Non-profits are vital to community (May 2008)

A Calgary Herald article about A Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Non-profit and Voluntary Sector. The article discusses the sector's importance to Alberta, and quotes CCVO's President and CEO, Katherine van Kooy.

Charity Support Wears Thin (July 2006)

A Calgary Herald article about the Canada Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating. The article is based on a CCVO event that featured Michael Hall, Vice President of Research with Imagine Canada.

High wages lure away nonprofit staff (June 2005)
Calgary Herald article about CCVO’s Strength Under Stress study that indicates the human resource issues of recruitment and retention of staff in the voluntary sector.

Opinion Editorials

From time to time, CCVO published Opinion Editorials (op-eds) in the Calgary Herald and other local media to education the community about the role of the voluntary sector, and to share the perspective of the voluntary sector on key issues of the day. This section also includes media coverage of various CCVO activities and programs.

Charities also suffer when premiums go up (March 2005)
CCVO op-ed in the Calgary Herald about how rising insurance rates are affecting non-profits and charities, resulting in tough choices for organizations who need to continue serving their clients and the community.

A little soul food would truly help (Sept. 2004)
CCVO op-ed in the Calgary Herald with a message to Paul Martin's external advisory committee on cities, led by former B.C. premier Mike Harcourt that visited Calgary on September 27 to understand how to ensure our municipalities are vibrant, dynamic, healthy places to live.