About CCVO

"The voluntary sector is on the front lines of every community issue in the city. We represent Calgary's community infrastructure - the volunteers, employees and supporters of Calgary's non-profit organizations. Our goals are to ensure that non-profit organizations are engaged in decisions that affect the quality of life in our city and to support those organizations so they can continue to provide the level of service we expect and value in Calgary."
Katherine van Kooy, CCVO's President and CEO

The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) was established in 2004 after an extensive grassroots collaborative process with voluntary sector members to fill a gap in the sector’s infrastructure and strengthen these individual organizations and the sector generally, by building capacity and addressing the larger systemic issues that can ultimately help or hinder their missions. 

In 2006, CCVO released Shaping the Future: CCVO's Strategic Plan 2006-2009 that confirmed directions and expanded our leadership role on policy issues. As we mark the close of our first half decade, CCVO is currently implementing a new 2009 - 2012 strategic plan that will guide us through our next stage of development. 

Today, CCVO's work is supported by a diversified group of funders that reflect our support from the community and a large and growing membership that assist us in refining our activities and program areas to ensure we are addressing the needs of the sector.