Strategic Dreaming Journey

Our Strategic Journey so far:

2024

August – Creation of ‘What We Heard’ Summary document from the community conversation at our AGM
June to July – Compiling the conversations and feedback from the community conversation
June – Presenting the new Strategic compass at the 2024 AGM and a community conversation called “Calibration: Tuning in to Volunteer Alberta’s Strategic Compass”
May – Creation of Strategic Dreaming Compass Document for 2024–2026

2023

November to December – Drafting of ‘North Star’ Strategy Document for 2024 – 2026 based on the strategic dreaming sessions the VA board and staff worked on together in October.
October – VA board and staff convened for Strategic Dreaming Strategy Sessions.
September – Creation of ‘What We Heard’ Summary Document of our Community Conversations from July.
August – Creation of Strategic Dreaming webpage to keep track of the conversations and ideas we heard since our AGM panel in June.
June – AGM and “Radically Hopeful Futures” panel discussion

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Calibration: Tuning in to Volunteer Alberta’s Strategic Compass – What We Heard Summary August 2024

This past June, Volunteer Alberta hosted a community conversation following the 2024 AGM that explored possibilities and tensions highlighted in the Strategic Compass, and participants shared how these show up in their own contexts. The insights we heard are summarized in this document. VA will use these insights to bring our Strategic Compass to life over the next three years. Stay tuned for more opportunities to become involved in sector research, training, and additional Community Conversations in the months and years ahead.

Click here to download the “Calibration: Tuning in to Volunteer Alberta’s Strategic Compass” What We Heard Report

Strategic Dreaming Community Conversations – What We Heard Summary Sept 2023

Volunteer Alberta hosted two community conversations in July to envision what volunteerism and civic engagement might look like in Alberta several generations from now. This document provides a summary of those conversations. The community insights reflected in this report will serve as key inputs for VA’s board and staff discussions in October 2023, where we will determine the ‘north star’ strategy for our organization for 2024 – 2026.

Click here to download the Strategic Dreaming Community Conversations – What We Heard Summary Sept 2023

Strategic Dreaming Community Survey

The Survey is now closed. Thank you for participating!

“Radically Hopeful Futures” AGM Panel Discussion – What We Heard Summary July 2023

To summarize all of the great ideas and fantastic discussions we heard at the “Radically Hopeful Futures” panel discussion in June , we have compiled a report of all the key ideas and takeaways from the illuminating conversations we had. Thank you to our insightful panelists and participants for an inspiring conversation.

Click here to download the “Radically Hopeful Futures” – What We Heard Summary July 2023

Strategic Dreaming Community Conversations July 10 & 25, 2023

Thank you for attending our Community Conversations!

Have big dreams for the social impact/nonprofit sector? Share your audacious ideas with us! The VA board and staff team will embark on a strategic dreaming journey this September, and we want YOU to join us! Inspired by the Radically Hopeful Futures conversation during our recent AGM, we’re seeking your imaginative input on how Volunteer Alberta can become a good organizational ancestor. At these conversations, we’ll participate in some creative activities and explore ideas for what the hopeful future looks like from your perspective. Help us envision volunteerism and civic engagement in Alberta, several generations from now.

AVCN Insights & Input Towards Volunteer Alberta’s Strategic Dreaming – What We Heard Summary July 2023

Inspired by our “Radically Hopeful Futures” panel discussion, we started our Community Conversations with members from the Alberta Volunteers Centres Network in June 2023. This is a summary report of the conversation we had with members of AVCN to better understand what mattered them, and the input we gathered from this meeting helped structure our Strategic Dreaming Community Conversations in July 2023.

Click here to download the AVCN Insights & Input Towards Volunteer Alberta’s Strategic Dreaming – What We Heard Summary July 2023

“Radically Hopeful Futures” Panel Discussion – June 13, 2023

We held our first panel discussion on “Radically Hopeful Futures” at our AGM in June, and we appreciate your participation and contribution towards creating a responsive and empowering environment for civic engagement and volunteerism in Alberta. A big thank you goes to our thought-provoking panelists, Annand Ollivierre, Cassie Robinson, Jacquelyn Cardinal, and VA moderator Darryl De Dios, who graciously shared insights on harnessing our collective imaginations to envision alternative futures. Their expertise and passion for transformative thinking inspired everyone in the room to embrace new perspectives and strive for bold, positive change. As our 2021–2023 strategic priorities draw to a close, we will be hosting two community conversations in July to learn about what is important to our community members. These conversations will serve as a compass for our Strategic Dreaming session in the fall. We look forward to all the exciting conversations to come!