By Kerry Sitcheron Leslie Allen, Executive Director—WIN House, and ECVO Mentor For many non-profit leaders, Randy Newman’s song “Lonely at the Top” rings true. Beyond feelings of isolation, non-profit executive directors often find themselves navigating challenging work situations, including teetering on the brink of burnout just to keep the organization sustained, having multiple roles, …
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Creating a more gender-inclusive workplace Pride is an occasion dedicated to celebrating, commemorating and recognizing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, and two-spirit (2SLGBTQ2+) communities. With the City of Edmonton celebrating Pride in August this year, ECVO took the opportunity to connect with our human resources director, Katie Whittingham, to discuss how …
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By Isca Irangwe, ECVO Communications Summer Student On August 3, the Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP) hosted an Intercultural Community Gathering for community organizations and groups in Edmonton’s immigration and settlement ecosystem to participate in a full-day in-person gathering. The event offered an incredible opportunity for ELIP members to meet in-person for the first …
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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is seeking an artist/communicator or collective of artists/communicators to support us to tell the stories about our organization and the work we do in creative ways. Deadline to submit a proposal has been extended. The deadline is now September 11, 2023, at 5 p.m. MT. More details, including …
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