It’s been a year of change and uncertainty. As we all navigate the impacts of COVID-19, it’s important to utilize the programs available if your Not-for-Profit is struggling. In this blog post, CCVO Guest Blogger Robin Butler provides an update from her December 2020 blog post.
Read MoreOver the last few months, CCVO has drafted several recommendations and released them in a blog series. These recommendations built on the report we released this summer where CCVO committed to supporting the nonprofit sector in making the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity. This final blog post revisits the importance of a community prosperity strategy and the recommendations that we have drafted for each set of stakeholders.
Read MoreOur previous #ABCommunityAdvantage posts provided recommendations for the nonprofit sector, the provincial government, and funders and other stakeholders to build a Community Prosperity Strategy that leverages the Alberta Community Advantage. This post focuses on recommendations for the private sector and how it can continue to support the nonprofit sector.
Read MoreIt’s been a year of change and uncertainty. As we all navigate the impacts of COVID-19, it’s important to utilize the programs available if your Not-for-Profit is struggling. In this blog post, CCVO Guest Blogger Robin Butler discusses important tips for the existing subsidies, NPO-specific considerations for those subsidies, as well as Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) funding guidelines.
Read MoreIn our previous #ABCommunityAdvantage posts, CCVO suggested recommendations for the provincial government and the nonprofit sector in building a Community Prosperity Strategy that leverages the Alberta Community Advantage. This post focuses on recommendations for funders and other stakeholders, who have also had to make rapid pivots since the onset of the pandemic.
Read MoreCCVO’s previous #ABCommunityAdvantage post highlighted recommendations and the role nonprofits can play in the current efforts to build back and work towards a Community Prosperity Strategy. This blog post focuses on recommendations for the Government of Alberta and the importance of the nonprofit sector in Alberta’s Recovery Plan, as previous analysis from CCVO showed that the nonprofit sector was not meaningfully included in this plan.
Read MoreThe nonprofit sector is essential in building the economic recovery of our communities. In the next post of our #ABCommunityAdvantage series, Marokh Yousifshahi provides recommendations on how nonprofits can take action now and prepare their organizations in recovery efforts.
Read MoreWhile we’re all currently finding our way through living in a global pandemic, attention is turning to the world we want to build in a post-COVID era. Through our conversations about what an Alberta Community Prosperity Strategy should look like, we heard that Alberta nonprofits want to know what they can do right now. Inspired by our formidable panellists at CCVO’s most recent Nonprofits at 2, this blog post is our take on the nonprofit sector’s role in the current efforts to build back.
Read MoreWith over 20,000 Not-for-Profits and Charities in Alberta, the sector is of vital importance to our community. The COVID-19 pandemic hit a lot of Not-for-Profits hard, especially operation-wise. As relaunching continues to take place, it’s important to keep in mind financial pointers that will set you up for relaunch success. This blog post from The Catalyst Group takes a look at financial considerations when relaunching your organization.
Read MoreOn June 29, 2020, the Government of Alberta released their Alberta Recovery Plan to drive economic activity within the province in response to the devastating impacts of COVID-19. On August 27, 2020, the province released its first-quarter fiscal update that projects a historical deficit of $24.2 billion and focuses on spending, not revenue. This blog post covers the details of the recovery plan and what the nonprofit sector will need moving forward into recovery.
Read MoreThe reopening of many businesses in Calgary and Brooks on May 25 marked the implementation of Stage 1 of the provincial relaunch strategy for all regions in Alberta. Nonprofits and registered charities are in the same category as small businesses for the purpose of federal benefits such as the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program. However, as this blog post discusses, the sector's steps to reopening may look quite different from the for-profit industry.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that support from all levels of government is critical for many sectors and industries across the country. It is also clear that nonprofits and charities comprise a creative, innovative, and resilient sector in our communities. In this blog post, CCVO discusses the current support from government as well as further initiatives required by the nonprofit and charitable sector as it anticipates the transition from response to recovery from the pandemic crisis.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has altered our communities across the province, in ways we couldn’t have imagined before. What does a post-pandemic reality look like and what does it mean for the future of nonprofits and charities in Alberta? In this blog post, we discuss how the data collected through the Alberta Nonprofit Survey (ANS) will help to ensure that the Alberta nonprofit and charitable sector has a voice in a recovery plan.
Read MoreOn May 11, City Council approved two financial relief packages for Calgary nonprofits. Community associations and social recreation groups who are struggling to meet fixed daily expenses will be allocated $6 million to support their immediate financial needs. In this blog post, CCVO covers the details of the financial relief packages and discusses what more is needed from the government during these unprecedented times.
Read MoreEach CCVO Capacity Building webinar offers participants the opportunity to submit questions to the presenter for consideration in a follow-up blog post. In his blog post, Mark discusses encouraging self-care in employees, mitigating the toxic effects of certain individuals, and the role of a leader. We encourage you to read his insights in this blog post.
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