Student Funding Opportunities Workshop with TalentED YYC Jan 25 📅
Last Call: 2024-2025 Provincial Budget Submissions
The deadline for submissions for the 2024 provincial budget is January 19. Nonprofits can submit a written submission outlining their budget priorities through the Government of Alberta budget submission page. We recommend sending a copy of your submission to the Minister and Critic of the Minister that you most closely work with. We also encourage organizations to include some or all of the policy priorities created by the Nonprofit Vote partners in their submission. These priorities were created to help ensure the vitality of Alberta's nonprofit sector and are outlined below:
Appropriate Funding - Establish a community prosperity fund
A Workforce Strategy - Develop a nonprofit sector labour force strategy
Better Data Collection - Support sector level data strategies
A Door to Government - Create a meaningful nonprofit sector presence in government
An Empowered Sector - Increased impact of provincial investments
Workshops with TalentED YYC Jan 25 & Feb 22
Leveraging Funding to Create Paid Student Opportunities
THURSDAY, JANUARY 25 | 11:30AM-1PM | KAHANOFF CENTRE
Join TalentED YYC and CCVO to learn about the different types of funding available to utilize student talent.
Outcomes include the ability to:
Distinguish between different funding providers, including requirements to participate, eligibility, timing, and considerations for each funding provider
Determine which funding options are best suited to your organization’s needs
Network with funding representatives and the TalentED YYC team, available to further support you with funding referrals, scoping student-based opportunities, and funding application processes
Gain early access to TalentED YYC’s Funding Matrix prototype tool - an employer tool to help you understand your funding options
Welcoming Students Into Your Organization: Tools, Tips, And Resources
THURSDAY, February 22 | 11:30AM-1PM | KAHANOFF CENTRE
Join TalentED YYC and CCVO for an activity-based workshop with ideas and resources on creating a quality student onboarding experience.
Outcomes include the ability to:
Describe the importance of onboarding and considerations in how student onboarding differs from onboarding other employees
Identify different onboarding components that affect your organization, including the level of interaction and support you will receive from a post-secondary partner via different Work Integrated Learning options
Determine onboarding essentials and timelines that work best for your organization
Create a high-level orientation plan to introduce a student to your workplace culture, management style, and expectations
Network with human resources representatives, post-secondary partners, and the TalentED YYC team, available to further support you with referrals, assessing student-based opportunities, and funding application processes
Gain early access to TalentED YYC’s Employer Resource Hub - an employer tool to help you navigate various employer student onboarding resources
Policy Highlights
The Burden of Care: Addressing Challenges in Employment in the Nonprofit Sector
Environics Institute
The Burden of Care shows that nonprofit sector workers have lower job satisfaction, higher job precarity through temporary work, and high rates of income insufficiency, and that many key employee groups are not satisfied with their jobs. At the same time, the level of diversity within the nonprofit sector also comes with widespread reports of discrimination at work. Finally, the report also highlights the experiences of nonprofit workers amid the pandemic, where many feel supported, but lack paid sick leave, and are worried about the long term implications of working from home or feel they do not have what they need to work from home effectively. Read the report here.
The Salvation Army's Annual Canadian Poverty & Socioeconomic Analysis
The Salvation Army’s Annual Canadian Poverty & Socioeconomic Analysis found that one in four Canadians are extremely concerned about having enough money to meet their basic needs. One in five Canadians skipped or reduced the size of their meal because they couldn’t afford to buy groceries, and one in six Canadians faced housing security challenges. More than half of Canadians said that they were facing issues impacting their health. See the report here.
Education & Research Infrastructure for the Nonprofit & Philanthropic Sector: Canada as Laggard
Dr. Susan Phillips
The US has 160 graduate programs with a concentration in nonprofit management and philanthropic studies (NMPS) including 35 full Master’s programs (Mirabella et al., 2019). In addition, there are 31 centres or institutes (which have direct reporting lines to a dean or provost) on NMPS that support research as well as professional development (Weber & Brunt, 2022). Canada has only one graduate program – the Master of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, at Carleton University.
Population size does not account for this big difference. Rather, in the US, private investment was an important mobilizer and continues to be a key factor in building the education and research infrastructure. Read the full article here.
The Calgary Awards
The Calgary Awards celebrate and recognize outstanding achievements and contributions made by Calgarians. Individuals, groups, and organizations can be nominated. There are five major award categories and a total of 13 awards. The five award categories are: International Achievement Award, Environmental Achievement Award, Community Achievement Awards (9 awards), Award for Accessibility, and City of Calgary W.O. Mitchell Book Prize. Nominations will close Jan 31. Find details for the awards here.
Learning Opportunities
Should We Setup A Canadian Charity And If So, How
Jan 17 | online
REGISTER
Climate Action For Non-Profit Leaders
Jan 18, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 8 | online
REGISTER
How To Harness The Power Of Data
Jan 24 | online
REGISTER
Data For Good In Calgary 10-Year Retrospective & Celebration
Jan 25 | Platform Innovation Centre
REGISTER
Empowering Impact: Harnessing The Power Of AI In The Nonprofit Sector
Jan 25 | online
REGISTER
Dismantling Professionalism In The Interview Process
Jan 25 | online
REGISTER
Funding & Grants
Environmental Impact Grant
Alberta Ecotrust’s Environmental Impact Grant funds environmental projects based in Alberta. The focus areas for this year are nature-based solutions and conservation, climate resilience and emissions reductions, circular economy, and overarching/foundational. Initiatives must address one of the focus areas and have a minimum of 20% in matching funds. Applicants can apply for up to $50,000 in funding, and applications are open to nonprofits, registered charities, and organizations of Indigenous communities. The application deadline is January 22, with grants awarded in May. Find out more information and apply here.
Ethnocultural Grant
The Government of Alberta’s Ethnocultural Grant Program supports community organizations to implement initiatives that build diverse, inclusive, and welcoming multicultural communities. The program also supports Indigenous communities to celebrate and build on their rich historical heritage. Two streams of funding are available.
Stream 1- This stream is for opportunities for intercultural connections with ethnocultural and Indigenous groups. Project examples include conferences, safe spaces, and cooperative work. Organizations can apply for a maximum of $50,000 in this stream.
Stream 2- This stream is for projects that celebrate diversity. Project festivals include festivals and performances. Organizations can apply for a maximum of $15,000 in this stream.
Nonprofits, Indigenous governments, Indigenous organizations, and postsecondary institutions can apply for funding. The application deadline is January 26. Find the application and further details here.
Fighting Hunger Grant
The Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation’s Fighting Hunger Grant funds non-profit organizations throughout the United States and Canada who fight hunger in their communities. Grantable programs may include but are not limited to local food pantries, food banks, meal assistance programs for children, families, and seniors, and more. Grants are focused on three strategic areas: direct food assistance or food distribution in communities, food rescue, and nutrition education related to food assistance. Grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded. The application deadline is January 31, and the application can be found here.
Contemplative Changemaking Grants
The Mind & Life Institute’s Contemplative Changemaking Grants support the use of contemplative approaches by grassroots changemakers addressing urgent community needs. Contemplative practices include various forms of meditation, embodied or movement-based practices (e.g., yoga, qi-gong, dancing, drumming and other indigenous/traditional movement practices from various contexts and cultures), introspection and awareness of mind-body states, nature-based mindfulness practices, reflective writing, and contemplative prayer. Projects should support relationship building and continue supporting the community after the grant period.
The grant is open to nonprofit organizations, universities, individuals, and social enterprises. Applicants can receive up to $10,000 (US). Applications are due by February 1 and can be found here.
Blogs & More
Newcomers & The Nonprofit Sector, with Senator Ratna Omidvar and Dr. Kimahli Powell
Imagine Canada
Listen to the Let's Imagine podcast for thoughtful reflections on questions such as how the Canadian nonprofit sector can adapt to increase its support and integration of newcomers, how organizations are navigating the influx of demand for refugee settlement services caused by human rights threats, and the need for more diversity data for the nonprofit sector. Listen here→
Accessible Fundraising Events Guide
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Whether you are planning a fundraising gala, business meeting, outdoor event such as a charity run, or any type of gathering, it is important to include accessibility throughout the entire process from beginning to end. Planning an accessible fundraising event allows for universal participation and a better experience for all of your guests and attendees.
This document was created by fundraising and event professionals at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation and has been reviewed by Holland Bloorview staff, clients, families, volunteers, and people with lived experience of disability. See the guide→
75,000 Fewer Donors Have Made a Gift Online Through CanadaHelps This Year
Gabe Oatley, Future of Good
Amidst increases in the cost of living, about 75,000 fewer donors have made a gift on Canada’s largest online giving platform compared to last year. Alongside the drop in donors, the total amount raised has also declined.
The year-over-year analysis didn’t yield all bad news. Compared to the same period in 2022, revenue from the donation of registered securities, such as stocks, bonds or mutual funds, increased on the CanadaHelps platform by 25% in 2023. The value of donations given monthly through the CanadaHelps platform has also increased in 2023, growing by 11% compared to this time in 2022. Read more→