June Project Update
By Kim Nordbye, Project Manager, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo More than two weeks ago we celebrated the 2nd annual Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards at the Suncor Energy Centre for the Performing Arts at Holy Trinity High School. Seems like the event was just yesterday with the buzz that is still in the air and people talking about […]
July Project Update
By Nancy Mattes, Director Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo The 2012 Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards Ceremony and the 2012 SPWB Learning Conference provided two great opportunities to move the social prosperity agenda forward. The Heart Awards was the perfect venue to honour outstanding community leaders and to celebrate the many gifts that are shared so generously […]
Social Prosperity Toolkit
By Katharine Zywert, Project Officer, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Launched in June 2012 at the Social Prosperity Learning Conference, the Social Prosperity Toolkit is a new online database containing over 90 resources designed to build nonprofit capacity and spark community innovation. The Social Prosperity Toolkit has its origins in community conversations that explored the most […]
Wood Buffalo Nonprofit Learning & Development E-calendar
By Kim Nordbye, Project Manager, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo recently partnered with Nonprofit Sector Link Wood Buffalo (LINK) to launch a great tool called the Wood Buffalo Nonprofit Learning & Development e-calendar. This online calendar is a central place where all Wood Buffalo nonprofit organizations can find upcoming professional development and […]
The Case for Accreditation
By Katharine Zywert, Project Officer, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo On September 25th, 2012, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo will host the first workshop in its five-part SPWB Accreditation Preparation Workshop Series. The workshop series will help prepare nonprofit and charitable organizations in Wood Buffalo to apply for accreditation through Imagine Canada’s Standards Program. Over the summer, […]
September Project Update
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo It’s been a glorious long hot summer for me with time to rest, reflect and rejuvenate. It’s hard to believe that my daughter Sam started grade 8 yesterday and we’re back to the same old routine. Sam is ready for a little more routine, regular exercise and a decent bed-time! […]
October Project Update
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Recently the University of Waterloo opened the new Mike and Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre. Special guest Stephen Hawking was treated like a rock star and everyone marveled at the state-of-the-art facility. Without putting anything inside, the building alone cost $160 million! That’s because it was built with the […]
February Project Update
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Now that the Social Prosperity Framework for Building Prosperous Communities has the green light of approval from Wood Buffalo community members, we’re developing the infrastructure for the Implementation Phase which is scheduled to begin in June. The organic nature of our project combined with the commitment to address community needs meant that we could not […]
April Project Update
By Kim Nordbye, Project Manager, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo In 2011, MacDonald Island Park Corporation (MIPC) and their expansion project consultants met with many nonprofit organizations in the region to get input around plans to build a nonprofit shared space community centre as part of the facility expansion. The MIPC Board of Directors plans to […]
January Project Update
Blog By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo hosted several events in January. The level of engagement, attendance and community buy-in was at an all-time high! The Change Lab, which took place on January 22nd, was the first time SPWB was able to report back to the community since its’ […]
