Capacity Organizations

Capacity Organizations

Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO)
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) is a member-based organization working to strengthen Calgary’s voluntary sector and provide leadership on matters affecting the sector as a whole. Calgary’s voluntary sector includes about 2,500 registered charities and more than 4,000 nonprofit and voluntary organizations.

Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR)
The Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR) strives to provide national leadership for Administrators of Volunteer Resources; maintain a professional Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice in the administration of volunteer resources; promotes professional development in the administration/management of volunteer resources; collaborates with provincial, national and international organizations.

CentrePoint
Founded in 1995, CentrePoint is a registered charity with a mission to create the future for a stronger nonprofit sector through consulting, mentoring, training and knowledge sharing. CentrePoint is committed to meeting the ongoing and emerging challenges facing nonprofit organizations.

Charity Village®
Charity Village®, Canada’s supersite for the nonprofit sector — 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers.

Community Learning Network
The Community Learning Network (CLN) provides leadership, support and resources to 82 community Adult Learning Councils within Alberta. .

Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
ECVO strives to support the work of its members and partner through a range of initiatives: networking meetings, creating coalitions with other organizations, meetings with key-decision makers at various levels of government, information sessions with special speakers, and research and publications.

Energize Inc.
Energize Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.

HR Council for the Voluntary/Nonprofit Sector
The HR Council for the Voluntary/Nonprofit Sector is a national, nonprofit organization committed to the development and enhancement of a skilled workforce that is focused on building better communities and improving the lives of Canadians.

Imagine Canada
Imagine Canada is a membership-based organization that works with charities, governments and corporations to advance the role and interests of the charitable sector for the benefit of Canadian communities.

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) is an international non-governmental organization that promotes, celebrates, and strengthens volunteerism worldwide.

Literacy Alberta
Literacy Alberta is a provincial not-for-profit charitable coalition of over 300 members working to raise literacy levels in Alberta. They create and disseminate knowledge about literacy, to influence stakeholders to ensure that literacy thrives in Alberta and to enhance the capacity of Albertans to increase literacy levels.

Mentoring Canada
Mentoring Canada is a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, made possible only through the support of The Muttart Foundation. Its primary focus is to promote and support mentoring initiatives in communities across Canada.

NonprofitsCan.ca
NonprofitsCan.ca was created with the generous support of the Kahanoff Foundation’s Nonprofit Sector Research Initiative and is managed by the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy.

Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Since 1977, Volunteer Canada has been committed to supporting volunteerism and civic participation through ongoing programs and special projects.

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