an exciting, multicultural, and positive learning environment that fosters community connections and belonging for adult newcomers. 

We welcome candidates with knowledge in fund development to assist the school's strategic priorities in developing various stewardship strategies, building and cultivating relationships with the Edmonton community, partners, and stakeholders to ensure financial sustainability. We are also seeking community builders to help us create new linkages and connections with newcomer groups and cultural organizations. We strive to create a diverse board with multiple perspectives and backgrounds. We encourage community builders from all communities and cultures to apply.    

For more details on the role and to see the full posting, please visit our website and the volunteer section. Interested candidates should submit a CV & letter of interest (saved as one file) to the Board’s HR Committee, care of Mr. C.W. Chung: Bobyoung789@gmail.com by April 06, 2020. 

Note: All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. CCI-LEX values diversity and encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, LGBTQ+, and people of Indigenous descent.

SCALING UP GRATITUDE? ...

CONTEXT MATTERS | Most people enjoy getting things done; others appreciate deep thinking, and others aim to have both manifests at certain times, particularly in times of stress or a dramatically changing world. People explore ways of making things work, of being productive in their own trades, professions or creative endeavours and try, sometimes with a certain naiveté, to get ready for anything.

 RESILIENCE & SURVIVAL | Then reality comes along demolishing our plans, our most genuine hopes and deepest aspirations – giving us in the process time to mourn the losses, regroup, heal and – most importantly – reconnect with the people that really matter in our lives. At a recent Zoom Café-Conversation a group of friendly colleagues wanted to explore the meaning of “gratitude” – in the framework of our core values and priorities. 

REASSESSING THE JOURNEY | Given today’s realities, COVID19 et-all, manifesting our gratitude comes from a deepening understanding that whatever we do both personally and collectively we are indeed interconnected – and it invites us to reassess our goals, strive to overcome our anxieties, our fears and sometimes overwhelming sense of confusion. And that, according to many wise people, is the precise moment to ground ourselves in the wondrous recognition of how remarkable life on this planet is and how essential it has become to truly re-examine the state of our world and our country in it. 

PRINCIPLED COMPASS | Gratitude is not necessarily just contemplation and pondering in reverence, but it is also the possibility of a renewal of our essence as humans and our diverse creative imagination. The world at the end of this pandemic won’t be the same; thus, in my opinion, entering in a large public & interpersonal dialogue as to the learnings of this “COVID19 wake-up-call” no matter how painful, is vital. 

RE-FOCUS | A community and a deepening practice of gratitude is one luminous manifestation of the talking, and listening actively that may have come with COVID19 and the past 12 months. In the midst of the pandemic, economic collapses and serious mental health issues, the Canadian state has responded extraordinarily well to the needs and fears of our fellow-citizens. 

TUNING-IN | From now on, I’d like to believe, we should be much better prepared, “tuned-in” as a country, indeed as a planet, for the next round of challenges we know will come. In the meantime, I am grateful to have a group of trusting friendly colleagues to chat and explore these issues. How about you? Share your thoughts when you have a moment ...