Building Capacity from the Inside Out: A 3-Part Workshop Series for Nonprofits
Nonprofits across Southeastern Alberta are carrying extraordinary responsibility. You are responding to rising needs in housing, food security, mental health, and workforce development. You are navigating funding uncertainty, volunteer decline, staff recruitment challenges, and increasing complexity, often across large geographic regions.
In rural communities, nonprofits are more than service providers. They are connectors, conveners, and critical pieces of community infrastructure. This three-part workshop series is designed specifically for nonprofit leaders serving Southeastern Alberta.
Together, we will explore how to:
- Strengthen personal leadership capacity in stretched environments
- Build sustainable organizational systems that reduce overwhelm
- Strengthen collaboration and shared problem-solving across communities
- Clarify your organization’s role within the broader rural ecosystem
This series is practical, reflective, and grounded in rural realities.
Hosted by Tamarack Institute, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta
Thanks to the generous support of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, this workshop series is offered at no cost to participating organizations.
Tamarack Institute supports communities across Canada and beyond in strengthening collaboration, building capacity, and advancing community change. Through learning programs, coaching, and practical tools, Tamarack partners with leaders who are committed to improving the quality of life in their communities.
Registration
April 13, 2026
Workshop 1: Strengthening Your Inner Capacity
Leadership in small, stretched organizations
April 20, 2026
Workshop 2: Strengthening Your Organizational Capacity
From Reactive Service to Strategic Infrastructure
April 27, 2026
Workshop 3: Strengthening Your Community Capacity
From Doing It All to Holding It Together
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free (Thanks to CFSEA support)
Spots are limited to ensure meaningful participation and dialogue. For questions, please contact Lauren Sanlav at vitalsigns@cfsea.ca or call (403) 527-9038.
Who Should Attend?
This series is designed for:
- Executive Directors
- Program Managers
- Board Members
- Emerging nonprofit leaders
- Volunteer-led organization coordinators
Whether you are a small grassroots organization or a larger regional service provider, this series is grounded in the realities of rural Southeastern Alberta.
Why Does This Series Matter?
Recent regional engagement across Southeastern Alberta has surfaced common challenges:
- Housing shortages are impacting workforce stability
- Transportation barriers are limiting access to services
- Volunteer decline and burnout
- Increased demand on social services
- Funding instability and reporting burden
Nonprofits are often acting as informal systems integrators, connecting housing, health, workforce, and community belonging, without the structural recognition or support that role requires. This series offers space to pause, reflect, and strengthen your organization from the inside out.
What Makes This Different?
This is not theory-heavy training. Instead, it is:
✔ Grounded in rural context
✔ Designed for small, stretched teams
✔ Practical and immediately applicable
✔ Focused on reducing overwhelm, not adding to it
✔ Built around peer connection and shared learning
