Heart Beats is a grassroots volunteer-run charity, and despite each board member being either a patient with CHD or a caregiver to a child with CHD, HB continues to provide consistent emotional, financial and educational support to the community. HB has now outgrown the volunteer working board model and requires support to build capacity by developing key components of an operational framework and modernizing its governance structure, which will guide the organization during this crucial stage of growth and lay the foundation for enhanced operations. Key goals are creating structure and continuity, planning for succession and sustainability, and increasing community involvement.
This workshop will provide training and essential skills building to Spirit North’s coaches and leaders and will include the following:
1. An overview of the child welfare system and obligation to report child protection concerns;
2. Spirit North’s Child Safeguarding Policy and the requirements of the policy and procedure for making reports as set out in policy;
3. The provision of practical tools with respect to how information can be gathered from children and youth in relation to a disclosure as well as how to make a disclosure to child welfare authorities once a disclosure is received. Handouts will be provided to include roleplay scenarios team leaders can use to train their staff on receiving a disclosure and making a disclosure
The Human Resources (HR) Revitalization project is designed to address and enhance the HR framework within Between Friends, as identified during the recent SWOT analysis during strategic planning. This project will target critical areas of Between Friends’ HR operations and will provide improvements for these HR functions. Once completed, Between Friends aims to foster a more cohesive, efficient, and supportive work environment, ultimately driving the organization’s success and sustainability.
The Outdoor Council of Canada was incorporated in 2008. At that time, regulations hindered charities from engaging with the government & conducting advocacy work. To respect federal rules & enable the outdoor community to benefit from strong representation, three entities were created: the Outdoor Council of Canada (not-for-profit), Leadership Education And Development (charity), & the Outdoor Council of Canada Foundation (charity). This allowed for charity-specific funding but was administratively heavy. Recently, the government updated the rules. Now the activities of our not-for-profit corporation can be considered charitable. This project will merge our three organizations to eliminate unnecessary separation & associated costs.
PCHS Calgary, serving Calgary’s diverse South Asian community for over 10 years, is implementing a centralized document management system to enhance efficiency and resource allocation. Over the years, critical knowledge has become dispersed among key staff and across various locations. This project will streamline document storage and retrieval, improve internal communication, and support employee management. By reducing inefficiencies and ensuring vital documents are easily accessible, PCHS Calgary aims to optimize its operations and better equip employees with the tools and resources needed to perform their roles effectively.
The Bows is implementing a new collaborative program that will inform the development of policies rooted in accessibility and Indigenous knowledge. In collaboration with the National Access Art Centre, The Bows will work closely with The Ways of Knowing cohort, a group of artists with varying disabilities, to conceive of and mount an exhibition at The Bows in October 2024. Working with cohort facilitator, Metis artist Kay Thomas, the group will be creating accessible Land Acknowledgements that speak to their relationships with the land and reflect on concepts of the Land as relative and Treaty Responsibilities. The Bows will use this experience to write and implement policies informed by the knowledge gained.
Located within the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, Goodwin Reservoir once thrived as a vital water source and trout hatchery. It has been a long-standing dream for our organization to bring fish back to Goodwin Reservoir, with the goal of creating memorable and enriching outdoor experiences for children and young people from the Alberta Children?s Hospital and other similar facilities. We hope to make a fishing experience a yearly event and can do so with support from the Calgary Foundation, seeing the installation of a solar-powered aeration system that will allow stocked fish to survive through winter.
Luminous Voices (LV) offers transformative workshops for Calgary high school choirs led by Cree-Dene artist Sherryl Sewepagaham. These sessions aim to empower youth and foster cultural exchange through music education, focusing on Cree songs and compositions. Seven workshops from April 22-25, 2024, across different schools, will explore Indigenous music and culture, with Sherryl guiding participants in vocal techniques and group singing. Youth Music Celebration on May 4th at Knox United Church will bring 300 students together to rehearse, share, and celebrate their musical journey, showcasing their talents and creativity with their peers.
The Integrated Post Secondary Education Society of Alberta (IPSESA) is creating an evaluation framework to clarify outcomes for clients and to establish metrics for assessing its services. This framework will support the organisation in improving service delivery and measuring impact. This project will also include an initial assessment of how well IPSESA is performing against identified service outcomes and metrics. Overall, this project will result in strengthened internal capacity for evaluation and data collection tools and strategies IPSESA will use moving forward.
A series of free gatherings to help isolated seniors meet others and form friendships