Human Resource Issues for Alberta’s Nonprofits: Highlights of Human Resources Research in Community-based Nonprofits (January 2007)

This report is the first stage of a multi-year HR initiative, and it serves as a starting point for discussion about the future of Alberta’s voluntary sector workforce. It provides background information for considering the implications of a general shortage of skilled labour and the increasingly competitive market conditions in Calgary and across the province. CCVO undertook this paper on behalf of a working group convened by United Way of Calgary and Area (with funding from the United Way of Calgary and Area).

Taking Stock: Examining the Financing of Nonprofit Community Organizations (4,362 KB PDF) May 2006

This Calgary-based research offers new insights into how nonprofit organizations are financed. The study examines how program-related costs are financed and the implications when a program's full costs are not met. Click here to see the Power Point presentation from the May 2 release event.

Review of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Alberta's (BBB) Charity Review Program (December 2005)

This study reviews the BBB's Charity Review Program and related publication The Giving Guide: Your Resource for Charitable Giving. The study's findings identify and support the concerns raised by charities about the BBB's review process, the information presented in the BBB's Giving Guide publication, and the limitations of the evaluation criteria.

Strength Under Stress: A Portrait of Calgary's Voluntary Sector (June 2005)
This study explores the strengths and challenges of voluntary sector organizations in Calgary and is a snapshot of their capacity to address the issues and contribute to the quality of life in our community. The study complements national level studies.

Magnets and Glue - The Voluntary Sector's Role in Building Calgary's Community (Sept. 2005)
CCVO’s first position paper that identifies connections between social and economic development, and the value of partnerships between public, private and voluntary sectors to maintain a high quality of life.