{"id":78582,"date":"2024-11-06T16:11:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/?p=78582"},"modified":"2025-04-30T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T14:27:39","slug":"jeux-de-lentraide-creative-solutions-for-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/blog\/jeux-de-lentraide-creative-solutions-for-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeux de l\u2019entraide: Creative Solutions for the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">On Friday, November 1st, the National Bank offices came alive for the very first edition of the <em>Jeux de l\u2019entraide<\/em>. Organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/en\/management-and-volunteers\/volunteers\/emerging-philanthropists-committee\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"48121\">Emerging Philanthropists of Centraide of Greater Montreal<\/a>\u2014a group of 14 volunteers from diverse professional backgrounds\u2014this unique event brought together teams from 11 companies and institutions in the region to tackle management challenges faced by community agencies on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong><br><br>A Bridge Between the Business World and the Community Sector<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Jeux de l\u2019entraide<\/em> aims to create a space where young professionals can put their skills to work for community agencies. Through this friendly competition, teams are invited to challenge themselves by developing concrete and applicable solutions to issues faced in the community sector. For Centraide of Greater Montreal, this initiative serves as an additional bridge between the business and community worlds, allowing ideas and resources to flow freely with the goal of making a positive and lasting impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the competitive aspect, this event also seeks to engage and raise awareness among the new generation of professionals about Centraide of Greater Montreal\u2019s mission. By highlighting the organization\u2019s essential work, the <em>Jeux de l\u2019entraide <\/em>help participants learn more about the efforts made every day to fight poverty and social exclusion. By involving young leaders in such initiatives, Centraide ensures that its message of solidarity and social impact resonates with the leaders of tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong><br><br>Three Categories of Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For this first edition, the teams focused on three challenge categories, each addressing a critical issue in the community sector:<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <section id=\"block_fd8be3159a34c72f0187f08e76b7ff2d\"  class=\"block-accordions aligndefault\">\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a02df88c3ee1\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Human Resources: <\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a02df88c3ee1\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p>This challenge centered on resource sharing among agencies, with the goal of optimizing resources and shared skills across multiple entities to meet common needs.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a02df88c40a4\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Financial Resources<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a02df88c40a4\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p>This challenge invited teams to design a multi-year budget that would allow agencies to better manage grants and other fluctuating sources of income.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n          <div class=\"faq-item accordion\">\n        <button class=\"faq-item__header accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"faq-6a02df88c41ca\">\n          <p class=\"faq-item__title\">Communications<\/p>\n          <i class=\"icon icon-arrow-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"faq-item__content accordion-content entry-content\" style=\"display:none;\" id=\"faq-6a02df88c41ca\">\n          <div class=\"entry-content alignfull\">\n          \n                          <p>In this challenge, teams proposed a strategy focused on harm reduction, especially related to agencies working in homelessness prevention and support.<\/p>\n                                  <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <\/section>\n  \n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-little-title\"><strong><br><br>Concrete Solutions for Agencies<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each team\u2019s proposed solutions were submitted in the form of a written report and presented in a pitch session before a jury. The ideas developed during the competition will now be offered as a toolkit to Centraide\u2019s network of agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to National Bank, the event\u2019s main sponsor, which not only offered its premises for the day but also matched all donations collected, the <em>Jeux de l\u2019entraide<\/em> raised an impressive $74,720 for Centraide of Greater Montreal\u2019s annual campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was also marked by moments of camaraderie and good cheer, including a rock-paper-scissors tournament that helped break the ice among participants. At the end of the presentations, three teams were crowned winners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Communications Challenge:<\/strong> Bell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Human Resources Challenge:<\/strong> \u00c9nergir<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Financial Resources Challenge:<\/strong> Deloitte<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell.jpg\" alt=\"Gagnants Bell\" class=\"wp-image-78553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Bell-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Communications Challenge: Bell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir.jpg\" alt=\"Gagnants \u00c9nergir\" class=\"wp-image-78551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Energir-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Human Resources Challenge: \u00c9nergir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1275\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte.jpg\" alt=\"Gagnants Deloitte\" class=\"wp-image-78555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Gagnants-Deloitte-1536x1020.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Financial Resources Challenge: Deloitte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:41px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44527\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1.png 609w, https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Separateur_corpo_1-1-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This first edition of the <em>Jeux de l\u2019entraide<\/em> was a great success and a further step in the effort to build an inclusive society without poverty. A big thank you to all the participating teams, sponsors, and volunteers who helped make this day a success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-little-title\"><strong>The event on video<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:700px\"><section id=\"block_69768ecc69c543939f8e91b94c772bbb\" class=\"video__vtx theme-block aligndefault\">\n  <a class=\"video__vtx_link popup-youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0fYj7mbELKc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <div class=\"carousel-content__item__video__back\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.centraide-mtl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vignette_Jeux_entraide_950x535.png);\">\n    <div class=\"overlay_video\"><\/div>\n      <i class=\"icon icon-play\"><\/i>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/a>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-middle-title\"><strong>1 out of 5 people receives our help. <br>5 out of 5 people benefit from it.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"block-stylised-title theme-block aligndefault\" id=\"block_567ee7af93f4a5784ef4dfebf96b9272\" style=\"text-align: center\">                            <span class=\"block-stylised-title__line block-stylised-title__line--big-thin\"><b><font size=\"6\">Let&#8217;s all lend a hand<\/font><\/b><\/span>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons alignfull is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-499968f5 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-grey-background-color has-background has-large-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.centraide-mtl.org\/registrant\/DonationPage.aspx?EventID=389613&amp;LangPref=en-CA&amp;Referrer=blogue\" style=\"border-radius:0px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>DONATE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Supporting a network of over 375 community agencies also means promoting an inclusive, poverty-free society.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, November 1st, the National Bank offices came alive for the very first edition of the Jeux de l\u2019entraide. 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