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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations helps organizations build and sustain their volunteer programs and services through resources, networking, and skill development opportunities.
We are a member-based nonprofit organization serving the nonprofit and charitable organizations in Metro Edmonton.
A strong, vibrant community strengthened by an effective voluntary sector working with government and business.
To strengthen the public service voluntary sector in Metro Edmonton by:
Leading
in the voluntary
sector
Building capacity
in the voluntary
sector
Giving voice
to issues that impact
the ability of the
voluntary sector to
be effective
2020 – 2022
Provide the sector with efficient ‘sense-making’ by curating, distilling, and distributing meaningful information.
Create opportunities for progressive dialogue by convening stakeholders for targeted, systems-level conversations that advance the sector’s impact.
Connect the sector with larger discussions by providing leadership within regional, provincial and national networks.
Strengthen sector leadership and governance capacity by providing timely council and (information on) educational programs.
Enable the sector to leverage shared resources by fostering connectivity and collaboration.
Encourage volunteerism so that the sector has a rich repository of human capital to draw upon.
Support the sector to amplify many unified voices by engaging with stakeholders to develop key messages.
Represent the sector by directly and strategically advocating on selected areas of importance.
NPOs are armed with trusted, timely and relevant intelligence that enables them to take informed action on behalf of the sector, or within their own constituencies.
NPOs are able to directly access resources (including volunteers), programs and services that satisfy immediate needs for support, as well as increase their longer-term capacity to manage and govern.
NPOs grow in their interest, acceptance, willingness and capacity to effectively network, collaborate, and contribute to increased collective impact.
NPOs are informed of sector-level matters and have access to resources and key advocacy messages that benefit the sector in the Metro Edmonton region, as well as their particular constituency.
We serve Metro Edmonton in all its diversity and strive to be as inclusive as possible in our relationship-building and issue-championing.
We aim to be a collective voice by working collaboratively through partnerships, alliances and working agreements.
We are committed to strong working relationships with the not-for-profit sector, business and government.
We do not duplicate services provided by our members and partners.
We operate in a way that is socially, financially, and environmentally responsible.
Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion
ECVO is a diverse organization that welcomes and values the knowledges and lived realities of our members and communities. We are committed to ensuring our programs, activities, policies, and priorities are inclusive, equitable, and aimed at systems-level change. We actively work to enhance diversity at all levels of the organization in order to effectively represent public-serving voluntary sector organizations in the Edmonton area.
Rhianna Charchuk (on maternity leave)
Capacity Building Specialist
rhianna@ecvo.ca| 780.429.4962
Gemma Dunn
Executive Director
gemma@ecvo.ca | 780.809.0886
Kerry-Ann Sitcheron (on maternity leave)
Strategic Initiatives Specialist
kerry-ann@ecvo.ca | 587.635.0275 ext. 220
David Feldman
Director, Learning & Development
governance@ecvo.ca | 780.801.1054
Karis Nsofor
Ethnocultural Capacity Building Project Manager
karis@ecvo.ca
Julianna Sookraj
Programs Specialist
julianna@ecvo.ca | 780.801.4720
Andrea Veale
Community Connector, ACSN
andrea@acsn.ecvo.ca
Katie Whittingham
Director, Finance & Human Resources
admin@ecvo.ca | 587.635.0277
Emma Wilkins
Capacity Building & Engagement Specialist
emmaw@ecvo.ca | 780.429.4962
Mista Zaugg
Communications & Program Assistant
mista@ecvo.ca | 587.635.4104
Barbara Burton | Interim Chair
Leslie Allen | Treasurer
Roya Damabi | Secretary
Troy Davies
Sue Gilchrist
Brooks Hanewich
Anne-Marie Kallal
Mushtaq Kazani
Christina Nsaliwa
Toby Rabinovitz
