Community-based supports and services

The ECAP helps to advance and strengthen the non-profit and voluntary sector. It provides multi-year operational funding for up to 3 years to Alberta-based non-profit organizations that:

• build the capacity of other non-profit organizations in Alberta
• strengthen and advance the capacity of Alberta’s non-profit and voluntary sector as a whole

Programs and services provided by eligible organizations must be intended for any non-profit organization in the community, and may be offered at a local, regional or provincial scale.

Find out more about ECAP

Community-based partners

• the Nonprofit Chamber
  • The Nonprofit Chamber's Recording Library features webinars on topics of interest including public policy, leadership, human resources and technology as well as the Nonprofit Connections Speaker Series capturing meaningful discussions, and actionable insights.
  • Non-profit Advocacy Tools features resources to help you share your priorities with the public, represent communities, advance policies and promote funding.
• IntegralOrg
• Volunteer Alberta (Association of Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Engaging Organizations of Alberta)
• Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO)
• FuseSocial Wood Buffalo Society
• Grande Prairie Regional Association of Volunteer Organizations (GP-RAVO) supports a broad spectrum of member agencies, from grassroots groups to larger organizations. Their commitment revolves around strengthening organizations in governance, risk management, human resources, volunteer management, citizen engagement, advocacy, and more.
• Volunteer Lethbridge Association
• Volunteer Centre of Calgary (Volunteer Connector)

Creative Partnerships Alberta introduces donation and investment opportunities as well as capacity building programs to create a climate of social entrepreneurism for Alberta’s non-profits. This will enable the development of new sources of funding, access to business mentorship and assistance.

Several capacity building programs funded by Creative Partnerships Alberta are offered by community-based organizations. These include:

• Namada – an online resource navigation tool co-created by Alberta Social Economy Ecosystem Development (AB Seed)
• UCeed – social impact fund, offered by Innovate Calgary and partners
• Social Impact Lab Alberta – offered by United Way Calgary and Area, J5, and partners

Learn more about capacity-building programs

The Muttart Foundation is a registered private charitable foundation. The Muttart Foundation believes that Canada is best served through a strong, independent, and interconnected voluntary sector. For almost 2 decades, the foundation has provided capacity-building funding to both individual charities and to charitable-sector infrastructure organizations – those charities that serve other charities. Currently the foundation’s funding is aimed at the following 2 strategies:

1. To create, promote or support the organizational, legal and regulatory vehicles to allow the charitable sector to be full players in the development of public policy related to the sector and those it serves.
2. To encourage the development of leadership at the sectoral level.

The Muttart Foundation is a champion of increasing and improving the governance capacity of Alberta’s non-profit sector, which is a mutual aim shared by the Community Development Unit. The Government of Alberta works in partnership with the Muttart Foundation on key initiatives such as the Board Development Program and, more recently, the Alberta Non-Profit Learning Centre.

Learn more about the Muttart Foundation:

• non-profit restructuring
• self-guided workbook for non profit closure

PolicyWise for Children and Families has a wide range of available publications and toolkits to help organizations understand and use data. PolicyWise is also partnering with the Government of Alberta and the Alberta Nonprofit Network on an Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy.

•    PolicyWise reports and publications
•    Alberta Nonprofit Data Strategy