Bow Valley Non-Profits

06/18/2026

Elevated Leadership by IntegralOrg - Fall 2026

Leading in the nonprofit sector requires resilience, adaptability, and a deep commitment to community impact. With increasing demand and constrained resources, today’s nonprofit leaders face challenges that are both complex and unique.

Elevated Leadership is a leadership training program created by the nonprofit sector, for the nonprofit sector—designed to support leaders in rising to meet these challenges.

Whether navigating difficult conversations, developing a team, leading through uncertainty, or simply trying to stay grounded amidst competing demands, leaders will find practical tools, trusted peers, meaningful support, and a community that understands the realities of nonprofit leadership.

- This program is open to nonprofit organizations from across Alberta.
- Five full days of in-person learning will take place from October 2026 to November 2026, with follow-up virtual events in December 2026 and January 2027.
- In-person sessions will take place in Calgary.
- Valued at $3,500, this program is offered at a subsidized rate of $350 per participant through the generous support of RBC.

Learn more:
https://www.integralorg.ca/leadership-training

06/16/2026

Non-profit organizations play an essential role in keeping the Bow Valley connected, supported, and resilient.

From food security and mental health services to arts, culture, and environmental stewardship, these organizations fill critical gaps and create spaces where people can access help, build relationships, and feel a sense of belonging.

Their impact is felt every day, and they rely on community support to continue doing this vital work.

Here are 5 ways you can support local Bow Valley organizations:
📌 Follow your favourite Bow Valley organizations on social media.
📌 Consider supporting a local organization as a board member or volunteer.
📌 Donate non-perishable food items to the Bow Valley Food Bank.
📌 Donate to local organizations; every little bit helps.
📌 Attend an event hosted by a local organization.

These are just a few examples of how to support local organizations.

How do you support our local organizations? Share below. 👇

06/12/2026

📢 Webinar - June 18th: Entrepreneurial Board Governance: A New Approach to Non-Profit Leadership

Thriving Non-Profits is partnering with CanadaHelps to offer a special webinar on Entrepreneurial Board Governance.

In this interactive 90-minute session, we'll explore how boards can use their limited time more intentionally to provide stronger leadership, clearer direction, and greater impact. Participants will learn how to move beyond a narrow focus on fiduciary oversight and create more space for strategic and generative governance.

Key Takeaways:
• Learn a practical framework for balancing fiduciary, strategic, and generative governance
• Receive an annual board calendar template to structure governance conversations throughout the year
• Explore six core dimensions of entrepreneurial governance: leadership, risk, strategy, finance, executive partnership, and community engagement

Who Should Attend?
Board members, Board Chairs, and Executive Directors who want to strengthen board performance, make better use of limited meeting time, and adopt a more intentional approach to governance.

About the Speaker
Lee Herrin is Director of Coaching and Consulting, Thriving Non-profits. He brings over 20 years of experience in non-profit leadership, governance, and strategy, and has served on and chaired numerous boards.

Register now:
https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2964449828735119962

06/11/2026

📢 Free Webinar by Volunteer Alberta: More Than Forms: Bridging the 10 Steps to Volunteer Screening

Volunteer screening is more than completing forms—it’s an important process that connects people with meaningful volunteer roles while enhancing the safety and quality of programs and services delivered in communities.

This session explores volunteer screening through a relationship-based lens, highlighting how screening begins before recruitment and continues throughout the volunteer journey.

Designed for volunteer-engaging organizations of all sizes, this session provides clear guidance to strengthen screening practices, reduce risk, support engagement, and uphold ethical responsibilities to the communities we serve.

Register now for the June 18th, 1pm MST webinar: 👇
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/HFnN1SEUSm-aMNgSvDhuuw #/registration

Next webinar August 13, 2026

Volunteer screening is more than completing forms—it’s an important process that connects people with meaningful volunteer roles while enhancing the safety and quality of programs and services delivered in communities. This session explores Volunteer Canada’s 10 Steps of Screening through a re...

06/10/2026

Volunteer this Saturday, June 13, 2026, to support the community celebration of National Indigenous History Month at the Civic Centre Plaza (902 7 Ave).

Volunteers play an essential role in bringing the National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration to life. All volunteers will be supported by Town of Canmore staff and contractors and provided with clear direction throughout their shift.

Volunteers may work shorter or longer blocks than their scheduled time.

To sign up as a volunteer, click here: https://www.canmore.ca/your-community/arts-culture-and-heritage/events/national-indigenous-peoples-day-volunteer-registration

Questions? Email [email protected] for more info!

06/09/2026

What issues should be top priorities for Alberta in 2026?

Alberta Perspectives is inviting organizations and business leaders to participate in a short 8-minute survey exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the province today.

Your input will help inform advocacy efforts and ensure the realities and priorities of Alberta's organizations are reflected in future discussions and decision-making. Survey closes June 12 at 5:00 PM

Take the survey nowhttps://research.albertaperspectives.ca/jfe/form/SV_41GWfaqETeHzpjg?Source=rf

06/07/2026

Help support Bow Valley Connections Centre this month!!

June is bottle drive month for BVCC! For all of June we will do pick ups in Canmore just reach out to us and we will collect for you! June 13th from 9am-1pm we will be in Exshaw, Deadman’s flats and Harvie Heights! We know it is or was getting warm and you have been having BBQs! We would love to help you get rid of your empties! The donations we get will be matched up to 50% from to help with our kids programming! Thanks so much! You can always drop them at the bottle depot and say they are for bow valley connections centre no waiting to have them counted.

06/04/2026

Canada’s non-profit and charitable organizations are an under-recognized economic engine. The community services subsector alone employs more than 620,000 people and contributes $25 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product.

In response to increasing service demands and current funding trends, there is a growing need for adaptive and complementary approaches, and some community organizations have been reimagining their roles, stepping outside traditional funding models to form partnerships that leverage their knowledge of community needs.

Moving from funders/grantmakers to investors/collaborators, the social sector is exploring shared-risk models, blending private and public capital, and embedding local community-building expertise within business skill development.

From The Philanthropist Journal. Read more about how private sector, government, funders, and community agencies work together, in the full article:
https://thephilanthropist.ca/2025/11/lessons-learned-through-local-economic-development/

06/02/2026

Are you seeking funding? Join the Bow Valley Grants Funding in-person meeting on Thursday, June 11th, from 10:15 am to 12:15 pm at the Canmore Public Library.

Any Bow Valley organizations seeking funding or grant opportunities are welcome to join!

The goals of these meetings are to develop partnership opportunities, collaborate on events, share resources & grants, and discuss grant writing best practices.

Questions? Please email [email protected] or [email protected] .

06/01/2026

📢 Free lunch-and-learn webinar for Bow Valley community organizations on Living Wage Explained: What it means, why it matters, and how community organizations can lead.

This session will provide a clear and practical overview of how the living wage is calculated, what is included, and how wages, benefits, public services, housing, transit, recreation, childcare, and community programs all relate to affordability.

The goal is to support an informed and respectful conversation about living wage, health, and community well-being in the Bow Valley.

📌 Presenter: Alison Van D**e, Coordinator, Alberta Living Wage Network
📌 Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
📌 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m.
📌 Location: Online

Healthy Bow Valley supports this conversation because income, housing, food security, and financial stress are closely connected to physical and mental health.

Please RSVP to receive the webinar link. Can’t attend live? RSVP, and you’ll receive a recording. 👇

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBMfHennwCxqgais4j019VtT-mIL2x1G5um0VbhUh0sF8dVg/viewform