Collaboration Projects

To support the concept of collaboration, Sector Link participates in partnership projects where our objectives are aligned with that of another organization and we work together to achieve mutually beneficial results.

Current Collaboration Projects:

The Wood Buffalo Capacity Building Project

Project Description
The Faculty of Arts is working on an exciting project that will help a rapidly growing community in northern Alberta build social and non-profit capacity.  Designed to strengthen community empowerment and engagement, the overarching goal of the project is to help make Wood Buffalo a vibrant place for people to live, work and raise a family.

The Faculty of Arts is using action-based research to engage community “barn building” leaders from both Wood Buffalo and Waterloo Region to work together in finding creative solutions.  While the primary focus is community building through the non-profit sector, the project is designed to respond to emerging needs and opportunities that are identified by the community.

•  Heart of Wood Buffalo Leadership Awards Program - guideline and forms
  
• To join us in the conference, register here
  
• visit their website: http://woodbuffalo.uwaterloo.ca
  

Nonprofit Management Certificate with Keyano College

Project Background
On October 21/09 Keyano College had conducted a focus group meeting to facilitate discussion regarding the Nonprofit Management Certificate Delivery in Fort McMurray. Representatives from The United Way, Community Network Association, Volunteer Wood Buffalo, Canadian Mental Health Association, Victims Services Unit, Fort McMurray Food Bank, HIV/AIDs Society and Nonprofit Sector Link participated in the focus group. On October 21/09, Keyano College distributed a six page survey to all nonprofit organizations of the Wood Buffalo Area, and received an overwhelmingly positive response.

• Download the Brochure with list of cources here
  
• Nonprofit Sector Link released bursaries for the Introduction to Nonpofit course
  

The Temporary Foreign Workers Forum

Who are the Temporary Foreign Workers in Wood Buffalo Region?

They are the workers who come temporarily to Canada under a general program or as part of a sector-specific program. Visas differ with respect to requirements for employers and employees, duration, and eligibility for permanent residency. This  sector is covered by Temporary Foreign Workers, Live-in Caregivers, and Seasonal Agricultural Workers. Wood Buffalo Region receives Temporary Foreign Workers in different positions from highly qualified professionals to low skilled workers and as well Live-in Caregivers.

• 15-April Temporary Foreign Workers Forum
  

Get Up & Go Wood Buffalo 

Get up and Go Wood Buffalo hopes to promote the importance of community involvement and volunteerism.

"The first Get up and Go Wood Buffalo event was held last April 17,2010 and was such a huge success that committee decided to make it an annual event taking place every  fall,” said Michele Taylor, Director of Programs and Services at MacDonald Island Park Corporation.  “Recreation agencies and service clubs are invited to register to showcase what they can offer our residents.”
 

Alberta Nonprofit Workforce Council

WorkforceConnect addresses nonprofit sector workforce issues by engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is an initiative of the Alberta Nonprofit Workforce Council, a diverse group working collaboratively to find long term solutions to sector workforce issues. The Council coordinates a province-wide, cross-sectoral implementation of A Workforce Strategy for Alberta’s Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector.

The Non Profit Voluntary Sector Table of the Alberta NonProfit Voluntary Sector Initiative

consists of representatives across various subsectors of the Non Profit Sector, working with Government of Alberta representatives from across numerous Ministries.

The Non Profit Voluntary Sector Table of the Alberta Nonprofit Voluntary Sector Initiative, consisting of representatives across various subsectors of the Non Profit Sector, working with Government of Alberta representatives from across numerous Ministries.