ROWING BC MONTHLY COMMUNITY WEBINAR SERIES
On the third Wednesday of each month, Rowing BC hosts an evening, conference-style webinar on a topic chosen from input by the rowing community. Attendance in real time is strongly encouraged as this will provide the most engagement in each session. Recorded versions of most topics will be posted here as soon as possible after each session.
Have a suggestion for a future topic? Share it with [email protected].
Getting to know Rowing BC’s Director of Performance – Terry Paul
Wednesday, September 21st at 7 PM
Rowing BC’s new Director of Performance, Terry Paul, will be hosting this webinar in recognition of Coaches’ Week! Please join us to learn more about Terry and his plan for performance rowing in BC. Don’t miss your chance to meet with him and other coaches in your region to work on plans for performance rowing where you are!
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recorded presentation click HERE.
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Director of Performance, Terry Paul ([email protected]).
Be Inclusion Ready – Jackie Gay
Wednesday, June 15th at 7 PM
A key part of Rowing BC’s Strategic Plan is that “All British Columbians are able to discover, pursue and enjoy the sport of rowing.” Many Clubs around the province have made this a priority as well. But, how do we actually create environments that are safe, welcoming, and supportive for people who do not fit typical rower demographics?
Jackie Gay is a Paralympic Silver Medallist in sailing, a writer, and a teacher. She has also conducted research and created materials, in conjunction with Recreation Integration Victoria, around the initial experiences of people with visible disabilities when entering a sport or exercise space. Jackie will guide us through a discussion around how to interact in a way that respects every potential rower’s experience and skills. These interactions may focus on people with disabilities, but many of the concepts can be used to make our rowing spaces safe for others as well.
Join us and learn how to make your club Inclusion-Ready.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recorded presentation click HERE.
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manager of Education, Innovation and Inclusion, Lisa Tschannen ([email protected]).
Fund Development Tips and Tricks – Learning from Special Olympics BC
Wednesday, June 1st at 7 PM
Led by Special Olympics BC Vice President of Fund Development and Communications, Heather Maciver, this session will focus on strategies applicable at the local level to develop funds for programs and initiatives through general community fundraising, special events, grants and sponsorships. Special Olympics has an organizational structure similar to that of rowing, making the learnings from their environment transfer well to our own. If your organization has great ideas that are being limited by funding, this session is for you. You will walk away with new resources in hand, and a renewed sense of excitement for some achievable fund development goals.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the PowerPoint presentation click HERE.
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manager of Member Services, Sonja Lonne ([email protected]).
A variety of very useful webinars have recently been hosted by organizations Rowing BC works alongside. This month, use an hour of your choosing to benefit from the recorded version of one or more of the webinars below.
The Anti-Racism Workshop
Presented by Selam Debs
This one-hour workshop begins the process for individuals to dismantle unconscious bias, address white privilege, uncover systemic racism, and learn how to centre the experience of Black, Indigenous and racialized individuals. It begins moving beyond allyship by learning to have uncomfortable conversations about racism, addressing one’s own unconscious bias, learning about tokenism, white privilege, white fragility, and white supremacy, and empowering oneself to stand up for dismantling systemic racism. While the full Anti-Racism Course is offered in six modules over twelve weeks, this one hour introduction is a very valuable place for individuals and organizations to begin their anti-racism journey.
Access the recording HERE.
Hosting Effective Board Meetings
Presented by Sport Law
Board meetings are critical to ensuring that your organization addresses the key strategic and business matters of a 21st century sport organization. In this session, Certified Parliamentarian Jason Robinson provides insights into how to host effective Board meetings which will include the key principles of Board meetings and agendas, how to process basic motions, and additional meeting procedures. Jason also shares tips for presiding at Board meetings to contribute towards a positive and effective meeting.
Access the recording HERE.
Access the powerpoint slides HERE.
Doing it Right: How to Build a Successful Fundraising Program
Presented by Sport BC/BC Amateur Sport Fund
This interactive session was led by Sport BC Manager of Fund Development, Andy Price, with special guests Tom Berekoff and Angela Crowther. The workshop focused on how to establish, cultivate and maintain a successful fundraising program, including breakout sessions on digital fundraising, your Board’s role in fundraising, and case studies of successful Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) and local sport organization fundraising programs. The session was not recorded, but the presentations from each section are available in powerpoint form below.
Access the Digital Fundraising presentation HERE.
Access the Role of the Board presentation HERE.
Access the PSO Case Studies presentation HERE.
It’s been two years since there was a full Spring and Summer regatta season! For participants and coaches who began their involvement during that time, this upcoming season will be the first chance to be at a start line of a sanctioned regatta. This session will provide a friendly introduction to what to expect including components like the typical flow of a regatta day, what the role of the umpires is, and what to expect when lining up for a start. This session will be facilitated by BC’s Umpire Clinicians, with ample opportunity included for questions and discussions as they arise. If you’ll be racing for the first time this season, make sure to attend!
Wednesday, March 23rd 7:00-8:00 PM
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the PowerPoint presentation click HERE (this is a large file and is being shared as a Google Drive link).
To watch the full recording, click HERE (this is a large file and is being shared as a Google Drive link).
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manager of Member Services, Sonja Lonne ([email protected]).
Olympic fever is back with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games underway. We’re celebrating by spending an evening with BC’s own Avalon Wasteneys, Tokyo Olympic GOLD Medalist in the Canadian Women’s 8+. She’ll share an inside look at her journey to and through the Olympics, with a unique perspective on what the Olympics during a pandemic are really like. Avalon’s journey weaves in both Summer and Winter sports, as well as experiences at both the BC Games and the Canada Summer Games. No matter what your role in the rowing community is, this will be an evening you don’t want to miss. Invite your family and friends to listen in too!
Wednesday, February 16th 7:00-8:00 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
This session was not recorded.
Topics included:
- Rowing BC Annual General Meeting
- Rowing BC Awards
- Planning a Successful 2022 Competition and Events Calendar
- Expanding the Impact and Influence of Rowing
Access all of the 2022 Rowing BC (Virtual) Conference resources HERE.
Based on member feedback and discussion with key funders and partners, Rowing BC has continued to adjust the draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. Join this session to see the latest version and provide final feedback before this goes from DRAFT to PUBLISHED!
This session is also a great opportunity to see the strategic planning project in process if your local rowing organization will soon be embarking on a similar project.
Rowing BC strongly encourages each local rowing organization to have at least one key leader in attendance. Of course, more are also welcome!
Wednesday, September 22, 2021 6:30-8:00 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
This session was not recorded.
The RCA Safe Sport Policy Suite will be being adopted and implemented at the provincial level in the coming months. This session will provide an opportunity for Rowing BC to guide member organizations through what the future process for adoption and implementation at the local rowing organization level will entail.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:30 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recording of the Zoom session click here
To view the PowerPoint presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Provincial Para Coach and Manager of Coach Education and Inclusion, Martin George ([email protected]).
Rowing BC is in the process of creating the Strategic Plan which will guide the directions of the organization through 2022-2025. This session will provide an opportunity for members of the BC rowing community to learn about the process and progress so far, interact with the current draft plan, and provide feedback through discussion and survey responses to ensure what is in the final Strategic Plan represents the input from the entire community.
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 6:30 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recording of the Zoom session click here
To view the PowerPoint presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manger of Member Services, Sonja Lonne ([email protected]).
The March 2021 Monthly Conference Content Topic provided an initial opportunity to delve into Roles of a Board and Succession Planning to support local sport organizations across BC. The materials from this session are available above. In April 2021, President of Board Matters Consulting, Rick Nickelchok, will continue with Part 2 of the same topic. This session is appropriate for board members and key leadership at local sport organizations, and is an important pillar in creating a strong, healthy foundation at the local sport level.
The date of this session has been chosen in an effort to provide additional support to Boards near the start of the new membership year that begins on April 1st.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:30 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recording of the Zoom session click here
To view the PowerPoint presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manger of Member Services, Sonja Lonne ([email protected]).
Through the Fall 2020 membership check in process, Rowing BC received many requests for additional support to local rowing organization Boards. This session is intended to strengthen volunteer Boards through a more robust understanding of the distinct roles of each Board position, and how to create succession plans that can ensure continuity when the individuals on a Board change. This session will be supported by the President of Board Matters Consulting, Rick Nickelchok.
The date of this session has been chosen in an effort to provide additional support to Boards before the new membership year begins on April 1st.
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:30 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recording of the Zoom session click here
To view the PowerPoint presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manger of Member Services, Sonja Lonne ([email protected]).
Rowing Canada Aviron (RCA) has created a suite of Safe Sport policies that will support a harmonized approach to implementing Safe Sport across the rowing community. These policies were initially presented at the RCA conference in January 2021. This seminar in February will provide an opportunity for Rowing BC to support Boards and other key leaders at each member organization to navigate what applying this suite of Safe Sport policies will entail in their local environment.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:30 PM
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the PowerPoint presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manager of Coach Education and Para Coach, Martin George ([email protected]).
Rowing BC is hosting two of Canada’s leaders in Safe Sport, Lorraine Lafrenière (CEO of the Coaches Association of Canada) and Jennifer Heil (Special Advisor for viaSport BC) for a discussion around the role coaches and leaders play in choosing behaviour that promotes a Safe Sport environment, and leads to the best experiences and outcomes for athletes. This conversation will guide and frame the path forward for coaches and leaders across the BC rowing community, and BC sport community more widely, towards adjusting attitudes and coaching/leadership styles to support the sector-wide emphasis on Safe Sport. This conversation is part of moving Safe Sport from a theoretical concept mostly contained in large documents handled by organizational boards into a practical application that becomes the responsibility of all involved in sport.
This session will be on January 20, 2021 6:30-7:30pm.
There is no cost to attend. Please register in advance.
This session is eligible for NCCP development points for registered coaches.
More about Lorraine Lafrenière:
As CEO of the Coaching Association of Canada, Lorraine Lafrenière was twice named to the Canadian Association for Advancement of Women and Sport Top 20 Most Influential Women in 2014 and 2015. During this time she successfully led the partnership to complete the transition of the National Coaching Certification Program. She also supported the Canadian Sport System to launch the Responsible Coaching Movement to protect youth in sport through coaching strategies. Her career spans more than 30 years across many sectors within the Canadian sport system including roles with the Canadian Olympic Committee, National Sport Organizations, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as Petro-Canada, one of Canada’s leading Olympic and Paralympic Games sponsors.
Lorraine has participated in more than a dozen Olympic or Paralympic Games in various leadership capacities.
Prior to joining the Coaching Association of Canada in November of 2013, Lorraine held Chief Executive Officer positions with CanoeKayak Canada from 2009-2013, one of two sports in Canada to produce three Olympic medals in London 2012, and with Cycling Canada from 2006-2008 where she contributed to re-establishing the organization’s financial stability and its high performance and development structure in order to improve Canada’s performances on the international stage.
More about Jennifer Heil:
Jennifer champions sport and works with leaders to strengthen the sport delivery system so that more British Columbians can access the health and social benefits that come from quality sporting and physical activity participation at all levels. Jennifer’s extensive experience at all levels of sport and across sectors uniquely positions her to help lead viaSport. In addition to her high performance sporting career Jennifer has worked in the private sector as a member of the Deloitte Innovation consulting team as well as in the not-for-profit sector, as co-founder of B2ten, a privately funded organization that takes an innovative approach to supporting sport and well being in Canada.
Jennifer continues to advocate and empower young women around the World through access to education. In 2013 Jennifer successfully raised $1million for the Because I am a Girl initiative. She graduated from McGill University in 2013 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. As the most successful freestyle skier in Canadian history, winning Olympic Gold and Silver medals, Jennifer is a member of the Alberta, Quebec and Canada Sports Hall of Fame as well as a recipient of the Meritorious Service Decoration (M.S.C.) awarded by the Governor General of Canada.
Diversity and inclusion are two of the most important topics in Canada today. Openly discussing these issues has the potential to positively address biases and prejudices that happen within our community, and learn how to embrace our differences. Including the valuable inputs and perspectives all members bring to your club will not only create a more positive environment but will foster opportunities for growth. Everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy sport that is welcoming, inclusive and accessible to all.
This session will have two parts, an overview of diversity and inclusion, followed by a look at what including those on the autism spectrum actually looks and feels like. This will include a 30 minute interactive workshop that will introduce attendees to a range of practical tools for supporting individuals with autism and other divers abilities in rowing. Learn some of the characteristics of autism as well as strategies for increasing predictability and reducing anxiety, enhancing communication, using visual supports and increasing motivation.
This session is Part One of a larger series Rowing BC will be hosting in the coming months looking at including under-represented groups in your programming.
Note: This one hour session will be followed by one hour of open conversation opportunity with the Rowing BC President, Executive Director and Head Provincial Coach.
Follow-up Resources and Reference Material:
To view the recording of the Zoom session click here
To view the viaSport Diversity and Inclusion presentation click here
Additional questions?
Contact Rowing BC Manager of Coach Education and Para Coach, Martin George ([email protected]).
Topics included:
- Rowing BC Annual General Meeting and Awards
- High Performance Athlete Pathway Alignment
- Athlete-Centered Competition Calendar
- Returning to Regattas
Access all of the 2020 Rowing BC (Virtual) Conference resources HERE.