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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Framework for an Equitable World | Artificial intelligence technologies have been in the news for some time, often with sensational stories of incredible promises, disastrous impact, or even world-ending doom. In 2023, NTEN and our partners at Institute For the Future began a community process to convene dozens of people from diverse nonprofit missions, foundations, technology companies, and nonprofit advisors. Through this community process, we surfaced a few key points:
| https://www.nten.org/publications/artificial-intelligence-framework-for-an-equitable-world | |
Fairly Trained
| Fairly Trained exists to make it clear which companies take a more consent-based approach to training, and are therefore treating creators more fairly. | https://www.fairlytrained.org/ | |
Glaze | Glaze is a system designed to protect human artists by disrupting style mimicry. At a high level, Glaze works by understanding the AI models that are training on human art, and using machine learning algorithms, computing a set of minimal changes to artworks, such that it appears unchanged to human eyes, but appears to AI models like a dramatically different art style. For example, human eyes might find a glazed charcoal portrait with a realism style to be unchanged, but an AI model might see the glazed version as a modern abstract style, a la Jackson Pollock. So when someone then prompts the model to generate art mimicking the charcoal artist, they will get something quite different from what they expected. | https://glaze.cs.uchicago.edu/what-is-glaze.html | |
Credo23 | The CREDO 23 stamp on a film project assures the audience of certain standards regarding the use of AI. | https://credo23.com/AIINFILM | |
Know Thyself As a Visual Reality | Know Thyself as a Virtual Reality is an interdisciplinary project that focuses on the ethics and aesthetics of the use of medical data and virtual reality. In order to explore this field, we have assembled a skilled and diverse team from across the University of Alberta as well as from other Canadian and international universities, bringing together expertise in medical imaging, health law, software development, biomedical engineering, virtual narratives, sound, the history of medicine, and artistic creation. This collaborative team will explore, create, disseminate and share ideas about cutting edge technologies that produce bodies in virtual and augmented reality. | https://www.knowthyself.ualberta.ca/ | |
Ethically Aligned AI | Ethically Aligned AI loves to share stories and information about AI ethics. Creating video, podcast, articles and academic work is part of their bigger mission to educate everyone about these issues. | https://www.ethicallyalignedai.com/services-4-1 |
Anti-Racism
AROC Resources and Tools for Non-Profits | In this resource, we share the
story of how the AROC process
unfolded at Community Wise. | http://communitywise.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AROC-Resources-and-Tools_web.pdf | |
Action Dignity | Community empowerment and leadership development for ethno-cultural communities in Calgary. Action Dignity offers a variety of program for people of all ages and backgrounds. | http://actiondignity.org/programs/ | |
BIPOC Mental Health YYC | Black, Indigenous and POC-Centered Resources in YYC and Beyond | https://bipocmentalhealthyyc.wordpress.com/ | |
Black Health Alliance | The Black Health Alliance is a community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada. | https://blackhealthalliance.ca/resources/knowledge-hub/ | |
Black-led and Black-serving Orgs in YYC | A comprehensive listing of Black-led and Black-serving organizations and collectives in Calgary AB, Canada. | https://calgaryfoundation.org/black-led-black-serving-organizations-in-our-community/ | |
Deeper AROC: More Tools & Resources | This companion resource looks more closely at our experiences of developing a Theory of Change and undertaking a Most Significant Change evaluation process. We focus more deeply on important concepts like race awareness, white normativity, and intersectionality. We share tools to help build awareness of race and social location, reveal organizational culture, engage in racial caucusing, and develop more accountable spaces. | http://communitywise.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/AROC-Deeper-Change-Toolkit_web.pdf | |
The Unlearning Channel | Unlearning white supremacy, colonization and racism, one podcast at a time. Hosted by Jaqs Gallos Aquines and MelVee X | https://soundcloud.com/theunlearningchannel | |
White Supremacy Culture in Organizations | Many organizations that claim to be inclusive are actually requiring the people in them to act according to existing norms. Naming these, and putting them up for questioning, is a critical step in building an inclusive organization. | https://coco-net.org/white-supremacy-culture-in-organizations/ | |
YYC Voices | YYC Voices was a coalition of People of Colour–both trans & cis, queer and straight–committed to advocating for racialized and marginalized communities in the City of Calgary. They disbanded formally but they continue to maintain an informative Facebook page. | https://www.facebook.com/yycvoices |
Board and Governance
Build capacity of your nonprofit organization | IntegralOrg workshops are created by the nonprofit sector for the nonprofit sector in a thoughtfully chosen range of topics designed to build capacity of your nonprofit organization. To help your nonprofit thrive, IntegralOrg offers workshops in governance, strategy, fundraising, leadership, finance, risk management, and legal issues. | https://integralorg.ca/attend-an-event/ | |
Performance Excellence Through Cognitive Diversity in the Boardroom | Diversity of thought is implicit and omnipresent and is directly corelated to the dynamics of difference within a group. On any given day, teams are tasked with problem solving and they must tap into their mental diversity framework, which helps them define, analyze, assess risks, review processes, and ultimately have a positive outcome. Our life experience, history, genetics, and socioeconomic status all contribute to this framework. To achieve performance excellence, organizations must move away from the monocultural environment. | https://charityvillage.com/performance-excellence-through-cognitive-diversity-in-the-boardroom/ | |
Five Good Ideas for aspiring board directors | Boards and directors are coming under increased pressure to be “on top of their game.” This involves a clear understanding of their fiduciary duty and duty of care, the foundational elements of good governance. In addition, modern governance involves a commitment to EDI and ESG – and ensuring that these principles are included in their governance structure. All this while continuing their responsibilities of oversight in regards to sustaining the long-term viability of the organization, and the monitoring of risks the organization faces. Richard Powers, Associate Professor at the Rotman School of Management, presents his five good ideas on how new and seasoned board directors can better manage their roles and contribute in a more meaningful way to the organizations they represent | https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-for-aspiring-board-directors/?mc_cid=acab762b1b&mc_eid=e9291c2c0f | |
Boards & Governance: Building an "Integrity Board" | If there were no such thing as organizations as we currently know them, what would we build to accomplish social missions and propel social change forward? | https://creatingthefuture.org/boards-governance-building-an-integrity-board/ | |
Community Development Programs | We offer services, such as strategic planning, board governance, building leadership capabilities, fund development and grant writing, evaluation, public and stakeholder engagement, developing partnerships, and collaborative relationships that are tailored to your community groups, non-profit organizations, and volunteer teams. | https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/government-of-alberta-community-development-unit-30418656442 | |
Reimagining Governance | An initiative exploring new approaches to governance for nonprofits. Complex times offer opportunity. When it comes to nonprofit governance, we need to be visionary. These are complex times that are shrinking or stretching resources, challenging organizations to do things differently, and presenting opportunities for innovation. | https://theonn.ca/our-work/our-people/reimagining-governance/ | |
Recruiting for Board Diversity | As a Black man who has worked with or for nonprofits for most of my career, I’ve become very familiar with how nonprofit boards recruit for board diversity; by my count, I have been actively recruited by the boards of 13 organizations. | https://blog.boardsource.org/blog/recruiting-for-board-diversity-with-respect?fbclid=IwAR3ki53-Ps-L9kP2PGIYjRmalQ53TxN4MvnOYi64G6TTU3T7hSWhQ-Ckl3M | |
Reimagining Governance Map | This map aims to provide a bird's eye view of the various players, influencers, structures, and functions that interact together to form a nonprofit organization's governance system. It depicts governance as a
complex system. | https://theonn.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Reimagining-Governance-Map-July-2020.pdf | |
The Default Nonprofit Board Model is Archaic and Toxic | We have been in denial about the destructiveness of our sector’s default board model. Over the years, we have developed a learned helplessness, thinking that this model is the only one we have. So we put up with it, grumbling to our colleagues and working to mitigate our challenges, for instance figuring out ways to bring good board members on to neutralize bad ones or having more trainings or meetings to increase “board engagement.” | https://nonprofitaf.com/2020/07/the-default-nonprofit-board-model-is-archaic-and-toxic-lets-try-some-new-models/ | |
Equity, Power and the Future of the Nonprofit Sector | These are complex times that are shrinking or stretching resources, challenging organizations to do things differently, and presenting opportunities for innovation. Nonprofit leaders are beginning to see that the governance of organizations sits within a larger context of equity, power, and the future of the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit governance is not consistently meeting the needs of the sector and needs to be reimagined – but how do we get there? | https://theonn.ca/equity-power-and-the-future-of-the-nonprofit-sector/ |
Fundraising
Canada Council for the Arts | Canada Council grants are organized into six programs. | https://canadacouncil.ca/funding/grants | |
Alberta Foundation for the Arts | Our funding programs provide support to artists and arts organizations, giving them the power to inspire minds, encourage expression, foster creativity and help diversify Alberta’s economy. | https://www.affta.ab.ca/funding | |
National Theatre School Emerging Artists Art Apart Project | Through the Art Apart initiative, NTS continues to provide a voice and support to emerging artists. It’s a way to help minimize the impact of this crisis in the arts community and to provide much-needed assistance to artists who are in the early stages of their careers by rapidly injecting funds into the arts sector. | https://ent-nts.ca/en/art-apart | |
Canadian Heritage Funding Information | Information for Canadian Heritage grants and contributions recipients related to COVID-19: In light of current events, particularly the recent cancellations of cultural and sporting events, the Department of Canadian Heritage would like to reaffirm the government?s support for all the people affected, directly or indirectly, by the coronavirus. | https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/information-covid-19.html?mc_cid=d3c5eec2d5&mc_eid=0377596ea6 |
Financial Resources
Guide to Social Enterprise | Plan, sustain and grow your impact with a social enterprise business plan | https://www.buysocialcanada.com/posts/resources/guide-to-social-enterprise-plan-sustain-and-grow-your-impact-with-a-social-enterprise-business-plan/ | |
5 Ways to Increase Nonprofit Financial Literacy | Unfortunately, financial literacy among staff is often a low priority, and while nonprofits should focus on accomplishing their missions, a little knowledge can go a long way; engaging everyone in understanding how their actions contribute to the financial health can help maximize the organization’s impact. | https://spectrumnonprofit.com/increase-nonprofit-financial-literacy/ |
Human Resources
HR Management Toolkit | HR Management Toolkit | https://culturalhrc.ca/sites/default/files/HR%20Management%20Tool%20-%20Belonging.pdf | |
Cultural Human Resources Council | The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) brings together cultural workers and employers to address training, career development and other human resource issues. | https://www.culturalhrc.ca/node/1 |
Indigenous Learning
TRAction Decolonial Toolkit | The Decolonial Toolkit for Climate Artists is a straightforward document that addresses the intersection of colonialism, climate change and the arts. More specifically, the Toolkit aims to help artists consider their own cultural conditioning, confront the inseparability of colonialism and climate change, and develop a decolonial foundation for both the climate art field, and the arts sector more broadly. | https://tractionart.wixsite.com/home/declonialtoolkit | |
Understand and Advance Indigenous Reconciliation | It is the responsibility of every Canadian and every organization to work toward reconciliation. To move toward a better, more equitable future, it is imperative for Canadians to understand past and present injustices committed against Indigenous peoples and what needs to change. | http://INDIGENOUS RECONCILIATION | |
Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. | Providing essential programming and services to Calgary’s Indigenous youth. | https://usay.ca/ | |
Ten Things You Can Do: Kamloops Residential School | We wanted to share what you can do to ensure that every child is recognized and accounted for. There are many ways to support Indigenous communities every day, here is a list of what you can do today to show your support: | https://www.ictinc.ca/blog/10-things-you-can-do-kamloops-indian-residential-school | |
Non-Indigenous People, Here is What You Can Do | 7 ways to support Indigenous people grieving in wake of news about 215 children. | https://indiginews.com/okanagan/non-indigenous-people-heres-what-you-can-do-in-wake-of-kirs-news | |
Indigenous Canada Course | Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada. | https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada | |
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action | In order to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission makes the following calls to action. | https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf | |
Where are the Children Buried? | Report by Dr. Scott Hamilton, Dept. of Anthropology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario | https://ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/AAA-Hamilton-cemetery-FInal.pdf | |
White Goose Flying Report | Report from the Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee | https://calgarycvo.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=87479974057b77ce5da291f61&id=7f98a56909&e=f023222e0c | |
Indigenous Ally Toolkit | Being an ally is about disrupting oppressive spaces by educating others on the realities and histories of marginalized people. | https://calgaryfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/Ally-Toolkit-web.pdf | |
Indigenous Awareness Online Course by Naheyawin | Embrace diversity by learning about the culture, history, and contemporary roles of Indigenous peoples in Canada. | https://www.tiqstore.com/products/indigenous-awareness | |
Online Cree Dictionary | This site is an excellent resource for looking up and learning Cree words. | http://www.creedictionary.com/ | |
A Culture of Exploitation – By Lindsay Nixon | This report considers the historic relationships between Indigenous artists and the Institutions of Canadian art. The report offers 15 Standards of Achievement that can serve as a guide for institutions and governments to begin reversing exploitation and renewing the relationship. | https://yellowheadinstitute.org/a-culture-of-exploitation-reconciliation-and-the-institutions-of-canadian-art/ | |
Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance | Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance is a government organization that works with and helps diverse Indigenous performing artists, arts organizations and allies. | https://ipaa.ca/ | |
Dreamspeakers Festival Society | The Dreamspeakers Festival Society supports and educates the public about Indigenous cultures, arts, and heritage. It also acts as a resource bank of Indigenous filmmakers. performers, and artists, and connects Indigenous people with training in arts and culture. | https://dreamspeakers.org/ | |
Indigenous Empowerment Collective | A collective organization that is composed of Indigenous fashion designers in Treaty 6 with various backgrounds such as Cree, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Navajo, Cherokee, Dene, Maori, and Métis.
| https://www.facebook.com/indigenousempowermentcollective/ | |
Ociciwan Contemporary Arts Collective | Ociciwan Contemporary Arts Collective is a non-profit organization that supports Indigenous contemporary artists and designers and their works. They are also engaged in contemporary critical dialogues and promote awareness of Indigenous contemporary art practices. | http://www.ociciwan.ca/ | |
The Indigenous Artisans Market Collective (I.A.M.Collective) | I.A.M. is a collective of Indigenous artists, artisans, and makers in the greater Edmonton community dedicated to bringing awareness to the kinds of work available within the local Indigenous art scene. One of their activities includes selling locally made wares at Edmonton's Downtown Farmer's Market. | https://www.facebook.com/I.A.M.MarketCollective | |
Billy Ray Belcourt Twitter | Billy Ray Belcourt is a poet, Rhodes scholar, and author from Driftpile Cree Nation whose work comments on a range of topics from decolonial love to grief. | https://twitter.com/BillyRayB?s=20 | |
IndigenousXca | This Twitter account is run by a rotating team of Indigenous youth who are active in the social justice space. | https://twitter.com/IndigenousXca | |
Sen. Murray Sinclair: How can Canadians work toward reconciliation | Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner Murray Sinclair says Canadians can work toward reconciliation by reading the report and finding a call to action that interests them. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2Lv21Ktz84 | |
Treaties, reconciliation and Indigenous history in Canada | How well do Canadians know Indigenous history? What role did treaties play in forming our country? Are the stories told through truth and reconciliation changing our understanding of Canadian history? Join a live, interactive roundtable of Indigenous community leaders, educators and advocates. Moderated by award-winning journalist Duncan McCue, host of Cross Country Checkup on CBC Radio. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9KJM3pjvKg&feature=youtu.be | |
Lecture: Governance - Canada's Indian Act | Professor John Borrows lecturing on the impact of Canada's Indian Act on indigenous governance structures | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lgrZCBIwwA | |
Indigenous Law | Dr. John Burrows, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Law, University of Victoria, provides an insightful overview and exploration of Indigenous law. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axpw2FRt0ac | |
The Sacred Relationship | This documentary created by Native Counselling Services of Alberta explores Indigenous worldviews, Reconciliation, and the common ground between Indigenous and western science. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NxBzyZ-8a4&feature=youtu.be |
Marketing & Sales
Six Ideas to help Marketing & Development Work Together | Both marketing and development departments are responsible for deepening patron loyalty at arts organizations. When they work together, everyone wins. | https://trgarts.com/blog/six-ideas-to-help-your-marketing-and-development-teams-grow-sustainable-revenue-together | |
Five Must-Have Metrics for Ticket Sales | Ticket sales data. You are probably either swimming in it or wandering through the desert. Either way, it can be hard to know which data points are the most useful to track. | https://trgarts.com/blog/five-metrics-ticket-sales | |
How Nonprofits Are Using the Google Ad Grant to Recover From COVID-19 | Six ways our nonprofits have been using the Google Ad Grant with us to respond effectively to COVID – not only to recognize the amazing work they’re doing but also to share the learning for any organization looking to adapt to “the new normal”. | https://charityvillage.com/how-nonprofits-are-using-the-google-ad-grant-to-respond-to-recover-from-covid-19/ | |
Marketing Beyond Your Core Audience | How do you sell a product few people have heard of, many don’t think they need, and that costs a lot? What happens when your core audience is shrinking and lots of your content is available for free online? Where do you look for new audiences… and how would they find you? | https://features.opera.org.au/marketing-beyond-your-core-audience/ | |
The New Experience Economy Results | Stone-Olafson, in collaboration with community partners, developed a long-term research investigation to
evaluate how current conditions will reshape Albertans’ attitudes and behaviours towards social and group
activities, across a variety of sectors. The purpose of this work is to give leaders of community sports, recreation, arts & culture, professional sports, active living, heritage, tourism or hospitality sectors relevant facts about local audiences that they will need to bring life back to our communities. | https://www.stone-olafson.com/insights/experienceeconomy-results | |
New Series: Audiences During the Pandemic | My goal as guest editor of Lynne Conner’s ‘We the Audience’ blog for the next six months is to share and respond to what I’m seeing happening during this Coronavirus/COVID-19 crisis through the lens of the audience. | https://www.artsjournal.com/wetheaudience/2020/08/new-series-audiences-during-the-pandemic.html |
Other Resource Pages
Two Fall Guides to Ramp up Your Advocacy | Wherever you are this fall or on Arts Day, November 19, you can help amplify the Canadian Arts Coalition’s objectives and budget ask by meeting with your local politicians and helping spread the message. We have one guide to help you do this throughout the fall, and a second guide dedicated to making an impact with Arts Day on the Hill. | https://www.canadianartscoalition.com/resources/ | |
Art After This with Michael Trent |
By David Maggs, Metcalf Fellow on Arts and Society | https://metcalffoundation.com/metcalf-story/art-after-this-with-michael-trent/ | |
Why the arts matter | Art programs should not be viewed narrowly as cash cows meant to produce wealthy alumni. They should be recognized for being conservators of history and culture, capable of advancing society with the ideas they generate and essential to upholding the principles of democracy and good governance. | https://thegauntlet.ca/2024/10/27/why-the-arts-matter/ | |
Grants, funding and supports for non-profits | Funding, information and supports to help charitable and non-profit organizations start, manage and build capacity. | http://Grants, funding and supports for non-profits | |
Calgary Arts Development’s classified listing | Calgary Arts Development’s classified listing is a free service for Calgary’s arts community. | https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com/classifieds/ | |
Training resources on non-profit | The Alberta non-profit learning centre provides resources on important concepts in governance of non-profits to support their role in the delivery of their programs and services in their communities. | https://www.alberta.ca/non-profit-learning-centre?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=Learning__Development_Webinars_-_Spring_2023_Webinars&utm_medium=email | |
Training, Facilitation, and Coaching Resources for Non-Profits | A list of some referrals so that if your organization is seeking services, you have some other leads. | https://coco-net.org/training-facilitation-and-coaching-resources-for-nonprofits/ | |
Calgary Chamber Powering Up Tool Kit | We have compiled the below resources to support your business through the next phase of COVID-19. As this is a phased approached, business owners need to be flexible and prepared to close if cases of COVID-19 spike in the future. Learn more about the government approach here. | https://calgarychamber.com/powering-up | |
Momentum Resource Page | Full listing of all financial supports for people impacted by COVID-19, including those missing work due to self-isolation, those laid off or unable to work. | https://momentum.org/financial-supports-for-people-impacted-by-covid-19/ | |
WorkInCulture Resource Page | A comprehensive list of resources that will be updated as we gather more information. | https://www.workinculture.ca/FYI/WorkInCulture-Connects/March-2020-(1)/ARTS-CULTURE-RESOURCES-DURING-COVID-19 |
Wellness & Mental Health
Wood’s Homes | Wood’s Homes is a mental health centre. We provide treatment and support for children, young people, adults and families with mental health needs.Wood’s Homes is based in Calgary (on three large campuses and in several neighbourhoods across the city) with locations in Lethbridge, Strathmore, Fort McMurray, Cold Lake, Lac La Biche and Grand Prairie. Our 500 staff and 100 volunteers provide 40+ programs and services for 20,000 children and their families every year.
We are accredited through Accreditation Canada and have earned two Leading Practice Awards, and Exemplary Standing status four times.
Wood’s Homes is nationally recognized for our innovative and groundbreaking services. We are proud of our research in children’s mental health. In 2001, we established a Research Department and in 2016, we launched the Wood’s Homes Research Chair in Children’s Mental Health, in a partnership with the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Social Work. | https://www.woodshomes.ca/about-us/ | |
Alberta Nonprofit Network Mental Health Resources | ABNN has started compiling workplace mental health resources to help organizations support workplace mental health. We will continue to add to this page, so please send us information you have found helpful to info@albertanonprofits.ca. | https://albertanonprofits.ca/nonprofitresources | |
BIPOC Mental Health YYC | This is a living directory of community resources, BIPOC mental health professionals, decolonial and anti-racist educational resources, POC-owned fitness offerings, POC-centered self-care and relevant articles. Most of the community and mental health professional resources are specifically based in Mohkinstsis on Treaty 7 land (Calgary AB Canada), but there are several relevant resources with a reach and scope beyond Calgary listed as well | https://bipocmentalhealthyyc.wordpress.com/ | |
Broken Pencil Mental Health Reading and Crafts | Quarantine has taken a toll on many of our mental health. We dug through our archives for some reading and crafts that we hope help you feel a little less alone. Stay well and take care, everyone <3 | https://brokenpencil.com/news/mental-health-reading-crafts-for-the-quarantine-blues/ | |
Canada Media Fund Mental Health Resources | An extensive listing of regional and national mental health resources | https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WnqMzA_-ullDblPZesX7AdoOFnbl1lqOJktZT8An9sE/edit#gid=0 | |
Alberta Health Services | AHS is the provincial public health response agency and provides all official communications and updates. Content on this site include an online screening tool, COVID-19 statistics in Alberta, information on a free texting service for mental health, an outbreak tracker map, and Healthy Together - a guide to family and home life during COVID-19. | https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/Page16944.aspx |
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