CCVO Annual Report

We Invite You to Read the Highlights of 2008-09 in Our Annual Report.

This has been a pivotal year for CCVO. As we celebrate our fifth anniversary, we recognize that CCVO is marking more than a birthday. 2008-09 has been a milestone in our evolution.

From the outset, we took a leadership role on emerging issues that cut across the voluntary sector with a special focus on funding and human resource issues. We concentrated efforts on engaging the voluntary and government sectors, to learn about key issues, network, and share ideas and solutions. We conducted and disseminated research on issues affecting the sector as a whole. We worked to build an awareness of the sector and champion its role across and between the voluntary and government sectors. And we became a clearinghouse of information for and about the sector by developing a centralized hub of community resources.

In our efforts to connect, collaborate, create cohesion and build capacity we have reached a new plateau. Our key role on the Alberta Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Initiative (ANVSI) has increasingly commanded our attention and raised our level of participation in, and influence on, cross-sectoral policy issues. CCVO assumed a leadership role in Alberta’s workforce issues and the formation of a new Alberta Workforce Council. Our research on the Impact of the Current Economic Climate on Alberta’s Nonprofits and Charities benefited from new province-wide input and recognition. And our ongoing work collecting, disseminating, interpreting, and contextualizing information and knowledge has evolved to include Communities of Practice and the exploration of new approaches to working together for the sector.

Looking back, we recognize that our work over the past five years has added up in powerful ways. CCVO has emerged positioned as a catalyst for change and empowered to lead into the future. Our members and connections in the broader community frequently and spontaneously report on how they rely on our resources and trust us to lead and collaborate in effective ways. As we mark the close of our first half decade and celebrate the start of the next one, our Board and staff are implementing the new strategic plan that will guide us through the next stage in our development. It has been an exciting journey! To our members, funders and partners, our deep appreciation for your encouragement and support along the way.