Mittens Mittens are warm, Mittens are grand, Mittens are like shoes for my hand. Anonymous As I travel around Southern Alberta sharing with communities what Volunteer Alberta has to offer, the question I am asked the most often is “what is risk management?” What a great question! When I was first introduced to risk management,…
Leadership – we use this term so often but do we really know what it means? Is it the personal traits that one possesses and is a combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours? Is it linked to a position of power or influence? Just Google the term and you will find thousands of references and…
When I told some friends that I was doing a SCiP internship, I got a lot of shocked reactions. “Another job? How are you going to juggle all of that?” “Are you sure that’s a good idea, what with starting a new program and everything?” I was just starting graduate school in Library and Information…
Kathryn Ursel, a first year Mount Royal University nursing student, is helping children learn to skate, making connections into her community, and staying active, all while earning a $1000 bursary as the Skate Program Assistant Intern for WinSport. Kathryn says, “I help with their learn-to-skate program. Basically, I help with assisting kids that can’t stand…
Another year has gone by and the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta has reported on the quality of life in Medicine Hat and surrounding areas. The Vital Signs report and its findings were presented at the Medicine Vital Signs Lunch Event. At this year’s luncheon, Twitter played a central role in the conversation surrounding the…
On September 29, Volunteer Alberta, Mount Royal University, and the Alberta Rural Development Network were in Hinton presenting about ways nonprofits could take research about social enterprise, governance, and philanthropy and turn that research into action in their own organizations. Sarah Burns wrote an article about the event, saying: A non-profit researcher told a small…
I recently took a quick trip to beautiful Grande Prairie, or “GP” as the locals say, to give the keynote address at the first Non-profit & Social Purpose Expo hosted and located at The Community Village. The theme of the talk was The Power of Community. In the weeks leading up to the event, I…
The normal hubbub of Saturday traffic was interrupted by the sound of over 800 motorcycle enthusiasts riding through the streets of Medicine Hat. One would need to do a double take to identify the passengers of these bikes; giant teddy bears and other toys rode alongside these big-hearted bikers! The Medicine Hat News Santa Claus…
When SCiP was first introduced to me it sounded like too much work to begin the process, and I felt like I didn’t have the time to take on another major task, so I put it out of my mind. Since becoming the Executive Director of Volunteer Lethbridge, I have opened my eyes to how…
We have all heard it- It’s not what you know, but who you know. But, who are these people, and how do you get to know them? For some it comes very easily and for others it’s a fate worse than public speaking, which, according to numerous studies, is more terrifying than death. Personally, I…