ARCHIVE: Nonprofit Public Policy Work
Today more than ever, we need a province-wide approach to address issues impacting our sector and we need to leverage our combined expertise in order to elevate our presence and voice.
ABNN has pulled together a number of resources to help Alberta's nonprofit sector bring their voices to election platforms, policy development and decision making:
We will continue to add to these as we receive resources or become aware of new resources. If you have an item to add to this list, please email us your resources!
Alberta Government Resources
Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women Budget 2020 Sector Profiles:
Alberta Government Budget 2020 website
Budget Responses
Impacts to Child Care
Alberta Association of Child Care Operator Statement (March 2020)
Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta Statement & Position Paper (March 2020)
Impacts to Social Services
Edmonton Social Planning Council - Fact Sheet (March 2020)
Vibrant Communities Calgary response to Alberta Budget 2019 (Jan 2020)
Support our Students Alberta response (Oct 2019)
Affordable Housing Key Messages (March 2020)
Impacts to Arts & Culture
Alberta Museums Association Response (March 2020)
General
Business Council of Alberta Response (March 2020)
Imagine Canada's Federal Budget Pre-Budget Infographic (March 2020)
Other Government of Alberta Resources
Alberta Culture
Alberta Culture Report with information about Alberta's nonprofit voluntary sector.
Report from StatsCan on Non-profit Institutions and Volunteering: Economic Contribution, 2007 to 2017.
Imagine Canada has provided preliminary observations and comments about the data and how it points to the continued importance of charities and nonprofits as key contributors to a vibrant and dynamic economy.
United Way of Calgary and Area
The Impact of Alberta's Social Sector - Describes the economic and social impacts of Alberta's non-profit sector.
ABNN has pulled together a number of resources that nonprofits have developed to inform our responses and capacity during elections. Some are issue-specific, some are subsector-specific, and some are sector-level and issue-neutral.
While some of these resources were created for the 2019 provincial election, the format and issues of these resources are still applicable and can be of use for other advocacy, policy work or election campaigning.
Again, please email us at info@albertanonprofits.ca if you know of additional resources!
Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta (AECEA) Public Policy Page
Qualified Educators, Quality Care - Defines AECEA's role value and authority within child care system.
Election Messages - Election messages one pager.
Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies
Provincial Recommendations for Refugee Claimants - Recommendations to the Government of Alberta on the importance of facilitating a stronger systemic support for refugee claimants.
Sample Policy Letters - A variety of letters from the Alberta Chamber of Commerce to political figures.
Alberta Council of Disability Services (ACDS)
Election Advocacy Toolkit - Resources, tools and tactics for supporting public policy advocacy efforts of the community disability sector.
Alberta Council of Women's SheltersElection Resource describes 'Putting Safety First: A Three Point Plan to Help End Domestic Violence in Alberta' to various political parties in Alberta.
Alberta Recreation and Parks Association
Letter to the Parties (sample) - A letter used by Alberta Recreation and Parks Association to encourage parties to support parks and recreation.
Advocacy and Action Tools - Offers practical guidebooks for political action and advocacy.
Pledge for Public Education - A website showcasing the Pledge for Public Education campaign.
Vote for Wilderness - AWA has pulled toghether questions to ask your candidates about wilderness issues in Alberta.
ALIGNElection Toolkit - This toolkit teaches youth how to get engaged and involved in elections.
Election Simulation - An Election Simulation resource designed to actively engage students with issues they are concerned about, give them opportunities to stand as candidates for an election, explore political party affiliations, run campaigns and vote in an election.
20000.ca - This new platform will support ALIGN Members, additional Alberta Human Service agencies and concerned members of the public to easily connect with political candidates.
Calgary Social Policy Collaborative
Social policy brief on Improving the effectiveness of income support, which shares the key recommendations of the Measuring and Responding to Income Poverty: Concepts and Possibilities, from the Calgary Social Policy Collaborative.
Canadian Mental Health Association
2019 Election Tool Kit - A tool kit designed to provide you with materials to support your efforts in advocating for better mental health outcomes in Alberta.
CCVO
Election Toolkit and Vote Kit: CCVO has rolled out a nonprofit election toolkit to provide your organization with resources, tools, and information to help you confidently engage in the upcoming provincial election.
Election Campaign Toolkit - Door knocking responses and letters for candidates.
Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council
Seniors' Issues Primer - This document was created to help seniors prepare to ask questions of candidates in the upcoming provincial election.
letsdothisalberta.ca- description of strategies for tackling poverty in Alberta.
The Inter-City Forum on Social Policy and the FCSS Association of Alberta have developed a FCSS Advocacy ToolKit with key messages, fact sheets and tools to help communicate the value of FCSS programs.
First 2000 Days Network
Position Paper - A position paper calling for an integrated approach to Early Childhood Development.
Coalition of 34 provincial organizations that connect with more than 100,000 Albertans, many of whom are vulnerable or the working poor.
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN)
Advocacy Resources - includes a very useful Advocacy Toolkit as well as ONN's positioning for the federal election.
The Nonprofits Driving Public Policy Webinar Series - a five-part webinar series to strengthen the capacity of nonprofits to actively participate in the development of public policy to influence positive change for communities.
Five ways to strengthen the work of Ontario Nonprofit - a pre-budget submission to the Ontario government.
How to write a pre-budget submission - A webinar about how to give recommendations to government when it begins to plan for the fiscal year.
Public Interest AlbertaAdvocacy Campaigns - Public Interest Alberta is a non-profit, non-partisan, province-wide organization focused on education and advocacy on public interest issues.
South Region Self Advocacy Network
Plain Language Voting Guide - SRSAN developed this voting guide in the last election to support creating a united voice for people with different abilities.
United Way of Calgary and Area
Agency Brief Template and United Way Example - A tool for showcasing your organization.
Voice of Albertan with Disabilities (VAD)
Election Toolkit - A variety of resources including election issue summaries, advocacy tips and sample letters.