Food Banks Alberta

01/24/2014

Beyond just the dishonest hype about the supposed widespread fraud in the food stamp program, conservative commentators employed two major narratives to justify the dramatic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that went into effect back in November: that people on food stamp...

09/13/2013

http://www.mckesson.ca/en/corporate-citizenship/mckesson-foundation

The McKesson Foundation has been committed to helping people in the communities where our employees live and work for over 25 years. The McKesson Foundation has developed its programs to encourage employee volunteerism and to provide access to quality health care and education to children and youth…

09/13/2013

Microsoft launches worldwide Office 365 donation program for nonprofits

September 12, 2013

Microsoft Corp. announced the global availability, including Canada, of Office 365 for Nonprofits for qualifying nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) through its software donation program. Office 365 for Nonprofits provides nonprofits and NGOs access to Microsoft’s Office cloud service, tailored to the needs of nonprofits, including:

Ability to access information from virtually anywhere
Easy collaboration
Easy IT implementation
Reliable and up-to-date

Nonprofits and NGOs interested in implementing Microsoft Office 365 can check eligibility and order donations online.

04/10/2013

Meet Kate: an ordinary girl with an ordinary family. But, there is something you don't know about her... Her family, like so many in the Food Bank's 34 count...

04/10/2013

Interesting article on Volunteering

The extent to which Canadians do unpaid volunteer work for organizations is affected by their working arrangements. In 2010, about one in five full-time workers aged 25 to 54 (or 2,036,000 persons) volunteered five or more hours per month on a regular basis. In comparison, about one third of part-ti...

01/28/2013

Interesting Valentine's Day Fund Raiser
Mystery Admirer- This event can be a lot of fun. Each donor has a personal note delivered to someone they secretly admire, or someone they openly admire. Here is the catch in this easy nonprofit fundraiser, the one who is delivered the anonymous note must make a set donation to find out who the admirer is, this donation includes a return message; it could go on all day!

11/15/2012

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/giving/food-banks-mission-expands-to-nutrition-and-education.html?_r=0

Food banks and pantries are on the front lines during emergencies, but are increasingly providing long-term support, including access to fresh produce and education services.

10/05/2012

http://www.nonprofithub.org/featured/how-to-use-mobile-fundraising-for-your-nonprofit/

Mobile fundraising is becoming a more effective tool for nonprofits.

07/19/2012

http://www.thefundraisingauthority.com/strategy-and-planning/you-arent-paying-your-development-staff-enough/

Fundraising is an investment, and you aren’t paying your development staff enough. Seriously. Read this article. Learn why.

07/19/2012

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Charitable+donations+credit+card+charges/6909945/story.html

'We have people who are thinking about donating who tell us point-blank that if our administration costs are more than two per cent they won't give us a cent," says Nicolas Moyer, executive director of the Ottawa-based Humanitarian Coalition. The irony is that if these people are planning to donate ...

07/10/2012

http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/07/07/calgarians-help-flood-ravaged-bc-neighbours

In its time of need, the B.C. resort town so accustomed to showing Calgarians hospitality enjoyed some in return this week.

07/10/2012

http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1001209/purolator-delivers-for-food-banks-across-canada