Buck Starts Here 2009 Exhibitor Information
Updated December 2009
www.lethbridgecommunityfoundation.ca
403.328.5297 office@lethbridgecommunityfoundation.ca 404 8th St South
Alberta Blue Cross
Alberta Blue Cross is a not-for-profit organization … just like yours. As such, we understand and appreciate the value your agency provides to those people you endeavor to serve. In a similar fashion, we provide affordable and sustainable employee benefit programs to assist you in keeping and attracting the people who deliver your programs.
Allan E. Friesen, CEBS, CHRP
Alberta Blue Cross
Suite 470, 220 4th St South, Lethbridge, T1J 4J7
Phone 403-328-6081, Fax 403-327-9823
The Community Spirit Program provides a proportional grant to eligible non-profit and registered charities in Alberta that demonstrate they have received eligible cash donations from individual Albertans. The maximum grant is $25,000 or $50,000 over three years and can be used for operations, programs or capital projects.
Pam Boutilier, Program Director, Community Spirit Program
(780) 644-8207
Alberta Ecotrust Foundation builds partnerships throughout Alberta between environmental organizations, corporations and others who support environmental action to:
- build capacity and sustainability in the voluntary sector.
- promote the environment as the foundation of a healthy community
- hosts workshops, conferences and webinars
- fund and support effective grassroots environmental projects:
The Community Grants program (up to $7,500) is designed to support community based projects that typically focus on local opportunities for change through stewardship and action.
The Major Project grant program (up to $30,000) is designed to support more comprehensive projects that have the potential to result in substantial environmental benefit
Youth Environmental Stewardship Grants (up to $50000) are available to 16 - 29 year olds for a single project undertaken by an individual, or a group of young people.
Kim Kiel
Grant Program Manager
1020 - 1202 Centre Street SE
Calgary, AB T2G 5A5
T.403.209.2245 or 1.800.465.2147 (in Alberta) Ext 104
F.403.209.2086
Alberta Employment and Immigration (AEI) developed a Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Non-profit and Voluntary Sector.
This strategy guides the department's efforts in supporting the labour force requirements of this sector. AEI has developed a number of local labour market products to support employee attraction and retention for specific non-profit employers. In addition, AEI has program areas that may be funded through contracts and grants. Information is available at: http://www.employment.alberta.ca/
Trevor Esau
Labour Market Partnerships
Alberta Employment and Immigration
Alberta Gaming Information for Charitable Groups (GAIN)
GAIN helps volunteers develop a better understanding of the responsibilities and requirements of a gaming licence, and to better assist them to be more accountable to their members and the community at large. The Use of Proceeds session focuses on key information about spending gaming revenue earned from casinos, bingos, raffles, and pull tickets.
Colleen Sebastianelli 1-866-307-7499
This Fund provides grants to encourage full participation and engagement of all Albertans in all aspects of society without encountering discrimination. This grant is a tool for organizations, municipalities and public institutions to help make changes so that all Albertans have the opportunity to participate in the social, cultural, political and economic life of the province without discrimination.
Cam Stewart, MA
Community Consultant
Human Rights and Citizenship, Culture and Community Spirit
310, 525-11 Avenue SW Calgary Alberta T2R 0C9
Tel: (403) 476-4657 Fax: (403) 297-6567
Toll-free in Alberta by first dialing 310-0000
Alberta Culture and Community Spirit, through Lottery Funding Programs, administers two major grant programs: Community Facility Enhancement Program [CFEP-$38 million/year] and the Community Initiatives Program [CIP-$28 million/year] to support community and charitable initiatives throughout Alberta..
Cheryl Dalwood; Community Liaison Officer, Central and Southern Alberta
Mailing address:
McDougall Centre
455 - 6 St SW Calgary, AB T2P 4E8
The AFP Calgary & Area Chapter is one of 12 Canadian chapters, and has over 399 members. We support our membership with comprehensive benefits to foster their development and growth as fundraising professionals. We offer the following programs and services:
Networking opportunities with local, national
and international members
Frequent seminars and workshops
AFP Calgary & Area Chapter
Estella Foster
Suite 200, 1301 - 8th Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2R 1B7
Mentorship programs
Financial reimbursement program
Educational programs
Ph (403) 297-1033
Fax (403) 297-1035
Email: afp@telus.net
Information on cause marketing and copies of Cause Marketing for Nonprofits: Partner for Purpose, Passion and Profits
Contact:
Jocelyne Daw jsdaw@shaw.ca www.causemarketing.ca
- Alberta Blue Cross
- Alberta Community Spirit Program
- Alberta Ecotrust Foundation
- Alberta Employment & Immigration
- Alberta Gaming Information For Charitable Groups (GAIN)
- Alberta Human Rights & Citizenship, Culture & Community Spirit
- Alberta Lottery Fund
- Association of Fundraising Professionals Calgary & Area Chapter
- Causemarketing.ca, Jocelyne Daw
- Charity Village
- City of Lethbridge, community Services
- Legal Resource Centre of Alberta/Charity Central Project
- Lethbridge Community Foundation
- Lethbridge Community Network
- Lethbridge Lifelong Learning Association
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Rural Information Services Initiative (RISE)
- Service Canada
- Volunteer Lethbridge
Charity Village
CharityVillage.com is the non-profit sector's one stop resource for e-training, recruitment and HR, fundraising and donors, volunteer management, organization management, and professional development. CharityVillage.com offers more than 3,500 pages of news, training, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers.
Foundations are granting Campus e-training to non-profit organizations to build capacity by providing skills and training they can use immediately, chock full of solid information and practical resources that can be downloaded and ready for use. Courses are Accredited by CFRE and CAVR.
If philanthropy and volunteerism are part of your world, this is your place. Discover how your organization can get the most from CharityVillage.com by attending the presentation by Dan Crawford, Account Manager AB/MB/SK
City of Lethbridge, Community Services
Grants coordinated by Recreation and Culture Department:
- Civic Hosting Grant: provides funds to help Lethbridge organizations bid and/or host conferences, conventions, meetings, cultural events or sport events.
- Community Event Support Program: assists community non-profit organizations to initiate and develop new events and maintain traditional events, helping with the creation of strong, healthy community events.
- Community Capital Project Grant: assists not for profit organizations to expand and upgrade community-use facilities, new facility development, construction and capital equipment.
Grants coordinated by Community and Social Development Group:
- Family and Community Support Services Program Funding: Established to develop, support and fund preventive social services, through not for profit organizations, within the City of Lethbridge. Programs must intervene at the earliest opportunity, enhance social well-being and be aligned with community needs and City Council priorities.
Recreation and Culture Grants
Carol Thibert
carol.thibert@lethbridge.ca 403 320-3040
Charity Central [www.charitycentral.ca] is a three year project designed to provide information and print and web-based resource materials to Registered Charities in Canada, which will assist them to comply with the requirements of the Income Tax Act. Charity Central also offers a toll-free Helpline for Alberta Registered Charities who have questions on receipting, the fundraising guidance, and books and records. The Helpline number is 1-888-587-4438. The project is funded by the Canada Revenue Agency
Lesley Conley, Coordinator - Information Services, Charity Central
Address: 201, 10350 - 124 St., Edmonton, AB T5N 3V9
Lethbridge Community Foundation
The Lethbridge Community Foundation is a charitable foundation that is continually being built by donors to support the communities of southwestern Alberta. Registered charities are invited to apply for project support through the Community Grants Program, and to explore the potential of building an agency endowment fund to provide ongoing operational funding through legacy gifts.
George Hall, Executive Director
403-328-5297
There is a continually demonstrated need for public access to information technology and the Internet in Lethbridge. By forming a strong network that is coordinated and supported by an incorporated not-for-profit society in Lethbridge, the 32 public access sites support the public in accessing essential government, health, education, and employment information. As the distributor for Alberta Computers for Schools, and a provider of technical support for not-for-profit organizations in Southern Alberta, the LCN has significant resources in equipment, software and skill training services that are available to organizations and program in our communities.
Jim Campbell, Executive Director
403-317-7799
Lethbridge Lifelong Learning Association has been the Adult Learning Council of Lethbridge since 1973. LLLA provides program grant funding for part-time, non-credit learning opportunities for barriered adults. Program funding categories include Foundational Skills [Literacy and ESL], Community Issues and Training for Employment. LLLA also provides Curriculum and Resource Development project funding.
Leanne Armstrong, Executive Director
403-524-3868
Royal Bank of Canada
RBC is committed to making a lasting social impact through inspired, responsible giving and by building strong partnerships with the charitable sector. RBC invested more than $51.5 million with charities in hundreds of communities worldwide in 2008. RBC is dedicated to working with charitable organizations that share our goal to help make a difference in local communities and regions where we do business. We receive about 20,000 requests for funding each year - more than 10 for every hour of the business day. Information about our donor program is available from our website www.rbc.com/donations
Local Contact:
Gwen McMillan, Account Manager, Commercial Financial Services, RBC Royal Bank T.
403-382-3841
Rural Information Services Initiative (RISE)
Through the Rural Information Services Initiative, the Chinook Arch, Marigold & Shortgrass Regional Library Systems are helping their member libraries improve the quality of life in rural Alberta. The $5 million RISE project is now providing access to distance education, government information and a wide range of community based programs via video conference in 80 public libraries across southern Alberta. Stop by our booth to learn how video conferencing can help your organization.
Lauren Jessop, Consultant Librarian
Chinook Arch Regional Library System
403-380-1506
Service Canada
Service Canada provides Canadians with one stop, easy-to-access personalized service by bringing Government of Canada programs and services together in a single delivery network. Some programs and services of interest to not-for-profits are New Horizons for Seniors; Canada Summer Jobs; and Skills Link
Shayne Gurney, Senior Development Officer
Labour Market and Social Development Canada Service Canada Lethbridge
403 382-4790
Volunteer Lethbridge provides services for not-for-profit/voluntary and charitable organizations:
- Promoting volunteerism
- Connecting people with opportunities to serve through volunteerism
- Building capacity of voluntary organizations through training and consultation services
- Providing leadership on issues relating to volunteerism.
Laurie Ruff, Executive Director
Phone: 403-320-2044
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