The nonprofit sector plays a pivotal role in our lives and communities, and impacts all of us in many facets of our lives. Our interactions with the nonprofit sector are varied: we may work or volunteer for causes we care about, or donate to our favourite organizations. We are also personally impacted through school, religion,…
Our experiences with nonprofits are varied: we may work or volunteer in the sector, or donate to our favourite organizations. We are also personally impacted through school, religion, community, sports, recreation, and support. Regardless, the nonprofit sector is central to many of our lives. A couple years ago, Sam shared five of her personal experiences…
Have you ever wondered how to use all the data your organization collects to measure your success and report to your Board? How do you show whether the organization is doing a good job? Organizations and their Boards define what a ‘good job’ looks like with a series of objectives. These objectives, known as strategic…
This blog was originally posted April 17, 2012. A few months ago I sat in on a workshops helping organizations market their volunteer opportunities to recruit new volunteers, as well as retain their current volunteers. One of my key takeaways was the need to conduct satisfaction interviews with your current volunteers – see if they’re…
On Monday, Canada elected a new Liberal Government. The new government’s platform will impact our members, partners, and stakeholders. We have highlighted a few areas of the platform that may relate to nonprofit work, in all sub-sectors, across Alberta. Nonprofit advocacy in particular is an element of the platform relevant to Volunteer Alberta. Nonprofit Advocacy…
People working across the province in government, business, nonprofit, and community all face Alberta’s 21st century reality. When looking forward to the future, we’re asking ourselves, what relationships need to exist to create the conditions to collectively make a positive impact in Alberta’s communities? To begin to answer this question is no simple feat. It…
For their 20th anniversary, Charity Village has asked the nonprofit sector to share our collective wisdom through answering some of their ‘20 questions’. We love the idea, and decided to enlist some of our staff to help add to the growing wealth of answers! See our previous blog for Jen and Katherine’s responses. Visit Charity…
For their 20th anniversary, Charity Village has asked the nonprofit sector to share our collective wisdom through answering some of their ‘20 questions’. We love the idea, and decided to enlist some of our staff to help add to the growing wealth of answers! Check back later this week for more. Visit Charity Village’s website…
There are many journeys in life, but none quite like a rebrand journey. Over the last four years Volunteer Alberta, our staff and board have been on the long and winding rebrand-road with our 25 year-old organization. Typically a rebrand adventure like ours can take between 3-5 years from start to finish. And there are…
Vitalize 2015 is just around the corner! The Vitalize Conference offers training and development for the nonprofit/voluntary sector and helps nonprofit organizations to stay informed and current. June 18th-20th 2015, Vitalize will celebrate its 27th anniversary – what better time to get involved! Last year, Volunteer Alberta staff member Rachel attended Vitalize for the first…