[BCMA] BC Museums Association Win National Charity Village Award for Workplace Mental Health

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*The British Columbia Museums Association (BCMA) was named Canada’s Best
Nonprofit Employer – Workplace Mental Health (Under 20 Staff) in the third
annual Charity Village Awards. *More than 300 nominations were submitted in
19 categories to this national recognition program and the results were
announced at the 2023 Charity Village conference.

Runners-up in this category included the Mental Health Foundation of Nova
Scotia, Work Wellness Institute, Oshawa-Durham Rape Crisis Centre, and
WaterAid Canada being named as runners-up. The BCMA was recognized for its
dedication to supporting the health and well-being of its staff and for
modelling a commitment to workplace wellness to its more than 450 members
through initiatives such as:

   - Offering flexible work schedules to support staff’s diverse schedules,
   needs, and working styles.
   - Adopting Animikii’s open-source “Substituting Statutory Holidays”
   policy, allowing team members to choose which statutory holidays they
   recognize, giving them the ability to replace colonial commemorative events
   and Christian calendar holidays with culturally appropriate holidays.
   - Working with its volunteer board to collaboratively develop a new
   Human Relationships policy in 2023 that includes measures like full salary
   transparency within the organization, vacation banking, and unlimited sick
   leave.
   - Free access to Red Cross Psychological First Aid training for any
   interested staff members.
   - Becoming a certified Living Wage Employer in 2023.

“While the recognition this award provides is meaningful, having every
single member of our team enthusiastically support our application to the
Charity Village Awards program means the world to me,” said Ryan Hunt, BCMA
Executive Director. “In a sector that struggles with burnout, task
saturation, and toxic working conditions, it is critical that a
professional association like the BCMA tries to live the values we advocate
for.”

More than 300 nominations were received by Charity Village from
organizations and individuals across Canada. The top five finalists from
each category can be viewed on their website
<https://charityvillage.com/nonprofit-award-winners-celebrated-at-3rd-annual-charityvillage-conference-awards/>
.

Read the full media release on our website
<https://museum.bc.ca/bc-museums-association-win-national-charity-village-award-for-workplace-mental-health/>
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