Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations

ICYMI: We're halfway through our Leadership Transition blog series, which is full of perspectives, tips, and lessons that we gained through our recent transition. We hope it can help #yegnonprofits who are undertaking their own leadership change. https://www.ecvo.ca/blog

Brokering Partnerships Remotely is a five-week certificate FREE course that begins on April 28, offered by the Partnership Brokers Association. Build your skills, capacity and confidence with this interactive dynamic online course. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/free-brokering-partnerships-rem

NEW on the ECVO Blog: We sit down with our Board Chair for a conversation about what they learned throughout ECVO's recent leadership transition, including some must-haves and tools to help ease the process for boards. https://ecvo.ca/blog/leadership-transition-part3/

New on the ECVO Blog: in the first of a series on #yegnonprofits leadership transition, guest author Jane Halford of Halford Consulting Inc. explores the crucial first considerations for #nonprofits faced with an impending search for a new leader. https://ecvo.ca//leadership-transition-start-from-where-y/

Looking to start or expand your career in #yegnonprofits? Look no further than the Jobline, where dozens of non-profits are posting their latest job opportunities. https://jobline.ecvo.ca

Time is running out and space is filling up, but there's still time to save your seat at tomorrow's webinar where we'll explore the newly-released YourAlberta (Government of Alberta) provincial budget and what it means for Alberta's non-profits. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2021-provincial-budget-alb

Catch up with our Executive Transition blog series, where we share what we learned as we underwent our own leadership transition in 2019-20. Includes perspectives from the ECVO board and consultants with whom we collaborated throughout the process! https://www.ecvo.ca/blog

Our latest addition to the Answering Your Questions slate is taking your questions on volunteerism and insurance. Join Wanita Quaia from Foster Park Brokers for a new edition of Answering Your Questions on April 21!

Our 8th and final Tip for More Inclusive Volunteer Programs: countless other #yegnonprofits are undoubtedly going down the same path as you are. SO learn from them, and be willing to share your insight with others as they go down the same path behind you. #yegvolunteers #IVD2020

On Day 7 of our 8 Tips to More Inclusive Volunteer Programs, we encourage #yegnonprofits to recognize that this process can be difficult, confusing, and occasionally uncomfortable. And that's okay. #IVD2020 #yegvolunteers

We're hosting a networking events for emerging leaders in #yegnonprofits. What's an emerging leader? Anybody passionate about their personal and professional growth and the health of the non-profit sector, regardless of position, skill level or experience.

The Boland Survey may be open until February 17, but it's never too early to submit your data! CCVO's annual Boland Report is extremely valuable to non-profits, being the only comprehensive source of sector compensation data in Canada. https://www.calgarycvo.org/bolandsurvey

#DidYouKnow: 47% of #YEG millennials have volunteered their time in the last 12 months? 67% of millennials donate by website, app or textcompared to 48% of Gen Xers?... More millennial tidbits can be found in the Edmonton Community Foundation's 2020 Vital Signs Report! https://www.ecfoundation.org/initiatives/vital-signs/

Board Leadership Calgary is moving their 2020 conference online this year, so it's even easier to gain some extra skills and insight to apply to your board roles! http://boardleadershipcalgary.ca

Through the Volunteer Lawyer Services Roster Program, Pro Bono Law Alberta matches non-profits with volunteer lawyers, who can provide assistance on a variety of legal issues that impact their day-to-day operations. https://pbla.ca/get-legal-help/help-for-non-profits/

Budgeting isn't easy at the best of timesbut during COVID, it's been an especially large strain on #yegnonprofits. Great to see CPAs with Community Ambassadors hosting a FREE webinar on non-profit budgeting next week! https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/budgeting-for-non-profits-regis

Can't make it to next Wednesday's Q+A session on governance? Don't fret: another edition is right around the corner. The next instalment is scheduled for December 9! https://ecvo.wildapricot.org/event-4036026

Quick Hits // Your two-minute catch-up on all things non-profit in Edmonton. - https://mailchi.mp/ecvo/quick-hits-12924903

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On Day 6 of our 8 Tips for More Inclusive Volunteer Programs series: we encourage #yegnonprofits to consider what barriers, however slight, may be preventing certain potential #yegvolunteers from taking the plunge. #IVD2020