Coalition for Canadian Police Excellence / Coalition canadienne pour l'excellence policière

1) Conversations with multiple Canadians by video or telephone. 2) The submission of editorial content to major newspapers by volunteers. 3) Revision and updating of a website with content intended to educate the public about police curriculum and national standards by volunteers. 4) Posting on social media to market webinars and to educate readers about police education in Canada. 5) Volunteers (approximately 30) contributed about 2600 hours to the work of the charity to further the educational activities (1800 hours) and complete administrative activities (800 hours). 6) Seven educational webinars were delivered by video across Canada to approximately 360 participants. 7) Grew membership from approximately 200 to 250 members thus increasing the pool of potential volunteers. 8) Updated and created new graphic materials to inform Canadians of facts about police education. 9) Commenced work on the project funded by the McConnell Foundation for a grant of $50 000 received in May 2024. The grant is for the purpose of informing police curriculum cultural content through the compilation of previous Canadian recommendations. 10) Continued to post educational webinar recordings that are available to Canadians on our YouTube channel @CoalitionCPR. 11) Applied to several foundations unsuccessfully for grants. 12) Continued a committee of the board to develop a proposal for the establishment of a National Centre for Policing Excellence. The committee includes the following participating Organizations (either members or observers): ? Metis National Council: Director of Justice and Legislative Affairs ? Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami: ? First Nations Association of Police Service Boards ? Federation of Black Canadians ? Empowerment Council ? University of Waterloo: Department of Sociology & Legal Studies ? Too Critical To Fail ? University of Toronto ? Barrie Police Service ? Canadian Association of Police Governance ? International Academy of Public Safety ? Office of the Coroner of Ontario ? Chatham Kent Police Service ? Toronto Police Association ? Toronto Police Services Board ? Solicitor General of Ontario: Director External Relations ? Ontario Police College Director ? Ontario Inspectorate of Policing 13) Held one Annual General Meeting four Board of Directors meetings and 44 Operations Committee meetings all virtually. 14) Recruited three new members of the board of directors using a focus on diversity and competence.