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 […]
Look Into Wood Buffalo: Community Wellbeing Survey
Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo partnered with the Oil Sands Community Alliance, the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, the United Way of Fort McMurray, Keyano College, FuseSocial, the Arts Council of Wood Buffalo, Arts Council Wood Buffalo, ONE Regional Recreational Association of Wood Buffalo and Fort McMurray Realtors conducted a community wellbeing survey May 3 – […]
Reflecting on Wood Buffalo – Community Wellbeing Survey
Guest Blog by Brandi Gartner, Oil Sands Community Alliance, Fort McMurray Self-reflection – In some cases, this is a simple concept and is a personal experience. I have learned that incorporating self-reflection into my own experiences, both professionally and personally, allows me to get a sense of what is happening around me. It is a […]
The "Look into Wood Buffalo" Community Wellbeing Survey: Time for Personal Reflection
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo A group of community leaders are working with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing to conduct a communty wellbeing survey which starts on May 3rd and runs through to June 20th. The purpose of this survey is to gather information on community wellbeing to help decision-makers better understand […]
Measuring What Matters
By Russell Thomas, Executive Director (Interim), Arts Council Wood Buffalo A former boss of mine, back in my radio broadcasting days, often repeated the admonition, “What gets measured gets done.” Arriving here in 1996, I was surprised to discover a level of professionalism and diligence that, at first, seemed over the top, but eventually began to […]
Caring Community
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo At the recent launch of Paul Born’s new book, “Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Chaotic Times,” long-standing regional chair Ken Seiling told the audience that one of the reasons Waterloo Region is known as a great place for people to live, work and raise a family […]
How Do You Measure What Really Matters?
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo Do you ever catch yourself thinking that you love your community? Usually this happens to me when I’m travelling outside of Canada, and I’m seeing things that don’t exist in my neck of the woods. It also happens when I’m hearing stories of persecution, injustice or crimes […]
