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SuperNet Project - iCCAN
Human Resources
Resource Libraries
Legal and Regulatory Resources
Volunteers
English Language Learning
Literacy and Learning
Board Development
Government
Comprehensive Community Institutions (CCIs)

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SUPERNET PROJECT - iCCAN

History of videoconferencing
The history of videoconferencing from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia website.

iCCAN Website
The innovative communities connecting and networking (iCCAN) project website is now up and running. Please bookmark this page and check back for updates.

The Family & Community Resource Centre Education Calendar
The Education Calendar is an online listing of the education activities provided by the Community Education Service and it's community partners. Many of these courses are available via videoconferencing.

VideoConferencing Terminology
A list of terms commonly used in Video Conferencing, along with definitions on what they mean.

Alberta SuperNet
Extensive Information from Service Alberta on the SuperNet.

Video Conference Alberta
One stop videoconferencing resource in Alberta. Helps you find and connect to other sites in Alberta's K-12 and post secondary system. Highlights of the site include tools, resources, best practice videos, research, and a social network where educators, technical personnel and administrators can connect to others across the province.

HUMAN RESOURCES

Benefits through OASSIS
Health, Dental, AD&D, Basic Group Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) There are no commisions, no broker's fees and no one is denied coverage upon enrolment. You must be a member of Volunteer Alberta to be eligible for these benefits.

Workforce Strategy for Alberta's Non-profit & Voluntary Sector (pdf file)

CTI: Canadian Training Institute
The Canadian Training Institute is a National Voluntary Organization which provides training, consulting assistance, promotes collaborative action and undertakes applied research projects in contributing to the effectiveness of services delivered by criminal justice and related human service agencies in Canada.

Tap - in Program
The Tap In Program provides educational and training opportunities for volunteers and employees of non-profit associations and societies. There is no fee to join the program. Once a person has registered they are provided with a personal log-in code and can then enrol for any course on the site.

My Charity Connects
MyCharityConnects is a special initiative of CanadaHelps to help charities learn more about online technology and social media.

HR Council
The HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector is a national non-profit organization committed to the development and enhancement of a skilled workforce that is focused on building better communities and improving the lives of Canadians.

RESOURCE LIBRARIES

Imagine Canada
Imagine Canada is a national registered charity with offices in Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa that looks into and out for Canada’s charities and nonprofits. We deliver research that puts the sector on the map and raises its profile in the minds of Canadians.

Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations
The RCVO is the information destination for Alberta’s nonprofit sector. Since 1987, thousands of individuals and nonprofit organizations have come to us for information, support, advice and tools to better meet the challenges they face.

Nonprofit Library Commons
Leading nonprofit knowledge center- practical resources, promising practices and up-to-date intelligence on the state of Canada's nonprofit sector.

Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO)
The Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (CCVO) is a registered charity working to strengthen Calgary's diverse voluntary sector and provide leadership on matters affecting the sector as a whole.

Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO)
The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations is a collaborative effort initiated by a variety of community-based not-for-profit organizations.

Grass Roots Press
Grass Roots Press is a division of Literacy Services of Canada Ltd. The company was founded on the belief that the best resources are those developed by literacy educators. From tutor training materials, to landmark research findings, to exceptional student materials, our resources are a testament to the fine work carried on by literacy practitioners like yourselves.

National Adult Literacy Database – Alberta
Links to provincial or territorial literacy organizations and information that may be of interest to literacy practitioners

Charity Village
The purpose of this award-winning site is to encourage, support and serve the 175,000 registered Canadian charities and nonprofit organizations, and the millions of professionals, staffers, volunteers, and donors who make this sector such an important part of our national fabric.

Energize Inc

LEGAL AND REGULATORY RESOURCES

PIPA- for non profits
Personal Information Privacy Act Information and links about FOIP for non profits

Legal Resource Centre of Alberta
Mission is to enhance the accessibility and quality of justice realized in Canada. Creates learning opportunities and builds learning communities that facilitate the creation, management, exchange, and integration of knowledge among people within the justice system and between them and the general public.

Charity Central
This site provides information on not-for-profit, non-profit, and charity management; liability; directors, volunteers, and employees; fund-raising law; and tax law.

CentrePoint

VOLUNTEERS

Volunteer Alberta
Creating possibilities in Alberta’s voluntary sector by strategically connecting leaders, members, organizations and networks.

Volunteer Canada
Information on volunteering in Canada which includes tools and resources for volunteers, research, a directory of organizations, and a calendar of events

International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
The International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) was founded in 1970 by a group of volunteers from around the world who saw in volunteering a means of making connections across countries and cultures. It has grown into a global network of volunteers, volunteer organisations, national representatives and volunteer centres, with members in over 70 countries, and in all world regions. The majority of IAVE members are in developing countries.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING

ESL Rural Routes Newsletter
The ESL Rural Routes Newsletters are developed as a part of the services that NorQuest College provides to rural Alberta through project funding from Advanced Education and Technology and Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry.

Larry Ferlazzo's ESL Teaching Resource
A website specifically designed to assist adults and children who are learning English as their second language. Created by a schoolteacher in California. Over 150 updates per month.

Volunteer ESL
Resource for volunteer ESL tutors

LITERACY AND LEARNING

ABC Life Literacy Canada
ABC Life Literacy Canada is a non-profit organization that inspires Canadians to increase their literacy skills. We connect and mobilize business, unions, government, communities and individuals to support lifelong learning and achieve our goals through leadership in programs, communications and partnerships.

Education for All by 2015: UNESCO's top priority

Centre for Family Literacy
The Centre for Family literacy is dedicated to helping families grow and prosper. Our programs, training and research help Alberta families achieve what they imagine - improved education, jobs and health.

eCampus Alberta
eCampus Alberta is your connection to online courses and programs. Pursue your education through eCampus Alberta and achieve your goals. With diplomas, certificates and applied degrees you will be sure to find a way to increase your skills and prepare you for a new career.

Learning to Learn
Learning to Learn is the very first training program aimed at teaching adults with little schooling the methods necessary to learn. Learning to Learn provides an invaluable tool to all trainers of adults, whether they work in literacy or educational centers, integration enterprises or community organizations.

Literacy Alberta
Literacy Alberta is a provincial not-for-profit charitable coalition of over 300 members working to raise literacy levels in Alberta. Provides a number of services including a literacy helpline, events, professional development, and conference.

Canadian Council on Learning
The CCL is an independant, non-profit corporation that promotes & supports research to improve all aspects of learning - acrosss the country & across all walks of life. Released the Canadian Council on Learning Reading the Future Report

Learning and Violence
Violence shapes us. It can make us stronger as learners, teachers, and simply as people in the world. It can also make it hard to trust ourselves and others, and difficult to learn. Its impact on learning is not well recognized, but the resources and allies found here can help all of us – whatever our role or experience – to address this issue creatively.

Ningwakwe Learning Press
Publisher of Canadian Aboriginal – First Nation, Inuit and Metis – literacy resources (August 2010)

BOARD DEVELOPMENT

Board Development Program

GOVERNMENT

Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
Information on Continuing Education, Family Literacy, International Adult Learner's Week

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
The Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission is an independent commission of the Government of Alberta reporting through the Ministry of Culture and Community Spirit. Provides public information and education programs, helps Albertans resolve human rights complaints. Link to: Human Rights in Alberta- a newspaper-style publication that provides plain language information about Alberta's human rights law and about the services offered by the Commission.

Alberta Learning Information Service (ALIS)
Providing Albertans with valuable and timely information about career planning, post-secondary education and training, educational funding, job search, labour market trends and workplace issues.

Business Link
Alberta's business information service- Federal Government & Provincial Government site. Provides services to businesses such as business resources, tools, event listings, & links.

Campus Alberta
Campus Alberta is a set of principles developed to ensure key stakeholders in the advanced education system work together to deliver seamless learning opportunities for Albertans.

Canada Revenue Agency- Charities & Giving
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) registers qualifying organizations as charities, gives technical advice on operating a charity, and handles audit and compliance activities.

Canadian Language Benchmarks' Essential Skills Website
A website created by the federal government to help sector councils, industry organizations, and workplaces to define occupational language requirements and to provide appropriate language training or development opportunities.

Community Futures Alberta
Community Futures (CF) is a program, funded in western Canada by Western Economic Diversification. Together community volunteers and staff are actively engaged in helping to develop and implement community-based economic development and diversification strategies.

Culture and Community Spirit - GOA
Culture and Community Spirit provides a diverse range of programs that support a high quality of life for Albertans, and makes Alberta an attractive tourism destination. For information on grants available: http://culture.alberta.ca/grantprograms/default.aspx

Statistics Canada- Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (CSGVP) This study offers new perspectives on giving and volunteering. Imagine Canada has released the new results of the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS (CCIs)

Bow Valley College
Each year, more than 11,000 students attend Bow Valley College at eight locations in Calgary and at more than 20 communities in southern Alberta.

Grande Prairie Regional College
More than 2,000 students annually pursue university studies, career and academic upgrading programs at GPRC, and some 6,000 students register in training programs and continuing education classes each year.

Keyano College
Offers educational and training programs, courses, and services to the residents of northeast Alberta. The college is committed to offering or facilitating programs and services in the following areas: academic upgrading and human development programs designed to provide skills and knowledge to prepare individuals for further study or entry into the workforce.

Lakeland College
Lakeland’s comfortable setting allows you to focus on learning. Award-winning programs are designed to ease your transition into the work force and/or further study at a four-year institution. You’ll get a university-caliber education --- but without the red tape, the big crowds and the distractions.

Lethbridge College
Lethbridge College offers programs that lead to further education or to career employment through its apprenticeship, certificate, diploma, applied baccalaureate degree, and baccalaureate degree programs.

Medicine Hat College
Situated in Canada’s sunniest city, MHC’s main campus services almost 2,500 students each year. Currently, more than 30 diplomas and certificates are offered along with 25 university transfer programs. There are also several opportunities for degree completion at MHC including nursing, applied arts, and social work.

NorQuest College
NorQuest College is one of the most diverse college communities in Canada. NorQuest offers diplomas and certificates in health, human services, business, and industry careers.

Northern Lakes College
The College is operating in 26 northern communities and employs over 275 staff. Community Education Committees and their Council remain an integral part of this college. Flexible programming and customized training has provided opportunities for the College to deliver programs outside of our service region.

Olds College
Olds College offers over 31 programs in Agriculture, Applied Business, Horticulture, Land and Environment, and Industry Training, along with Continuing Education and International Training.

Portage College
Whatever your education and career goals, Portage College is here for you. With more than 30 certificate and diploma programs from which you can choose from, including career programs, trades and technical, academic upgrading and university studies.

Red Deer College
A focus is on learning and student success. Instructors are devoted to teaching with a student-centered approach. Up-to-date technology and state-of-the art facilities serve learners in certificate and diploma programs, university transfer, degree completion, credit-free courses, and high school upgrading.