Read the summary of our 2004 "Maximizing Effectiveness" report, which indicates that grassroots and environmental organizations face significant challenges.

We know that our Environmental Grant Program is a critical piece of the funding puzzle in Alberta. Yet this program must grow substantially to meet the exploding demand for environmental grants in Alberta. So we leverage the good work of our grant recipients and other environmental non-profit groups by ensuring they have access to superior resources on good management, fundraising and communications skills.

Much of this expertise we can provide ourselves. Our success and expertise are proven, our network is vast and our commitment to community-based environmental action has been demonstrated continually for almost 20 years. Yet the most important contribution we can make to strengthen the ability of Alberta groups to be effective is to use our networks and relationships to bring new and proven resources to this community.

We maximize the effectiveness of those working with Alberta environmental groups by :

• Developing and delivering a suite of capacity building resources, including one-on-one coaching, board development, web-based training
• Presenting high-calibre  "Maximize" workshops or "Rally" conferences for Alberta groups
• Partnering with renowned experts, service providers and capacity builders to offer tools, tips and training
• Utilizing technology to be as inclusive and accessible as possible to all stakeholders

For information on Maximizing Engagement 2010, click here.

For information on our previous Maximizing Effectiveness workshops, click here.

For information on River Rally 2009, click here.