Using real world case studies and examples this webinar will show you step-by-step how you can jumpstart your fundraising with little or no budget. This webinar will cover topics such as:

• Where do you start when you have limited time? How to get the balance right between corporates, individuals and everything else.
• How to capture stories to share with potential supporters and tips to show companies and individuals the work you do.
• What members of the public respond to.
• How to manage your time on social media.
• How to identify and build your network. How to grow your corporate donors.
• What companies really want from you and how you can maximize their support.

Fundraising events have become an increasingly important and ubiquitous tool for nonprofit organizations. But what is it that ultimately makes an event "successful" and how can events provide new and potentially exciting forms of value for participants? This webinar will dive into new research which outlines for the first time what overarching factors may have a part to play in distinguishing genuinely outstanding fundraising events from merely 'average' ones.

Palliative Care Matters was launched in June 2016 as an initiative championed by Covenant Health's Palliative Institute, in partnership with 13 national health organizations. These organizations have called for shared, pan-Canadian leadership to ensure all Canadians with life-limiting illness have timely access to high quality, coordinated and integrated palliative care.  This webinar will cover:

• The background and context for the Palliative Care Matters initiative
• The three-phase approach used in the initiative
• The Consensus Statement and recommendations delivered by the Lay Panel
• The implications of these recommendations as vehicles for creating pan-Canadian change
• Opportunities and next steps for ensuring Canadians with life-limiting illness have timely access to high quality, coordinated and integrated palliative care

ESCC is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student who will be returning to university in September 2017. We anticipate employment for between 9 and 16 weeks.

Duties
The R&E Assistant will participate in a wide range of activities, including support to the Pan-Edmonton Group Addressing Social Isolation of Seniors (PEGASIS) and the development of a recreation and wellness directory for Edmonton seniors. Key duties include assisting with data collection and analysis under the supervision of project staff and performing quality control procedures on their own work to facilitate data capture and to ensure the timely receipt of material.

Qualifications

• An understanding of the concepts of social innovation and developmental evaluation are desirable to be comfortable with a flexible work plan in a non-traditional R & E environment.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Basic training in statistical analysis and familiarity with SPSS and other analytical applications (e.g., Mplus, HLM, NVivo)
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Strong communication (verbal and written) skills
• Experience preparing information to suit an intended audience

Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 19. Review the complete job posting for details on the position, remuneration, and application instructions.

If you are a highly organized person who enjoys a position that offers a wide variety of tasks then this senior level administrative position responsible for providing a broad spectrum of office management and accounting functions to three nonprofit organizations and their executive directors is for you. 

The Office and Accounts Manager's first priority is to provide accounting support for each organization in their shared office environment. The person will also be responsible for office management and organization. 

Key Qualifications

• High School Education with business and/or college training
• Advanced skills in Word, Outlook, and Excel, database software, Internet research and Sage Accounting
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the secretarial/administrative field
• Knowledge of not for profit organizations
• Ability to flex time as required
• Clear criminal record check
• Bookkeeping Levels I and II

Review the complete job posting for details on the position and application instructions. The application deadline is May 19.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this position is responsible for assisting the Finance Manager in maintaining the accounting records of the organization and preparing financial reports.

The successful candidate will have a degree or diploma in Financial Management/Accounting or the equivalent, and have or be working towards a Chartered Professional Accountant designation. 

This is a permanent position beginning at 21 hours/week, and gradually increasing to full-time (35 hours/week) over two years.

A full job description is available at www.mysage.ca. Submit your resume by May 20 to Barb Carroll at [email protected].

Are you or anyone you know undertaking the care of non-biological children? After soup and bannock on May 10, a volunteer lawyer from the Edmonton Community Legal Centre will talk about Child Custody and Parenting; specifically, Grandparents Rights within the children's services department. Call Stacey in Programming and Resources for more information at 780-476-6595 ext. 2.

Come and celebrate Jewish Food Day with a lunch. You have heard the words now taste the food. Call 780-488-4241 for more information.

Call 780-451-1925 for more information.

The café will be open and there is a cash bar (wine, beer and coolers). Call 780-496-6969 for more information.

Craft & art supplies, clothing, collectibles, furniture, electronics and vintage items will be sold. Call 780-342-8625 to book a table to sell your stuff.

Discover how easy it can be to make your own greeting cards from pressed flowers. Even individuals with limited artistic experience will gain some knowledge about composition and color theory and create two or three cards to take home. All supplies will be provided. Registration required by May 15. Call 587-987-3200.

If you think you are too inflexible for yoga, think again. Yoga is for everyone! Phone Yvonne at 780-435-9515 to book a spot.

If you are looking for a regular opportunity to get out and get moving, this is the group for you. The group goes rain or shine. Guidance and trial poles are available. The group is offered on a drop-in basis, but pre-registration is recommended to be contacted about changes. Everyone is welcome.