ACE Announcements

ACE Communities August 2011 Newsletter

Check out the latest ACE Communities e-newsletter!  Full of community updates, resources, upcoing events and more, you shouldn't miss it!

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New Project Offers Holistic Approach to Learning

Rural Alberta Development Fund Board of Directors has approved more than $1.6 million in funding to implement a unique economic social enterprise program aimed at helping Aboriginal youth address issues of chronic unemployment, insufficient housing, substance abuse and overall well-being. This...

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Youth Business Workshops in Hobbema

Have you thought of owning your own business?  Are you a youth between the ages of 15 - 30 and live in the Maskwacis Hobbema area?

If you are, check out this FREE 4-day workshop with accomplished aboriginal entrepreneurs from all over Canada!  The workshop will include info on marketing and...

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A Guidebook for Building an Immigrant Workforce

Check out this Guidebook for Building an Immigrant Workforce in the Nonprofit Sector.

This guide aims to:

1) Outline a case for, and highlight the benefits of, hiring
immigrants.

2) Educate employers regarding the barriers around employing immigrants.

3) Share best practices for...

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Metis and First Nations Youth Art Competition

Field Law’s Metis and First Nations Youth Art Competition is a contest for aged 12-18 Metis and First Nations students enrolled in an Alberta or Northwest Territories junior high or high school. 

The theme of the competition is traditional winter celebrations and is open from April 4, 2011...

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Toronto’s Artists for Community Engagement (ACE) Awards

Check out these interesting awards set up in Toronto!  I wonder how we in Alberta might adapt this to our communities?

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2011 ACE Awards - The Neighbourhood Arts Network is pleased to announce the launch of the Artists for Community Engagement (ACE) Awards, a new set of awards focusing on...

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Kids at Hope Learning Opportunities

What would happen if everyone in your community stopped using the term 'Youth at Risk' and instead decided every child is capable of success - no exceptions! What happens when every child is considered to be a 'Kid at Hope'?

Does this concept interest you?  If you feel this idea might work in...

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CASHRA 2011 presentations now available online

You can now access most of the presentations delivered at the 2011 annual conference of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies (CASHRA) held in Calgary, Alberta from June 13 to June 15, 2011 on the conference website.

Read more in the July 19, 2011 special issue of Alberta...

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A celebration of Aboriginal arts

Check out this great article by Shaun Smith as part of a series about summer arts festivals run by nonprofits on charityvillage.com.  This month, the writer heads way up north, to the town of Inuvik on the Mackenzie River Delta in the Northwest Territories, to look at the challenges and...

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Gary Leffew Bullriding School

Check out this info on the Gary Leffew Bullriding School.

When: Friday, August 19 at 12:00pm - August 21 at 4:00pm

Location: Siksika Nation, Alberta, Canada

Registration $500 for the weekend, come and learn from the best! Or call (403) 901-6877 for registration info!

Please see...

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