Sold Out! The 2024 Connections Conference is sold out. Thank you for your support of this year’s conference. We’re looking forward to connecting and learning together. See you on April 25!

Join us for a webinar with the University of Calgary's Office of Sustainability. The "Preparing Albertans for Climate Change" e-course takes a closer look at climate change impacts and solutions in Southern Alberta. The course provides locally relevant, evidence-based information on climate change impacts and solutions, featuring insights from local subject matter experts.

Join us for an analysis of the Alberta 2024 budget followed by a panel discussion on what this means for nonprofits in the coming year and the current political climate.

Join TalentED YYC and CCVO for an activity-based workshop with ideas and resources on creating a quality student onboarding experience.

Join us for the launch of our new state of the sector report, Facing the Storm. Karen Ball, president and CEO of CCVO, will highlight some of the key findings of the report. Following the report launch there will be a short social with light refreshments.

Join TalentED YYC and CCVO to learn about the funding available for nonprofits to support students.

This two-day workshop with Statistics Canada encourages effective communication of statistics via stories.  The focus is on knowing your audience and acquiring tools and technique to convey key messages.

Learn how to use data to tell a story with Statistics Canada! This concise session covers fundamental ideas and methods involved in communicating statistics effectively. Also learn how to communicate visually, by adopting general data visualization guidelines to plan, organize, and visualize your data story.

Join us for our first event of the fall!

We are back at Fort Calgary and excited to reconnect with everybody after the summer.

This year's AGM features Political Gossip with Friends, a panel discussion where we'll get some insight on Alberta's political climate and what it means for nonprofits.

We’ve invited the leaders of the Alberta UCP and Alberta NDP to present their vision for Alberta's nonprofit sector. We featured Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley at The Grand on April 24 and have just confirmed a virtual event with UCP leader Danielle Smith on May 25 from 1pm-2pm.

We’ve invited the leaders of the Alberta UCP and Alberta NDP to present their vision for Alberta's nonprofit sector. We are pleased to feature Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley on April 24 and look forward to confirming an event with UCP leader and Premier Danielle Smith in the future.

This two-day workshop encourages effective communication of statistics via stories. The focus is on knowing your audience and acquiring tools and techniques to convey key messages.

Join Doug Watson, President & CEO of Volunteer Connector & Leonard Nooy, Partner at Structured Abstraction as they answer questions about how to ensure successful tech/nonprofit partnerships from their ten years of successful collaboration.

Do you know want to know more about GST audits and examinations? Would you like to learn about what to expect or how to prepare for an audit? Would you like to hear more about your rights as a taxpayer? If you would like to learn about these issues you’re invited to attend ABNN’s upcoming webinar, co-hosted with Volunteer Lethbridge.

Do you know the specific GS rules for the different types of Capital Properties? Are you aware of the GST rules for Capital Properties in different situations? Would you like to learn more about GST entitlements on Capital Properties? If so, you’re invited to attend this ABNN webinar, co-hosted with CCVO.

The Great Resignation's impact on retention and recruitment continues to be an ongoing human resources phenomenon. One that has amplified the need for organizations to understand and adapt to the changing needs of employees and the current social landscape.

At this Nonprofit Connection, hear how leaders in the nonprofit sector have been responding to The Great Resignation, building engagement and inclusive, diverse, and equitable cultures from a systems lens. Panellists will discuss impacts faced at their organizations, innovative approaches and learnings, and shifts in how they are thinking about the future of work and sustainability of their organization.

Do you know the GST differences between Charities & Non-profit Organizations? Have you wondered if you have missed claiming back all eligible GST amounts? Would you like to learn how to avoid the most common GST errors? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you’re invited to attend this ABNN webinar, co-hosted with CCVO.

At this year’s AGM, we will be presenting a dashboard highlighting the impacts of the pandemic on the nonprofit sector in Alberta, from our Mapping the Field research. We’ll give a high-level overview of impacts by subsector and discuss ways that organizations can use this data when advocating for support. We look forward to presenting the full research at our report release in November.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will be focused on mental health and “ask me anything” with guest speaker Brandy Payne.

Please join the Alberta Nonprofit Network (ABNN) for an information session to learn more about the Government of Alberta’s Civil Society Fund grant program. The Civil Society Fund (CSF) provides $20 million over 3 years to expand civil society’s capacity to address social problems facing Albertans. Applications for 2022-23 Civil Society Fund are now open; application deadline September 2, 2022, 4:30 PM.

Please join the Alberta Nonprofit Network (ABNN) for an information session to learn more about the Government of Alberta’s Civil Society Fund grant program. The Civil Society Fund (CSF) provides $20 million over 3 years to expand civil society’s capacity to address social problems facing Albertans. Applications for 2022-23 Civil Society Fund are now open; application deadline September 2, 2022, 4:30 PM.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will feature a group discussion on current challenges being faced.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. In this session, we will be meeting in person for the first time in two years! We’re excited to share our new office space and get to (re)know each other after so many virtual meetings. Please join the CommConnect mailing list to receive the registration link

The Evaluations Community of Practice (ECoP) brings together nonprofit professionals who are engaged in outcome measurement, evaluation, and/or reporting. This session’s topic is Client-centered Evaluation Approaches and Right Use of Power Conceptswith guest speaker Jeff Couillard.

Thank you everyone for your interest in this event. The tickets are now sold out. If you are interested in attending, please join the waitlist on Eventbrite in case a ticket becomes available.

This gathering will provide a space for nonprofit professionals representing diverse subsectors to come together with City leaders to make relationships and chat about important issues in the community. Held at Village Commons, carya’s new community hub, this event will bring together community leaders for the first in-person CCVO networking session since November 2019. Join nonprofit peers and council members as we connect and work to centre community in recovery for a more equitable, resilient, and prosperous Calgary.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. The topic and time of day for this session are TBD.