Accreditation Preparation Workshop Series, 2012-2013
From September 2012 to March 2013, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo (SPWB) delivered a series of five workshops designed to help nonprofits and charities in Wood Buffalo to apply for accreditation through Imagine Canada’s new Standards Program. Each workshop corresponded to one section of the Standards, and provided an opportunity for organizations to work on their […]
2012 Social Innovation Workshop Series
Starting in September 2012, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo presented a series of four workshops led by facilitators from Social Innovation Generation at the University of Waterloo. These workshops explored four topics in Social Innovation: Social Innovation and Resilience Engaging Youth for Social Innovation Social Finance Diversity in Communities and Social Innovation
2012 Capacity Assessment Results
More than 100 nonprofit and charitable organizations participated in the capacity assessment survey that was done in collaboration with Nonprofit Sector Link. The high response rate provided invaluable information to help us better understand the sector as a whole as well as identifying areas for improvement. Local capacity-building groups can use this data to develop training and professional development programs designed to address these gaps. One […]
Collaborating for Collective Impact
Collaborating for Collective Impact was convened by Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and co-facilitated by Erika Hornsey, Executive Director of Volunteer Wood Buffalo and Emmanuel Makia, Social Planning Supervisor at the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The morning session explored the essential elements of collective impact initiatives and offered an opportunity for small multisectoral groups to […]
Staff Recruitment and Retention Discussion
What can be done about staff recruitment and retention in Wood Buffalo? It’s time we worked together to address this issue! Staff recruitment and retention is one of the biggest challenges facing the social profit sector in Wood Buffalo. The 2013 Capacity Assessment Survey demonstrated a positive relationship between capacity and the length of time a […]
2013 Capacity Assessment Survey and Strategic Learning Workshop
On Wednesday, November 6th, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo convened a full-day workshop to hear the results from the 2013 Capacity Assessment Survey and to demonstrate how data can inform strategies and strengthen our understanding of the social profit sector in Wood Buffalo.
Developing a Collective Impact Strategy for Youth-related Issues in Wood Buffalo Workshop Series
Organizations involved in serving youth in Wood Buffalo participated in a social change process to develop a collective impact[1] strategy to address youth-related issues in Wood Buffalo. This collective impact strategy built on the work of Y-Connect, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo, ConvergenceYMM, Nexus North, the Regional Municipal of Wood Buffalo, as well as the research […]
Strategic Learning for Greater Impact
The Social Profit sector in Wood Buffalo has been working hard to build organizational capacity to enable greater impact and mission achievement. Over the past few years, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and its partners have supported this goal by offering initiatives like the Accreditation Preparation Workshop Series and the annual Capacity Assessment Survey. On Wednesday, […]
SPWB Community Feedback Event
Thanks to those individuals who participated in SPWB feedback sessions and/or interviews. Your comments informed our 2014 SPWB Process Report Click here to download the report
Resilient Communities Conference 2014
Thanks to everyone who attended the Resilient Communities Conference which was held from October 1 – 3, 2014. At the conference, we Dug deep into the results from the “Look into Wood Buffalo” Community Wellbeing Survey Raised the roof about Wood Buffalo’s contribution to the growing field of research into the practice of social innovation […]
