Volunteer Alberta Statistics
Alberta Sub-sector Reports
CSGVP 2007:
Volunteer Alberta brokered a tri-partner funding agreement and funding for the 2007 Alberta-specific reports. Funding was provided by The Muttart Foundation, TransCanada Corporation and Government of Alberta.
Giving and Volunteering for Education and Research Organizations in Alberta
Giving and Volunteering for Health Organizations in Alberta
Giving and Volunteering for Religion Organizations in Alberta
Giving and Volunteering for Social Services Organizations in Alberta
Giving and Volunteering for Sports and Recreation Organizations in Alberta
Volunteer Alberta CSGVP 2007 Resources:
Education and Research Volunteers Factsheet
Health Volunteers Factsheet
Religion Volunteers Factsheet
Social Services Volunteers Factsheet
Sports and Recreation Volunteers Factsheet
CVI: Examining Community Engagement in Faith Communities – 2004
In 2004, the Alberta Network of the CVI surveyed 17 faith community leaders regarding volunteerism.
Highlights include:
- Faith communities play an integral role in supporting community involvement of its members, both within and outside the walls of faith institutions
- The faith community desires to be engaged by the voluntary sector in consultations and to be informed of what is expected of them in relationships
- Challenges to community engagement include lack of time, apathy, lacking information, funding, prejudices, and potential value conflicts
CVI: Report on the Participating of Urban Aboriginal People in Volunteerism in Alberta – 2004
In 2004 over 340 diverse organizations in fifteen different communities across Alberta participated in a local community forum.
The Community Forums aimed to gain a regional understanding of:
- What is needed to help the volunteers and organizations involving volunteers build healthy communities through community engagement?
Highlights include:
- Alberta communities have a multitude of assets that support community engagement, such as community pride, nonprofit organizations, schools and businesses
- Funding, lack of collaboration and volunteer burn out are challenges to community engagement
Individuals, business and government have a role to play to encourage and support community engagement