Launch of #ABCommunityAdvantage: Building a Community Prosperity Strategy

Throughout the pandemic, recognition is growing that recovery efforts should focus on building a better future, rather than a return to the status quo of the pre-COVID era. No single economic recovery plan will be enough. Communities must collaboratively negotiate the recovery process – future prosperity will be built through strategies that involve government, the nonprofit sector and the private sector. The nonprofit sector has been the backbone of the province in responding to the pandemic and in protecting the stability and health of our communities. It is time to recognize a new Alberta Community Advantage – to build and strengthen the Alberta we all love.  

This summer, CCVO drafted a start to some recommendations for the private sector, the provincial government, and funders to get started on a multi-sectoral Community Prosperity Strategy. With public feedback, CCVO is re-working the recommendations and will be publishing them as a series on this blog. In the winter, look for a discussion paper that will be the foundation for further conversations about what makes a community great – things like public art, green spaces, or the feeling of belonging – and how these community strengths play a role in our economic recovery.

Read the #ABCommunityAdvantage blog series here.