Board Member Networking Roundtable

September 9, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

Calling all board members in the RMWB community! Join FuseSocial for a fun networking event at the Miskanaw Golf Club & Seventy Two Kitchen & Patio. Starting with some friendly competition at the driving range, we will end the evening enjoying appetizers with time to socialize and connect. This will be a great evening for everyone!

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

2021 Wood Buffalo Social Profit Summit

September 21 & 22, 9:00am – 4:00pm

FuseSocial, in partnership with the United Way Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo, and Wood Buffalo Community Foundation are pleased to invite you to SAVE-THE-DATE for the 2021 Wood Buffalo Social Profit Summit.

Taking place September 21st & 22nd, 2021, this event will bring together social profits from across the Fort McMurray and Wood Buffalo community to explore social issues and build shared vision for our future as a sector. This event is open to Executive Directors, as well as board members, and/or any key leadership staff within your organization.

Additional details will follow in the upcoming weeks, but we are thrilled to share that the Wood Buffalo Social Profit Summit is being offered FREE to the community thanks to the generous support of Suncor Energy Foundation and will be hosted IN PERSON, with space to accommodate social distancing as required.

We look forward to gathering with you this fall!

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

Scenario Planning: Strengthening Your Strategic Plan For An Uncertain Future

September 23, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

This workshop will discuss:

– What is involved in scenario planning for the future?

– A wider analytical process with a thinking “outside-the-box” approach.

– Make your strategic plan more relevant, adaptable, and applicable overtime.

– Learn to build an organizational culture of innovation, flexibility and embracing the change.

– Participation in the workshop includes presentations, panel discussions, and opportunities to pose questions.

Cost: Free

ED Networking Event

September 27, 2:00pm – 4:00pm

Are you a new or experienced Executive Director of a non-profit organization in Wood Buffalo? Would you like to meet other EDs in the region to build your network? Or just reconnect with some you already know? If so, join us for a casual mixer!

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

Disaster Risk Management & the Social Profit Sector

September 28, 9:00am – 12:00pm

Join us for the kick-off of the Disaster Risk Management Speaker series. This first session will focus on what exactly disaster risk management is and will illustrate how the work of the social profit sector is an essential part of community disaster risk reduction. Dr. David Alexander will teach holistic aspects of disaster risk reduction and practical matters in emergency planning and management.

Cost: Free

Volunteer Managers Roundtable

September 28, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Join our community of volunteer managers for chat and connection over coffee! This roundtable will include time to share and connect with one another as we learn best practices around supporting and managing our own volunteer programs. This is a great time to meet other members in our community who manage and support volunteers and to gather resources and strategies to further support you in your role.

Cost: Free

Be Heard – Using Assertive Communication for Greater Influence

October 5, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

This lunch & learn will take place at the new FuseSocial office!

This lunch and learn will highlight how to communicate in ways that are transparent, open, and direct. Participants will learn about the four components of effective communication and build an awareness of their own communication patterns.

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

Understanding Hazards and Risks in Order to Remain Operational and Build Resilience

October 13, 9:00am – 11:00am

Dr. Jerolleman will draw on her experience working with non-profit organizations in and around New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and discuss the importance of hazard and risk mitigation to achieving disaster risk reduction within the sector.

Alessandra Jerolleman is an Associate Professor in Jacksonville State University’s Emergency Management Department. She is a community resilience specialist and applied researcher at the Lowlander Center, as well as a co-founder of Hazard Resilience, a United States based consultancy providing leadership and expertise in disaster recovery, risk reduction, and hazard policy.

Cost: Free

Volunteer Management Hybrid Conference (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Real Impact for the Real World)

October 19, 10:30am – 4:30pm

Save the date! If you manage and support volunteers for your organization, agency, or group, you don’t want to miss out on this!

This years theme, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” is presented by AL!VE, Better Impact, and VMPC (Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada). Our current streaming event will consist of four 20 minute presentations, followed by a moderated discussion with the other presenters (think Ted talk meets late night tv), including responding to questions from the audience. This event will consist of four 20 minute presentations, followed by a moderated discussion with the other presenters (think Ted talk meets late night tv), including responding to questions from the audience.

We are excited to host this conference bringing you relevant and reputable information and inspiring conversation around this important and pertinent topic! If you engage volunteers for your organization, agency, or group – this is for you!

Cost: $10

LGBTQ2+ Inclusivity Training Workshop

October 20, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Join PRIDE YMM to help develop strategies for supporting LGBTQ2+ individuals and families within your organization and in the delivery of client programs and services. This is an opportunity for you to increase your own knowledge of local resources and supports available for the LGBTQ2+ community!

Cost: Free

Risk Management: The Board’s Role in Risk Management and Accountability

October 21, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

You will learn the following:

– Understand the types and impacts of different forms of risk.

– Gain clarity about the board and management’s role in developing, implementing, and evaluating the organization’s risk strategy and plans.

– How to govern within the growing complexities of the risk world.

– Participation in the workshop includes presentations, panel discussions, and opportunities to pose questions.

Cost: Free

Conflict Resolution Skills for Leaders

Oct 26, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

This lunch and learn provides ideas and strategies for leading through conflict with clarity and confidence. Participants will learn how to think about their role as a leader when others are in conflict and how to effectively challenge and change conflict stories that create unhealthy conflict triangles.

This lunch and learn will be facilitated by Achieve Centre for Leadership and will be delivered online via Zoom.

Cost: FREE

Volunteer Managers Roundtable

October 27, 10:00am – 11:30am

Join our community of volunteer managers for chat and connection over coffee! This roundtable will include time to share and connect with one another as we learn best practices around supporting and managing our own volunteer programs. This is a great time to meet other members in our community who manage and support volunteers and to gather resources and strategies to further support you in your role.

Cost: Free

Change Management – Help to Lead Your Team Through Organizational Transformation
November 1, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Organizational change efforts stall when leadership forgets to focus on the impact change will have on employees. Managing the “people side” of change is often the most challenging and critical component of organizational transformation.

Getting people engaged in the change will greatly enhance the likelihood of new structures and approaches being implemented successfully. This presentation provides a foundation for the “what,” “why,” and “how” of managing people during organizational change.

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

Finance 101
November 9, 9:00am – 10:00am

Are you comfortable reading and understanding your financial statements?

Are you confident that your financial management policies, including internal controls, are strong?

This workshop is a great opportunity to help define roles and responsibilities in financial management at your organization and make sure you are compliant with CRA requirements!

Cost: Free

Disaster Risk Reduction: Understanding Climate Risks and Vulnerability

November 18, 9:00am – 11:00am

Join Dr. David Sauchyn, the Director of the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, in an informative discussion on the latest climate change information and how it relates to the social profit sector and those most at-risk in our community.

And introducing the #NoNaturalDisaster Global Campaign- Kevin Blanchard. The #NoNaturalDisasters campaign aims to change the terminology to show that whilst some hazards are natural and unavoidable, the resulting disasters almost always have been made by human actions and decisions.

Cost: Free

Future-Oriented Governance: Where Boards Need To Be When a Crisis Hits

November 18, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

This session could not be more timely for boards and leadership in the social profit sector. Those who attend can expect to learn the following:

– Where were boards when their organizations hit headlines for the wrong reasons?
– How have scandals impacted the public’s confidence in the NFP sector and its leaders?
– How boards/organizations can avoid public scrutiny and learn from governance crises.
– What issues will boards focus on in a future-oriented governance model?
– Participation in the workshop includes presentations, panel discussions, and opportunities to pose questions.

Cost: Free

Crucial Conversations

November 30, 9:00am – 4:00pm

Crucial Conversations is a training session provided through a VitalSmarts certified instructor in conjunction with the book, Crucial Conversations, by Al Switzler, Joseph Grenny, and Ron McMillan.

During this session participants will develop skills for communicating when the stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong.
Participants can expect to: improve dialogue and engagement, create behavior change and build high-performance and culture – at work or at home!

Cost: $75 per person

Recruit, Retain, Reward – Top Tips for Volunteer Program Success 

December 2, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

Most organizations utilize the power of volunteers.

Join us for a short workshop introducing strategies on:
– Enhanced recruitment of volunteers that fit your organization,
– Retention of volunteers that are engaged and knowledgeable,
– Rewarding your volunteers! Show your appreciation in a way that matches your organization’s abilities
– Discuss local tools and resources which enhance your ability to recruit and retain your volunteers.

Cost: Free

This is an in-person event.

Collaborative Board Governance: A New Governance Model

December 9, 4:00pm – 5:30pm

As part of our Board Governance Series, this session will explore the concept of collaborative governance and strategies to work across organizational boundaries to achieve collective impact. Through a combination of panel discussion and presentation, participants will learn how to share responsibilities, advocacy, and/or other efforts to more effectively and efficiently support people and families in a given sector or community.