> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # PovNet - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/povnet/ - Published: 2026-10-09T22:57:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-09T22:57:07.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #toc, Organization, Non-Profit, British Columbia, Canada, COVID-19, Law, Human Rights **PovNet**, officially **PovNet Society**, is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. ## History In 2019, PovNet endorsed the Access to Justice Triple Aim and Measurement Framework developed by [Access to Justice BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Access-to-Justice-BC).[\[1\]](#fn1) ### COVID-19 In March 2020, PovNet began "tracking service changes for legal programs and services province-wide" following the declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic.[\[2\]](#fn2) Its COVID-19 Service Changes webpage listed statuses for a number of legal aid, legal clinics, courts, administrative tribunals, law and public libraries, non-profit and advocacy organizations, community centres, churches, immigration services, and indigenous organizations.[\[3\]](#fn3) PovNet also published a webpage titled "Resources for Remote work" listing a variety of resources from Aloe Bud, Buffer, the Crisis Centre of BC, Headspace, MommyPoppins, Tide App, and Todoist.[\[4\]](#fn4) On a page called "COVID-19 Special Resources", PovNet provided links to resources related to employment, domestic violence, emergency benefits, utilities, health, finances, and housing.[\[5\]](#fn5) Executive Director Nicky Dunlop represented PovNet as part of the [Justice COVID-19 Response Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Justice-COVID-19-Response-Group).[\[6\]](#fn6) In 2020, PovNet collaborated with HappyPorch "to develop a wiki tool".[\[7\]](#fn7) ## Organization PovNet is a member of the [BC Poverty Reduction Coalition](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/BC-Poverty-Reduction-Coalition).[\[1:1\]](#fn1) PovNet participates as a member of the Employment and Assistance Appeal Tribunal (EAAT) working group.[\[1:2\]](#fn1) The Vancouver Community Network has provided "domain hosting and general technical support" for PovNet.[\[8\]](#fn8) ### Personnel | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------- | ------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Nicky Dunlop | Executive Director[\[9\]](#fn9) | [Justice COVID-19 Response Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Justice-COVID-19-Response-Group), Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre, Women's Contact Society | | David Herrera | Online Community Manager[\[9:1\]](#fn9) | \- | | Dante Abbey | Board Member[\[10\]](#fn10) | Community Legal Assistance Society, [Law Students' Legal Advice Program](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Law-Students-Legal-Advice-Program) | | Yolanda Beaudry | Board Member[\[10:1\]](#fn10) | Okanagan Thompson Legal Clinic, Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society, Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society | | JP Lott | Board Member[\[10:2\]](#fn10) | University of the Fraser Valley, Community Legal Clinic Operating Society of British Columbia, Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society | | Erin Pritchard | Board Member[\[10:3\]](#fn10) | Everyone Legal Clinic, Disability Alliance BC, Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada | | Brenda Rose | Board Member[\[10:4\]](#fn10) | Courthouse Libraries BC | | Andrew Sakamoto | Board Member[\[10:5\]](#fn10) | Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre | | Jasleen Sandhu | Board Member[\[10:6\]](#fn10) | Terrace & District Community Services Society | | Flo Schade | Board Member[\[10:7\]](#fn10) | Terrace & District Community Services Society, Socialist Action Canada | | Alison Ward | Board Member[\[10:8\]](#fn10) | Community Legal Assistance Society, [Legal Aid BC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Legal-Aid-BC), People's Law School | | Jane Watkins | Board Member[\[10:9\]](#fn10) | North Vancouver City Library | | Caitlin Wright | Board Member[\[10:10\]](#fn10) | Together Against Poverty Society | | Kate Fish | Online Community Manager (former)[\[11\]](#fn11) | Comox Valley Community Health Network, [Interior Health Authority](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Interior-Health-Authority), Smoke Break | | Nolan Kelly | Board Member (former)[\[12\]](#fn12) | British Columbia Library Association | | Douglas King | Board Member (former)[\[11:1\]](#fn11) | Downtown Eastside Residents Association, [Legal Services Society](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Legal-Aid-BC), Pivot Legal Society, Together Against Poverty Society | | Michelle McGregor | Board Member (former)[\[11:2\]](#fn11) | Kitimat Community Development Centre | | Annette Murray | Board Member (former)[\[11:3\]](#fn11) | Disability Alliance BC | | Zara Suleman | Board Member (former)[\[13\]](#fn13) | Law Foundation of British Columbia, Suleman Family Law, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia | ### Funding PovNet has received funding from the [City of Vancouver](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/City-of-Vancouver) and Law Foundation of British Columbia.[\[9:2\]](#fn9) ## Activities PovNet has provided funding to the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS).[\[14\]](#fn14) ## External links - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/povnet) - [Website](https://www.povnet.org/) - [X](https://x.com/povnet) --- 1. *Acknowledgements.* PovNet. Retrieved September 7, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) 2. DeJong, H. (2020, April). *COVID-19 Family Law Resources (BC)* (p. 3). Clarity Therapy. [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. *COVID-19 Service Changes.* (2020, March 25). PovNet. [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Resources for Remote work.* PovNet. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *COVID-19 Special Resources*. (2020, March 26). PovNet. [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. Engelbrecht, M. (2020, May 23). *Canceled: Justice COVID-19 Response Group* (p. 102). British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General. [https://storage.ghost.io/c/a2/fe/a2fe3cea-8d77-4702-87d4-ff1fd8934d08/content/files/2026/03/Courthouse-Libraries-BC---RFN250922.pdf](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/content/files/2026/03/Courthouse-Libraries-BC---RFN250922.pdf) [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *History.* PovNet. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. *Acknowledgements.* PovNet. Retrieved June 12, 2020, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *Team & Board*. PovNet. Retrieved September 4, 2026, from [↩︎](#fnref9) [↩︎](#fnref9:1) [↩︎](#fnref9:2) 10. *Erin Pritchard | Supervising Lawyer*. Everyone Legal Clinic. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref10) [↩︎](#fnref10:1) [↩︎](#fnref10:2) [↩︎](#fnref10:3) [↩︎](#fnref10:4) [↩︎](#fnref10:5) [↩︎](#fnref10:6) [↩︎](#fnref10:7) [↩︎](#fnref10:8) [↩︎](#fnref10:9) [↩︎](#fnref10:10) 11. *Team & Board*. PovNet. Retrieved September 29, 2020, from [↩︎](#fnref11) [↩︎](#fnref11:1) [↩︎](#fnref11:2) [↩︎](#fnref11:3) 12. Kelly, N. (2019, March 4). *POVNET: Community. Compassion. Change. Confidence. Commitment.* BCLA Perspectives. [↩︎](#fnref12) 13. *Zara Suleman, Family Law Lawyer.* Suleman Family Law. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref13) 14. *2024-2025 Annual Report* (p. 21). (2025, November). Community Legal Assistance Society. [↩︎](#fnref14)