North Durham Social Development Council

NDSDC membership fees cover the NDSDC’s costs of hosting quarterly Interagency Meetings. Interagency meetings provide a forum for knowledge exchange, information sharing, networking, and learning about new initiatives in Durham’s social service sector.

Costs for these meetings include payment for meeting space, lunch, refreshments and honourarium for speakers.

For more information, please contact Padi Roberts, Community Planner, at proberts@cdcd.org.

Membership Options

Full membership (per person per calendar year) – $100

Full membership offers access to all interagency meetings for one calendar year.

If you are not able to afford the $100 membership fee, we can consider offering you a reduced fee. Please contact Padi Roberts, Community Planner, at 905-686-2661 Ext. 135 or proberts@cdcd.org for more information.

Single Event (per person per event) – $25

If you prefer not to become a member of the NDSDC, but would like to attend an Interagency Meeting or event, you have the option of paying for attendance at specific events.

Other Amount (min $10)

If you would like to support the work of the NDSDC in another way, please indicate the amount you would like to contribute in the custom amount field.

2024 sector-wide data for Ontario’s nonprofit sector now available

Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) has launched results from their annual state of the sector survey. This year’s data reveals that the nonprofit sector is experiencing stagnant and declining financial resources amidst climbing demand. Against all odds, nonprofits remain steadfast in their determination and hopeful that at some point, they will be adequately resourced to fulfill their missions. This duality of hope and despair is reflected in the fact that this year 45 per cent
of survey respondents reported feeling overwhelmed, and 41 per cent reported feeling optimistic at this current moment. ONN has prepared a number of resources related to the survey results that are available on their website.

A few data highlights:

● 39% of respondents assessed themselves at significant risk (ranked at a 5 or above) for not existing in the next three years.
● 83% of respondents saw an increase in demand for programs and services, a seven percent increase over 2023.
● 54% of respondents reported stagnant and declining revenue while 84 per cent reported increase in expenses.
● 31% of respondents reported using their reserve funds, almost mirroring pandemic-era levels.

Report resources:

● Survey report with policy recommendations. (French report coming soon.)
● Technical report (English and French) with data highlights.
● Datasets 2021-2024.

If you have any questions about ONN’s survey data, please reach out to info@theonn.ca.