GivingTuesday is a national giving day that celebrates and encourages donations and volunteering activities that support charities and non-profit organizations.  This year, GivingTuesday is November 29.

Non-profits are encouraged to sign up as a partner and use GivingTuesday to increase donations, get more volunteers, and raise awareness. The GivingTuesday toolkits and case studies provide tips, best practices and resources to help you create a GivingTuesday campaign.

Do you feel your nonprofit is behind the times with the way it presents information in your annual report? In this webinar, you'll learn:

• Why and how infographics work
• Free and inexpensive online tools to create infographics
• What you need to collect to create an infographic
• How to write copy for an infographic
• How to use numbers in infographics
• How to use an infographic across multiple channels

Board members play an essential role as fundraisers and ambassadors for their organizational missions. Learn how to leverage the board member ambassador role to effectively ensure financial resources for your organization. This webinar will explore:

• the fundraising process
• the role of the board in fundraising
• strategies for serving as an ambassador to raise funds
• shared leadership responsibilities between board and staff

Online fundraising is the fasting growing segment of giving. Donors of all ages are using their smartphones, tablets, and computers to connect with causes and to give money to fundraising campaigns. 

During this webinar, you'll learn the tactics to successfully raise money online for your nonprofit, even if you are a small or midsize organization. The webinar will detail the basics of an online fundraising campaign; how social media and online tools can be used to raise more money; ways you can fit online giving into your long-term strategy; and 10 steps to online fundraising success.

Age Friendly Edmonton has added a new presentation on continuing care to their Healthy Aging Information Series. Continuing Care Edmonton Zone Overview provides an overview of Home Living (Home Care), Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services and Palliative/End of Life care services offered within Continuing Care in the Edmonton Zone. Read more about this session and other topics available through the Healthy Aging Information Series and book a free presentation for your group.

As we go about living life from day to day, it is not realistic to expect that stress will not be a component of our days. From sleeping through the alarm clock to juggling medical appointments to working with the frustrations of information sharing and privacy, stress is very often just around the next corner. For caregivers, identifying your individual stressors, learning to take action towards creating a balance and having a few tricks to deal with stress management will go a long way toward creating better emotional health. Review other upcoming sessions.

Think you know everything the library has to offer? Think again! Meg DeForest from the Lois Hole Library will be offering a series on things you didn't know you could access from your Edmonton Public Library. Topics include: eBooks - Beyond the Book, (including how to access free videos of theatre and opera from around the world); how to access EPL databases (including consumer reports and genealogy); and a Generations Book Exploration (what is that book your grandchild is reading?). Sign up in advance by calling 780-483-1209.

Presented by: Dr. Brendan Leier, Assistant Clinical Professor, Dossetor Health Ethics Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry and Clinical Ethicist, Alberta Health Services. 

RSVP to [email protected]. 

Presentation and facilitated discussion by Bayshore Home Health Lori Jack, a RN specializing in seniors. Part of the Aging in Community: Join the Conversation series. No registration required.

Disasters can strike without warning. Take care of yourself and loved ones. This presentation explains the steps we should take to become better prepared for emergencies. Included are a Family Emergency Plan template and list of emergency kit items. Call 780-433-5807 to register your interest in attending.

Enjoy luncheon followed by live entertainment. Call 780-435-9515 for information.

Dance to a live band and enjoy an evening of socializing and exercise! Music you can look forward to over the next several weeks: October 12 Chwill Brothers, October 19 Diamonds and October 26 Sparkling Tones.

SWESA Songbirds is a new social singing group at SouthWest Edmonton Seniors Association. If you have experience teaching voice, directing a choir, or are interested in helping to lead the group towards becoming confident singers, contact Jennifer at [email protected]. This group meets one Tuesday per month.