By Kerry Sitcheron With the unprecedented demand for services, social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and even increasing inflation, non-profit organizations are feeling the pinch and thinking now, more than ever, about the long-term resilience of their organizations. Resilience is the ability to withstand adverse conditions while still delivering services and meeting the …
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By Kerry Sitcheron Leslie Allen, Executive Director—WIN House, and ECVO Mentor For many non-profit leaders, Randy Newman’s song “Lonely at the Top” rings true. Beyond feelings of isolation, non-profit executive directors often find themselves navigating challenging work situations, including teetering on the brink of burnout just to keep the organization sustained, having multiple roles, …
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Creating a more gender-inclusive workplace Pride is an occasion dedicated to celebrating, commemorating and recognizing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, and two-spirit (2SLGBTQ2+) communities. With the City of Edmonton celebrating Pride in August this year, ECVO took the opportunity to connect with our human resources director, Katie Whittingham, to discuss how …
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By Isca Irangwe, ECVO Communications Summer Student On August 3, the Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP) hosted an Intercultural Community Gathering for community organizations and groups in Edmonton’s immigration and settlement ecosystem to participate in a full-day in-person gathering. The event offered an incredible opportunity for ELIP members to meet in-person for the first …
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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is seeking an artist/communicator or collective of artists/communicators to support us to tell the stories about our organization and the work we do in creative ways. Deadline to submit a proposal has been extended. The deadline is now September 11, 2023, at 5 p.m. MT. More details, including …
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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations is seeking a consultant to engage with grassroots senior-serving and ethnocultural non-profit organizations in the Edmonton area on the development of what a shared services business support model should include and the development of a business model. Deadline to submit a proposal is August 1, 2023, at 5 p.m. …
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We’re seeking new voices to join the ECVO board to guide our work and inspire transformation in Edmonton’s non-profit sector. ECVO’s board of directors guides the organization towards achieving its strategic goals, while also driving systemic transformation towards a more equitable and inclusive sector. Board Directors govern through policy to ensure sound, ethical, legal, …
We need your help! In August 2022, the ECVO wrote a letter of objection to the AGLC regarding the proposed relocation of the Camrose Casino from 3201 48th Avenue, Camrose, Alberta, to 420 Parsons Road SW, Edmonton, Alberta. The proposed move could see Edmonton area charities lose out on millions of dollars in funding. In …
By The Nonprofit Vote Election season is upon us, and with it, comes the launch of Nonprofit Vote. It’s a chance for us to use our collective voice to make non-profit sector issues election issues. With a provincial election on the horizon, we call on Alberta’s parties to include the 1 out of every 20 …
On International Women’s Day, we explore this year’s themes of Embracing Equity and Every Woman Counts. Both themes are a reminder and call to action that all people, regardless of their gender, have the right to belong, to be seen, and to thrive in our communities. A group that has historically experienced being excluded from …
