A New Nonprofit Navigator at the Government of Alberta
The Government of Alberta has launched a new website that provides comprehensive information and resources to support nonprofits serving Albertans. It includes information on how to start, fund, manage and end a nonprofit; available programs, services and grants for nonprofits; nonprofit data; learning and capacity building opportunities; and board member training. Check out the new site here.
Government of Alberta 2023 Budget Consultation
The Government of Alberta is currently looking for feedback to help decide the direction of the 2023 budget. A short online survey is open until January 15, 2023. The survey covers spending priorities and options for what to do with the projected 2022/2023 surplus.
Government of Alberta’s Public Inquiry into Environmental Groups
In July 2019, the Alberta government launched a public inquiry into the foreign funding sources of environmental groups who are critical of Alberta’s energy sector policies. Before that, Premier Kenney promised to establish an ‘Energy War Room’ to respond to campaigns directed at Alberta's oil and gas sector. This blog post covers what we know and how we think it might impact the nonprofit sector, particularly organizations that hold charitable status designation through the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
Government of Alberta Budget 2021 Analysis
The provincial government’s Fiscal Plan for 2021 includes recurring themes of economic recovery, economic growth, and job creation. This report, created in partnership with the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO), is an analysis of Budget 2021 as it relates to the nonprofit sector in Alberta, which includes highlights of key Ministries.
A Community Prosperity Strategy for a COVID-19 Recovery
Over the last few months, CCVO has drafted several recommendations and released them in a blog series. These recommendations built on the report we released this summer where CCVO committed to supporting the nonprofit sector in making the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity. This final blog post revisits the importance of a community prosperity strategy and the recommendations that we have drafted for each set of stakeholders.
Leveraging the Alberta Community Advantage: Recommendations for the Private Sector in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
Our previous #ABCommunityAdvantage posts provided recommendations for the nonprofit sector, the provincial government, and funders and other stakeholders to build a Community Prosperity Strategy that leverages the Alberta Community Advantage. This post focuses on recommendations for the private sector and how it can continue to support the nonprofit sector.
Leveraging the Alberta Community Advantage: Recommendations for Funders and Other Stakeholders in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
In our previous #ABCommunityAdvantage posts, CCVO suggested recommendations for the provincial government and the nonprofit sector in building a Community Prosperity Strategy that leverages the Alberta Community Advantage. This post focuses on recommendations for funders and other stakeholders, who have also had to make rapid pivots since the onset of the pandemic.
Leveraging the Alberta Community Advantage: Recommendations for Funders and Other Stakeholders in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
In our previous #ABCommunityAdvantage posts, CCVO suggested recommendations for the provincial government and the nonprofit sector in building a Community Prosperity Strategy that leverages the Alberta Community Advantage. This post focuses on recommendations for funders and other stakeholders, who have also had to make rapid pivots since the onset of the pandemic.
Leveraging the Alberta Community Advantage: Recommendations for the Government of Alberta in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
CCVO’s previous #ABCommunityAdvantage post highlighted recommendations and the role nonprofits can play in the current efforts to build back and work towards a Community Prosperity Strategy. This blog post focuses on recommendations for the Government of Alberta and the importance of the nonprofit sector in Alberta’s Recovery Plan, as previous analysis from CCVO showed that the nonprofit sector was not meaningfully included in this plan.
Leveraging the Alberta Community Advantage: Recommendations for the Government of Alberta in Building a Community Prosperity Strategy
CCVO’s previous #ABCommunityAdvantage post highlighted recommendations and the role nonprofits can play in the current efforts to build back and work towards a Community Prosperity Strategy. This blog post focuses on recommendations for the Government of Alberta and the importance of the nonprofit sector in Alberta’s Recovery Plan, as previous analysis from CCVO showed that the nonprofit sector was not meaningfully included in this plan.
Building back better – and different: Recommendations for the nonprofit sector towards a Community Prosperity Strategy
The nonprofit sector is essential in building the economic recovery of our communities. In the next post of our #ABCommunityAdvantage series, Marokh Yousifshahi provides recommendations on how nonprofits can take action now and prepare their organizations in recovery efforts.
Building back better – and different: Recommendations for the nonprofit sector towards a Community Prosperity Strategy
The nonprofit sector is essential in building the economic recovery of our communities. In the next post of our #ABCommunityAdvantage series, Marokh Yousifshahi provides recommendations on how nonprofits can take action now and prepare their organizations in recovery efforts.
Alberta Recovery Plan Requires More Support for All Albertans
On June 29, 2020, the Government of Alberta released their Alberta Recovery Plan to drive economic activity within the province in response to the devastating impacts of COVID-19. On August 27, 2020, the province released its first-quarter fiscal update that projects a historical deficit of $24.2 billion and focuses on spending, not revenue. This blog post covers the details of the recovery plan and what the nonprofit sector will need moving forward into recovery.
Alberta Recovery Plan Requires More Support for All Albertans
On June 29, 2020, the Government of Alberta released their Alberta Recovery Plan to drive economic activity within the province in response to the devastating impacts of COVID-19. On August 27, 2020, the province released its first-quarter fiscal update that projects a historical deficit of $24.2 billion and focuses on spending, not revenue. This blog post covers the details of the recovery plan and what the nonprofit sector will need moving forward into recovery.