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Essential to sustain 'people infrastructure'

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Edmonton Chamber of Volunteer organizations hosts a variety of workshops

If you ask any volunteer why they do what they do, they'll likely say something like 'it's to make their community a better place'. Ask them what they like least, it's probably attending meetings or taking care of paperwork.

It's pretty much the same even for executives of the largest community organizations.

About a decade ago, they began to realize they needed something to handle the bigger issues a) such as changes in legislation that affect how they do business, and b) that kept pulling them away from work with their own organizations.

Last Updated ( Monday, 21 September 2009 22:18 ) Read more...
 

ECVO: promoting communication between candidates, citizens

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Russ Dahms, executive director with the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations:it's about promoting citizen involvement.

"The safest thing we can do is promote candidate forums and encourage citizens to get engaged," says Russ Dahms, executive director with the Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations.
Dahms is talking about the provincial election - and the fact that neither ECVO nor its Calgary counterpart have endorsed any candidates or parties.

The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations distributed a questionnaire to the headquarters of all the parties, stating, "In preparation for the provincial election, and on behalf of Alberta's more than 19,000 community based organizations,we are seeking information regarding each political party's position on issues and opportunities facing the non-profit/voluntary sector."

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 September 2009 14:12 ) Read more...
 


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