We’ve invited the leaders of the Alberta UCP and Alberta NDP to present their vision for Alberta's nonprofit sector. We featured Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley at The Grand on April 24 and have just confirmed a virtual event with UCP leader Danielle Smith on May 25 from 1pm-2pm.

We’ve invited the leaders of the Alberta UCP and Alberta NDP to present their vision for Alberta's nonprofit sector. We are pleased to feature Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley on April 24 and look forward to confirming an event with UCP leader and Premier Danielle Smith in the future.

Let’s get one thing straight off the top. “I need to f*ing talk to you”, is a bad way to start any conversation, let alone one with a co-worker. Unfortunately, too many leaders have started conversations this way. Usually, it’s because some issue has been festering for weeks or months and it has finally reached the point where we can’t stand it anymore. In this webinar, Ken and Russell will discuss why leaders often avoid difficult conversations and watch two actors try to navigate a typical conversation. You’ll have the chance to offer feedback and explore the B.E.E.F. Model as a technique for structuring these conversations.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will be focused on mental health and “ask me anything” with guest speaker Brandy Payne.

The uncertainty and hardship of the past two years have taken a toll on employees of nonprofit organizations. On top of the mental health challenges faced by many Canadian workers, the cost of living is going up – putting more pressure on employees’ well-being. And like many leaders in the sector, you may be struggling to attract and retain talent and keep them engaged. In the past, employers have seen group retirement plans as a nice-to-have benefit. But the pandemic has changed that.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will feature a group discussion on current challenges being faced.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. In this session, we will be meeting in person for the first time in two years! We’re excited to share our new office space and get to (re)know each other after so many virtual meetings. Please join the CommConnect mailing list to receive the registration link

The Evaluations Community of Practice (ECoP) brings together nonprofit professionals who are engaged in outcome measurement, evaluation, and/or reporting. This session’s topic is Client-centered Evaluation Approaches and Right Use of Power Conceptswith guest speaker Jeff Couillard.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. The topic and time of day for this session are TBD.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will be hosted by guest speaker Catherine Watson of Empowered Resources, topic TBD.

The Evaluations Community of Practice (ECoP) brings together nonprofit professionals who are engaged in outcome measurement, evaluation, and/or reporting. The topic and time of day for this session are TBD.

The Human Resources Community of Practice (HR Exchange) brings together engaged HR professionals to collaborate and build relationships, share resources, experiences, as well as create new knowledge or practices. This session will be hosted by guest speaker Josef Azam, topic TBD.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. This session will focus on digital marketing with guest speaker Josef Azam.

The Communications Community of Practice (CommConnect) brings together communications professionals in the nonprofit sector to build relationships, discuss experiences and challenges, and share tools for success. This session will focus on Project Management Fundamentals with guest speakers Mina Demian of Technology Helps & Ash Shepherd of NTEN.

Your nonprofit brand is the most important ingredient to attract and connect with the right people to support your organization. Now more than ever people are consciously choosing how they spend their money and what causes they support. In this webinar, you will learn about the critical three shifts that every nonprofit has to take right now to master their messages online and pivot their brand and stand out in the digital space:

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are key concepts that are currently in the spotlight in our work lives, and in the public psyche. Over the years, these concepts gain prominence and popularity depending on the various influences from our environment – including politics and lived experience. In this webinar, Anila Lee Yuen of the Centre for Newcomers discussed why only creating demographic diversity is not enough to truly ensure equity and inclusion.

Startup culture has resulted in many of the innovations we all experience in our daily lives. In this webinar, David Yiptong of Platform Calgary looked at five takeaways that any organization can learn from startup culture to help move their own organization forward.

Human beings are complicated. Your workplace doesn't have to be. One key area that many organizations struggle with is how to manage underperforming employees. This webinar provided key insights to help you understand how to stop negative employee patterns/cycles, and approach performance issues in a productive and respectful manner.

2020 has been a hard year for many workplace teams. Stress levels are higher than ever before, and the pressure to do more with less is weighing heavy on most employees. This webinar discussed concrete, actionable strategies to address the three most common factors that impact our mental well-being at work.

Increase your organization’s impact by ten times! Public policy programs offer organizations the opportunity to increase their impact without significant organizational growth. In this webinar, participants joined a conversation about how influencing policy is a strategic and high-leverage approach to advancing your organizational mission.

Effective government relations can help you advance your mission, influence public policy, and increase revenue. From advising government of the ways in which community services can be more efficiently delivered, to sharing the data that can be used in the development of public policy, this webinar was designed to illustrate both the value and significant returns for nonprofits who engage in government relations.

Growing demands on resources and increasing complexity of issues require bridging traditional and untraditional boundaries to create powerful partnerships for social change. What does it take to build effective partnerships for lasting impact and meaningful improvements in communities? Can organizations rethink the opportunity to do partnering better, to raise the bar on partnerships?

The COVID-19 crisis, like every other, requires strong leadership. The crisis presents both danger and unrelenting change. Leaders must rise to the challenge of dealing with new operational realities, employee concerns, and their own shifting emotions and concerns. Fear, confusion, and uncertainty abound.

In this emerging Community of Practice facilitated by PBA Accredited Partnership Brokers, Jocelyne Daw (Calgary) and Helga Van Kampen (Amsterdam), they introduced the why and how of undertaking a partnership review.

Attracting and retaining the right talent requires employers to offer fair, equitable and competitive compensation programs. In this webinar, Janet Salopek, Founder of Salopek and Associates, shared information you need to know to ensure your compensation program is aligned with best practices.

Building on the work of the UK-based Partnership Brokers Association, a professional body dedicated to strengthening the partnership process, this one-day training provided an overview of partnering principles, frameworks and practices.

Many nonprofit organizations work under high-stress situations with minimal budgets. Employees may sometimes feel that they have no place to turn for help in dealing with uncomfortable situations. To work through these situations, managers and employees both can learn how to actively listen, and defuse situations and find resolution through collaborative solutions.

Why do people do everything in their power to avoid making difficult changes? Why do some jump in with both feet? Why are some leaders more successful at guiding people through change? It’s not charisma. Navigating change is a partnership between employees and leaders. In this webinar, presenter Jeff Skipper taught participants proven steps to take to predict the response to change and help people embrace it successfully.