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Kickstart Festival 2010 - March 8 - 27!

27-MAR-2010
Join us in experiencing this remarkable festival -- Unleashing the Extraordinary-- produced by Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture Society. Presented as part of Vancouver's Cultural Olympiad, it f ...
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familyWORKs -- A Welcome Site!

27-MAR-2010
A new website/blog for familyWORKs has just been created!   As many of you know, familyWORKs is families helping families to find innovative ways to create or find employment for loved ones who have ...
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BACI's Outcomes Measurement Report is Here!

27-MAR-2010
BACI's Outcomes Measurement Report for 2009 is now complete!  It's a comprehensive review of our achievements over the past year. Read it, look at the graphics, and be impressed!
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TYZE - Building Personal Networks!

27-MAR-2010
BACI is now able to offer secure, on-line social networks for the people we support -- through TYZE. TYZE networks connect people to an online community of caring that can help strengthen relationshi ...
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2010 Paralympics - Free Events Guide!

27-MAR-2010
Check out this comprehensive guide to find out "Where 2 Be for Free", and have fun at Paralympic venues throughout Metro Vancouver.  
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BACI Strategies Support Employment for People with Disabilities

28-MAR-2010
BACI's Board of Directors recently approved a Position Statement on Employment for People with Disabilities. Please click here to read the full document. Please click here to see a Day Services - ...
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BACI's Social Enterprise Plan!

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to learn more about some innovative ideas BACI has to create employment initiatives for people with disabilities.
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Job Opportunities at BACI

28-MAR-2010
Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to support individuals to build more meaningful lives and participate more fully in their communities? Do you want to work with adults or child ...
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Safeguards and People with Developmental Disabilities

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to read an important safety document for self advocates and family members of individuals with developmental disabilities, "Responding to Vulnerability: A Discussion Paper about Saf ...
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Advocacy Tips

28-MAR-2010
Please click here to see 10 Steps to Becoming an Advocate.
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EmployABILITY at BACI

28-MAR-2010
Through BACI's EmployABILITY initiative, individuals with varying abilities are assisted in securing and maintaining employment in the community -- matching them with jobs that align with their skill ...
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Life Sharing Network - Family Care Services Needed

28-MAR-2010
BACI is seeking individuals or couples who have experience supporting adults and children with disabilities, to become part of a Family Care Home model of service. A commitment to person-centered se ...
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Tutoring for Elementary School Aged Children with Special Needs

28-MAR-2010
BACI is offering FREE 45 minute tutoring sessions to help children develop their learning skillls and complete their homework, starting January 19th on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.
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Re-inventing Day Supports

28-MAR-2010
Read a new report on how agencies such as BACI are re-inventing Day Supports to better meet the interests and goals of the individuals we serve.  
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BACI -- Spreading the Word!

28-MAR-2010
BACI's communications strategies have recently been expanded, with the addition of the BACI Blast e-newsletter, and 2 more websites --  for our EmployABILITY initiative and our Grape Box enterprise. ...
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Provincial IDP Cuts a Blow to Child Development in BC

28-MAR-2010
Please see the media release from BCACL to learn more about the devastating impact of recent cuts by the BC Government to provincial IDP offices and Support Child Development Program. What you can d ...
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BACI's Advocacy Committee Invites You to Join!

28-MAR-2010
BACI's Advocacy Committee is looking for new members.  The committee is a group of parents and self advocates who work to advocate on areas of concern, and provide community groups with education on ...
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Planned Giving to BACI

28-MAR-2010
Be a part of our next 50 years. Over the past 53 years, BACI has created innovative supports and services to help children, youth and adults with developmental  disabilities to become fully particip ...
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BACI Social Enterprises Seek On-line Mentors!

09-APR-2010
We are looking for BACI staff and friends of BACI who are interested in being part of an  e-Committee to focus on 3 social enterprises – to gather knowledge about each business and create a supporti ...
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Government of Canada Tables the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

17-APR-2010
On December 3, 2009, the Government of Canada showed its support for people with disabilities by taking the first step to ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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ABOUT BACI

CO-EXECUTIVE TEAM OVERVIEW

A. MISSION

The Co-Executive Team will maintain the effective leadership profile of the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion within the community of Burnaby and throughout the province of British Columbia. We will achieve this by:

  • Ensuring a dedicated focus on service delivery and the operational supports required to maintain and improve service to children and people with disabilities.
  • Ensuring the important work of community development, activism, and advocacy is maintained and positively impacts the profile of the Association and the quality of the service provided.
  • Promoting best practice in human resource development and management as a key ingredient in quality service delivery and expansion.
  • Strengthening existing partnerships with funders, co-service providers, community leaders, those we serve and their families.
  • Creating a sustainable revenue base through provincial service contracts and fund raising initiatives.
  • Ensuring the rights and contributions of people with disabilities are honoured and respected.
  • Demonstrating through our actions, words, and practices the mission, values, and policies of the Association.
  • Promoting the values and vision of community living and early intervention.
  • Promoting the values of hospitality and caring throughout the Association and our community.
  • Participating in on-going professional and personal development.
  • Understanding we are employed as a team and will follow the direction established by the Board as a team.
To succeed, we need to:

  • Communicate and demonstrate our mission
  • Be familiar with the people and families we serve to understand what they are saying and need from us
  • Respect and value diversity
  • Access and maximize the strengths and gifts of the entire BACI team
  • Listen
  • Be proactive - not reactive
  • Take responsibility for our mistakes and be willing to change
B. CO-EXECUTIVE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Co-Executive Team will partner on all aspects of the Association's leadership. However, three functional areas are identified:

Area A - Direct Services

  • Adult & Youth Services
  • Children's Services
  • Infant Development Program
  • Business Development
Area B - Support Services

  • Finance & Technology
  • Human Resources, Communication, & Quality Assurance
  • Fund Development
  • Community Development 
  • Office Management  
Each area is the primary responsibility of the Co-Executive Team. Many aspects and activities within Areas A and B will intertwine and therefore will not be dealt with as single units. In fact, a goal of the Co-Executive Team is to enhance the functional relationship between direct services and support services.

While the activities of these two areas will increasingly become mutually supportive, it is critical for the Management Team to have clarity on reporting and performance expectations. While there is a hierarchical relationship between the Co-Executive Team and all the Managers, functionally, the day-to-day reporting relationships will follow the area delineation. The Co-Executive Team will share the following broader human resource function in relation to the Management Team:

  • Goal Setting
  • Performance Monitoring and Review
  • Compensation Administration
Area C - Shared Responsibilities

There are several activities of leadership that will be shared between the Co-Executive Team. Over time, specific portfolios will likely develop, but in the following key areas the Co-Executive Team will assume responsibilities in partnership.

  • Board Support and Liaison
  • Policy Development
  • Management Team Supervision and Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • External Partnerships
  • Philia
  • Accreditation
  • Community Development
C. DECISION MAKING

Consensus Decision Making Model:

  • The Co-Executive Team will strive to reach consensus on all decisions. Our consensus decision making model can be described as follows:
  • Built on a foundation of trust and collaboration.
  • Understand that conflict is a natural and occurring in all relationships.
  • Utilize the mission, values, policies, and practices of BACI to guide our daily decisions.
  •  We will check-in and not assume.
  • Attempt to achieve consensus.
  • Utilize a system of problem solving that clearly identifies the problem and best possible solution.
  • Utilize the strengths of each other to make decisions.
  • Decisions affecting the organization's development, planning, or structure will be thoroughly discussed and evaluated.
  • Incidental decisions will be made in an exclusive manner with an understanding of trust.
Dispute Resolution:

If a conflict cannot be resolved through all measures identified in our decision-making process, the person with the identified responsibility will have the final decision. As a team, it is fundamental that we support each other's decision and input. To demonstrate this support, the Co-Executive Team will jointly participate in the implementation of all decisions. To ensure that all possible solutions have been explored, the Co-Executive team may also access the consultation of the Board of Directors and/or Ethics & Conflict Resolution Committee. 
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