Contracts and Consulting

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Volunteer Alberta is an expert at executing on strategic projects in the nonprofit sector because we offer unparalleled experience at a competitive fee structure. With a wide network of experts and a province-wide reach, Volunteer Alberta sets the standard for consulting in Alberta’s nonprofit sector. Volunteer Alberta’s consulting service offers the following benefits to its clients:

Knowledge of Alberta and Canada’s voluntary sector
On time, on budget, on target project results
Risk management expertise
Volunteer management expertise
External, objective analysis of an organizational issues
Recommendations, tools and resources for priority areas needing development and/or improvement
Corporate community investment
Established processes, systems, and evaluations

After two decades of delivering volunteer management programs and services, Volunteer Alberta’s ability to apply market based strategies to achieve a social purposes is second-to-none. Pair that ability with the mission to create possibilities in the nonprofit sector, and Volunteer Alberta becomes your best choice for building capacity in Alberta’s organizations.

See our Success Stories.

Consulting Success Stories

“Volunteer Alberta provided excellent service as a consultant. Their knowledge from interacting with the nonprofit/voluntary sector and from working on projects affecting the sector was applied to Big Brothers Big Sisters’ volunteer screening, making the process more culturally sensitive.”

Liz O’Neill, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters

Alberta Fire Chiefs Association (AFCA)

The Alberta Fire Chiefs Association’s (AFCA) faced challenges with recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters. Volunteer Alberta worked with the Recruitment and Retention Committee to build a recruitment and retention strategy for the AFCA. From environmental scans and examination of recruitment and retention barriers, Volunteer Alberta created a working strategy for all Alberta fire departments.

Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP)

Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) promotes mentoring within Alberta. With the strategy implementation working group, Volunteer Alberta provided expertise and resources to gather information around Alberta employee volunteerism. Together, we promoted the youth mentoring project, created and implemented a communication strategy and supporting materials, and evaluated the effectiveness of the strategy.

Volunteer Program Audit/ Alberta Special Olympics

The Volunteer Program Audit for Special Olympics Edmonton provided an external, objective analysis of the current volunteer program and practices. Volunteer Alberta developed recommendations, tools and resources for priority areas needing development and/or improvement.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Northern Alberta

Drawing from the expertise of both organizations, BBBS of Edmonton and Volunteer Alberta worked to develop culturally sensitive screening practices. We met the needs of the organization, its clients, and volunteers while mitigating the potential of risk to all involved. As a result, BBBS of Edmonton successfully engaged their volunteers through culturally sensitive screening practices.. Volunteer Alberta conducted a review of documents relevant to the screening process, and BBBS implemented the culturally sensitive screening practices immediately.