Innovation

CCVO is pleased to present the Calgary Nonprofit Innovation Awards as a way of celebrating creativity, risk-taking, learning and successful improvements within the sector. We believe that fostering a culture of innovation involves seeking out, supporting and promoting innovation already underway. From this base, further innovations can flourish. 

Weely e-mail and online newsletter by Charity Village. Includes charitable news, cover story, links to resources and a spotlighted charity.

Charity Village is a web-based organization that includes training programs, tools and reference information designed for those employed by the Canadian Voluntary Sector. Resources also include a national job posting centre and a weekly newsletter of Canadian charitable developments, the Village Vibe.

Canada's department dealing with employment and labour.

Website contains information on federal employment standards, information and resources.

Featuring over 3,600 resources, this library has a broad selection of lending and reference resources related to the nonprofit sector and nonprofit management including human resources.

A national nonprofit organization committed to the development and enhancement of a skilled workforce through a comprehensive set of HR policies, tools and planning resources.

The final report in the series, Recommendations presents suggestions grounded in the current trends and developments in the sector.

In 2005 CCVO conducted an exploratory study of Calgary's voluntary sector Strength Under Stress: A Portrait of Calgary's Voluntary Sector began to build our understanding of the experience of local voluntary organizations, complementing other national studies. This follow-up study, "No Small Thing", published in January 2009, expands our knowledge of the voluntary sector, focusing specifically on the experience of small charities and nonprofit groups in Calgary.

Employer Labour Market News - Calgary Area, July 2008


This article discusses the HR crunch experienced by the voluntary sector, and its efforts to allievate the situation.