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  • fACT Sheet — C5 Collaborating for Change

    fACT Sheet — C5 Collaborating for Change

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    Introduction

    C5 is a group of Edmonton-based agencies working toward collective action in the community since 2015. Together, they’ve established a collaborative model that improves service delivery and works to overcome systemic barriers.

    About C5

    The C5 collaborative comprises five local organizations:

    Bent Arrow Traditional Healing Society
    Boyle Street Community Services
    Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
    Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre
    Terra Centre for Teen Parents

    These organizations staff more than 700 and serve over 30,000 people in Edmonton. They work to shape policy and decisions that reflect the realities and hopes of Edmontonians.

    Goal of the Collaborative

    Though each organization functions independently as an agency, the collaborative supports more effective programming and leads to positive changes for children, youth, and families.

    With a strong, unified voice, the group is in a better position to impact decision-making and to dismantle systemic barriers that affect service users.

    Program Overview

    The collaborative works in community on:

    * Ubuntu: The Ubuntu CSD (Collaborative Service Delivery) Program is an innovative approach to child and family support, which leverages a network of partner agencies and Children’s Services to create customized support for children, youth, and families in Northeast Edmonton. Ubuntu offers a continuum of culturally aligned, community-based, family and child centered services. Collectively, with Boyle Street as the lead agency, Ubuntu is one point of access to a streamlined set of services that
    leverages the expertise of five networks to meet the needs of families, children, and youth.
    * North East Hub and Market: The Hub is an initiative that integrates service delivery and fosters connections. This community centre is an exciting social innovation project. Alongside the Hub is the new Essentials Market, which offers not only fresh food and pantry items, but also baby supplies, hygiene products, smudge kits, pet supplies, and arts & crafts packages.

    Programs at the Hub focus on children, youth, parents & caregivers, seniors, employment, mental health, collective kitchens, and culture. A few highlights include:

    * Employment Hub: Individuals can access support for activities such as resumé writing, interview prep, job searches, and career counselling.
    * Early Childhood Development: Children and parents are invited to participate in family events, literacy groups, and learning & development activities.
    * Youth Programming: Youth are welcome to take part in homework support groups, life and job skills development, and a variety of social groups.
    * Caregiver Supports: Evidence-based, participant-led, and Indigenous parenting programming is offered in group settings. One-on-one, in-home visitation, and community outreach are also available for those requiring additional supports.
    * Cultural & Community Services: Individuals are encouraged to join community members and staff in smudges, English classes, or to get help with filing taxes.

    Currently the Hub and Market serve 2,400 community members.

    How Does the Collaborative Work?

    Each organization has an Executive Director, and together they are responsible for the collaborative’s programs and initiatives.

    As non-profits, each organization has their own Board of Directors, which meet as a group once a year.

    There is also a C5 Managers Table that oversees the work of the North East Hub.

    Grant applications are led by the most appropriate agency, depending on the content and anticipated outcomes. Ongoing funding from the Edmonton Community Foundation, the City of Edmonton, and the provincial government allows C5 to continue its work.

    Collective Action

    There are five core elements that are critical to the success of C5:

    *Focus on action
    * An appetite for risk
    * Living the C5 commitment within agencies
    * Relationships that are strengths-based and rooted in mutual respect
    * Backbone support

    Members of the collaborative take part in communities of practice, joint professional development, opportunities to connect and exchange ideas and knowledge, and represent the collaborative at events.

    They also represent their communities, and bring these voices to decision-making tables.

    For More Information

    C5edmonton.ca
    www.edmontonnortheasthub.com

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  • The Power of Lobbying: A Summary of Peter Faid’s Remarks to “Interaction ’89: Schools and Communities in Partnership”

    Title: The Power of Lobbying: A Summary of Peter Faid’s Remarks to “Interaction ’89: Schools and Communities in Partnership”
    Author(s): Faid, Peter
    Subject: Non-profit organizations – lobbying, advocacy
    Place of Publication: Edmonton
    Date of Publication :1989
    Abstract: Remarks on the power of lobbying summarized from his presentation to Interacation 89: schools and communities in partnership
    Language: English
    Material Type: Presentation

    B. NON PROFITS/B.06 PUBLICATIONS/1989 The Power of Lobbying.pdf

  • Homeward Trust Annual Report (2010)

    Title: 2010 Annual Report
    Collection: Alberta
    Corporate Author: Homeward Trust Edmonton
    Subject: Housing – affordable, social housing | Housing – temporary, emergency, homelessness
    Publisher: Homeward Trust Edmonton
    Place of Publication: Edmonton
    Date of Publication: 2010
    Language: English
    Material Type: Report

    B. NON PROFITS/B.02 GOVERNANCE/Homeward Trust Annual Report 2010.pdf

  • 2013 Alberta Nonprofit Survey

    Title: 2013 Alberta nonprofit survey
    Collection: Alberta
    Corporate Author: Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
    Subject: Non-profit organizations – finances | Non-profit organizations – personnel | Non-profit organizations – program planning
    Publisher: Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations
    Place of Publication: Calgary
    Date of Publication: 2013
    Language: English
    Abstract: The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations’ (CCVO) Alberta Nonprofit Surveys take an annual snapshot of the health and experience of Alberta’s nonprofits and charities and capture information on finances, demand for services, staffing, and the future economic outlook of organizations. These surveys help illustrate the changes occurring in Alberta’s nonprofit sector. The 2013 survey is the sixth in this series. This year we explored new areas including operating reserves, capital campaigns, advocacy, the implementation of Alberta’s Social Policy Framework, and the impact of the elimination of two provincial programs. The survey ran from March 21 to May 6, 2013 and received 402 responses. This is not a scientific survey and nor is the sample representative. That said, the composition of our sample remains relatively constant from year to year.

    The survey was administered shortly after the provincial budget was introduced. Budget 2013 triggered a strong reaction from some areas within Alberta’s nonprofit sector and a lot has happened since this survey was in the field. Our initial assessment was that this survey captured a mood (or moods) that may have shifted over the intervening weeks as some of the implications of the provincial budget became known. As this report was in its final stages, many southern Alberta communities declared statesof emergency due to severe flooding, the full impact of which will not be known for many months. [Taken from report]

    B. NON PROFITS/B.06 PUBLICATIONS/2013AlbertaNonprofitSurvey.pdf

  • Assessing the Benefits of Community Human Services

    Title: Assessing the Benefits of Community Human Services
    Author(s): Makhoul, Anne, & Torjman, Sherri
    Corporate Author: Caledon Institute of Social Policy
    Subject: Social services – studies
    Publisher: Caledon Institute of Social Policy
    Place of Publication: Ottawa
    Date of Publication: 2012
    Abstract: This literature review was undertaken on behalf of the Community Human Services Network of Alberta. The Network is composed of representatives of 20 networks and coalitions representing nonprofit human services in Alberta. The report presents a summary of the benefits literature in eight areas of human service. It places special emphasis on early childhood development and care, and crime prevention – the two domains with the most wide-ranging and robust evidence base. The report also highlights the challenges involved in this work related to the widely variable evidence base among the eight areas of human service and to shifts in their delivery. Key developments in evaluation methods, including the growing interest in Social Return on Investment and developmental evaluation, are considered as well.[Taken from caledoninst.org]
    Notes: [Commissioned by the Institute for Nonprofit Studies (Mount Royal University) and the Calgary Foundation]
    Language: English
    Material Type: Report

    B. NON PROFITS/B.06 PUBLICATIONS/2012 CHS-Report.pdf

  • Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends

    Title: Imagine Canada’s Sector Monitor: Factsheet 1, Vol. 1, No. 3: Preliminary Assessment of Trends
    Corporate Author: Imagine Canada
    Citation: Vol. 1 No. 3
    Subject: Non-profit organizations – general
    Publisher: Imagine Canada
    Place of Publication: Toronto
    Date of Publication: 2011
    Abstract: A quick-to-read snapshot of Sector Monitor trends. What are the key findings from the latest survey? How have things changed since mid-2010?
    Language: English
    Material Type: Fact Sheet

    B. NON PROFITS/B.06 PUBLICATIONS/2011 preliminary_assessment.pdf