A Learning Journey Part 1: Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact
By Kim Nordbye, Project Manager. Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo In April, I embarked on a two-part learning journey, having the honour of attending two incredible conferences. The first was hosted by the Tamarack Institute and attended by approximately 100 people from across Canada and the United States including 11 people from a wide variety of Fort […]
A Learning Journey Part 2: Getting Legislation That Helps
By Kim Nordbye, Project Manager. Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo In April, I embarked on a two-part learning journey, having the honour of attending two incredible conferences. In A Learning Journey Part 1 – Leading a Backbone Organization for Collective Impact, I shared my learning from the first conference. Now, in part 2, the focus shifts to […]
Report from a Globe Trotting Social Innovator
By Ken S. Coates, Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and Co-Director of Research, International Centre for Northern Governance and Development, University of Saskatchewan I have been away from Fort McMurray for a year and a half – far too long – but I have been keeping busy! Nor have […]
Guiding Principles to Help You Develop Better Capacity Building Strategies
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo For the first time since I began visiting Fort McMurray in 2009, my role at the recent Convergence YMM Summit was to listen and observe. Normally I would have been helping behind-the-scenes, but this time it was a real pleasure for me to be one of the participants. […]
November Project Update
By Nancy Mattes, Director, Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo One of the important jobs of the Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo project is building and strengthening networks. Coming into the project I didn’t think this aspect of our work would become so important, but as my understanding of social innovation deepens, I am beginning to appreciate why […]
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! […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
