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| Centre Point (formerly the Calgary Centre for Nonprofit Management) 
CentrePoint is a registered charitable non-profit organization with a mission to advance optimal performance in the non-profit sector through consulting, mentoring, training and collaboration.
Founded in 1995 with the visionary support of the Kahanoff Foundation and other Foundation and Corporate donors, the services and programs offered by CentrePoint are sustained with continued contributions. They are accomplished with the generous gift of time and expertise from some of Calgary's foremost professionals, as Volunteer Management Consultants.
By building bridges for the non-profit sector, CentrePoint has served over 500 non-profit organizations at a savings of over 1.5 million dollars per year. CentrePoint affords Calgary's non-profit organizations the unique opportunity to access leading-edge, capacity building solutions.
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| Community Building |
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| Tamarack
Tamarack is a charitable organization dedicated to helping Canadian communities take ownership of local issues by making use of proven strategies for community engagement.
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| General Information About the Nonprofit Sector |
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| Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Resources
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) is a member-based organization working to strengthen Calgary’s voluntary sector and provide leadership on matters affecting the sector as a whole.
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| Charity Village
Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector which is dedicated to to encouraging and servicing the 200,000 charities and not for profit organizations that exist in this country.
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| Government of Canada Charities Directorate
Comprehensive listing of all of the registered charities and not for profit organizations in Canada. Also features guidelines on registering organizations and all applicable laws.
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| Imagine Canada
Imagine Canada is a national charitable organization dedicated to advancing the role and interests of the voluntary sector for the benefit of Canadian communities.
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| John Hodgson Library
The library seeks to serve the interests of the nonprofit and charitable sector in Canada by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on philanthropy, the nonprofit sector and voluntary action.
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| National Survey of Giving Volunteering and Participating
Statistics on giving and volunteering in the nonprofit sector from 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2006. The data obtained from the surveys is used to determine how much time and money is donated by Canadians as well as why individuals choose to participate in these ways.
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| NonprofitsCan
NonprofitsCan is the public information portal of Imagine Canada (formerly the Canadian Centre for Philanthropy). The site includes information from Imagine Canada's research program and the Imagine Canada — John Hodgson Library.
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| Volunteer Calgary
Volunteer Calgary has been helping people get involved in their community for over half a century. This is done by: promoting the value of volunteering, connecting people with opportunities to volunteer, strengthening the ability of groups and individuals to support volunteers, and providing leadership on issues related to volunteerism.
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| Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism and has provided leadership on issues and trends in the Canadian volunteer movement since 1977. Volunteer Canada actively engages in research, training and other national initiatives designed to increase community participation across the country.
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| Grantmaking |
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| Tides Canada Foundation
Tides Canada exists to foster partnerships between resourceful donors and leading-edge charities that will mobilize lasting solutions locally, nationally, and internationally. They are committed to developing grant-making strategies that respond to donors' needs and the issues that concern them.
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| Miscellaneous |
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| Robin Hood Foundation
Robin Hood targets poverty in New York City by finding and funding the best community-based groups and partnering with them to maximize results. Their board underwrites all administrative and fundraising costs so 100% of donations go directly to programs helping New Yorkers build better lives.
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| Wild Rose Foundation
A lottery funded agency created by the Government of Alberta in November of 1984. The Wild Rose Foundation provides funding to volunteer, non-profit organizations in Alberta, and fosters and promotes the use of volunteers.
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| Philanthropy |
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| Philanthropic Foundations Canada
Philanthropic Foundations Canada is an association of private grantmaking foundations created to be a catalyst in building a community of foundation, and encouraging a climate of generosity, collaboration and innovation.
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| Stanford Social Innovation Review
This US journal presents “the best ideas in nonprofit management, philanthropy and corporate citizenship”.
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| The Philanthropic Initiative
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| Social Entrepreneurship |
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| Ashoka
Ashoka's mission is to shape a citizen sector that is entrepreneurial, productive and globally integrated, and to develop the profession of social entrepreneurship around the world. Ashoka identifies and invests in leading social entrepreneurs - extraordinary individuals with unprecedented ideas for change in their communities - supporting them, their ideas and institutions through all phases of their careers.
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| Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
The Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship (CCSE) is unique in Canada in its mission to work with all three sectors - voluntary, government and business - to build the foundations necessary to encourage entrepreneurial approaches to social innovation. Leaders in the new philanthropy agree that solutions to critical social issues lie in dissolving the boundaries between the sectors to share insight, knowledge and commitment for the development of our communities.
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| Social Venture Partners of the World |
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 | Harris Private Banking
Harris Private Banking supports the growth of effective, engaged philanthropists around the world by sponsoring SVP International and its affiliates across North America. One of the premier private banks in the US, Harris Private Bank has a distinguished record of serving affluent individuals and families, offering integrated investment management, customized banking and estate and trust services. By financially supporting the development of SVPI and individual SVPs, Harris Private Bank strives to help build better communities and support future philanthropic leaders.
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| Socially Responsible Investing |
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| Social Capital Partners
Social Capital Partners invests in social enterprises that employ populations outside the economic mainstream in Canada. The goal of these social enterprises is to acquire scale, to exist without external subsidy, and to create improved social outcomes and financial self-sufficiency for the populations they employ.
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| Venture Philanthropy |
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| Center for Venture Philanthropy
Located in California, the Center for Venture Philanthropy exists to create an environment where donors can collaborate and drive positive change in their communities. Using a venture capital model, investors base "social venture funding" on results-oriented business plans. Investors work directly with the CVP staff and nonprofit leaders to understand community and nonprofit issues, problem-solve, and structure their investments.
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| Social Venture Network
Founded in 1987 by some of the most visionary leaders in socially responsible entrepreneurship and investment in the United States, Social Venture Network (SVN) is a nonprofit network committed to building a just and sustainable world through business. This is done through leveraging its members' collective strengths of leadership, knowledge, and enterprise for a more just and sustainable economy.
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| Venture Philanthropy Partners
Venture Philanthropy Partners is a philanthropic investment organization working to improve the lives of children from low-income communities. The organization help strengthen nonprofit organizations by offering funding, management expertise, and other non-financial resources.
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