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Recruitment & Retention

INTERSECTIONS - Supporting Rural Organizations to Better Engage Immigrant Volunteers

Empower your organization to recruit and retain immigrant volunteers!
Eliminate barriers to help integrate new immigrants into your community.

 

Volunteer Alberta's, with the expertise of NorQuest College, new initiative for Board members and Senior Management to empower and enhance the cultural competency of rural nonprofit/voluntary sector organizations.

Intersections 2

Building on the learning from Intersections 1, Intersections 2 engages your organization in a change process to better position your workplace and volunteer environment as welcoming to immigrant volunteers. Intersection 2 targets governance and management structures and processes that create an inviting organizational culture.

Registration/Information

For more information on Intersections 2 and how your organization can be involved,
email Volunteer Alberta or call 780.482.3300.

 

Follow these links for additional details:

Project Goals and Modules
Intersections Resources
For Project Participants
Partners

 

Intersections 1

In the fall of 2009, Volunteer Centres in eight pilot communities hosted one-day group learning sessions to integrate the individual learning modules with practical approaches and strategies to engage immigrant volunteers.

The following eight communities participated in the project:

  • Grande Prairie
  • Brooks
  • Lethbridge
  • Medicine Hat
  • Okotoks
  • Red Deer
  • Vegreville
  • Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray)

Project goals

The specific goals of the Intersections 1 project include:

Project modules

Intersections 1 Modules are available below for organizations to complete. Note: Volunteer Alberta is no longer accepting module assessments; however, if you have any questions, please email Volunteer Alberta or call 780.482.3300.

Take a look at the introduction to the modules to learn more.

  1. Module 1: Intercultural Competence
  2. Module 2: Building Cultural Knowledge
  3. Module 3: Linking Language and Culture

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Intersections Resources

  1. Inclusive Community Organizations: A Tool Kit
  2. Cultural Competence: A Guide to Organizational Change
  3. A Guide for Cultural Competency – Application of the Canadian Code
  4. Attracting and Retaining Immigrants – A Toolbox of Ideas for Smaller Centres
  5. AUMA Welcoming & Inclusive Communities Toolkit
  6. People Power www.nsms.ca/Downloads/People_Power_booklet.pdf
  7. Canadian Stories of Immigrants
  8. Building Caring Communities: The Contributions of Immigrant Volunteers www.volunteerconnections.net/buildingCaringCommunities.pdf
  9. Creating a more Inclusive Voluntary Sector: A Focus on Diversity
  10. Perceptions, Attitudes and Motivations of New Canadians regarding Volunteerism
  11. Profiles of immigrant migration to 8 communities

 

For project participants:

Google group link: http://groups.google.ca/group/intersections-volunteer-alberta

Want to see what we did before? Visit this archive.

 

Partners with Volunteer Alberta

Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund                                         

The Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Education Fund supports the Alberta Government’s efforts to foster equality, promote fairness, and encourage the creation of inclusive workplaces and communities. The Education Fund complements and supports the human rights and diversity work of community organizations, the Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission and educational initiatives undertaken by the Human Rights and Citizenship Branch of the Department of Culture and Community Spirit.

 

Norquest College Centre for Excellence in Intercultural Education

NorQuest College’s proven expertise in adult education, intercultural studies and rural delivery makes it a natural fit for the Intersections project.   NorQuest will be accessed for research, resource development and facilitation support throughout the project. NorQuest College provides post-secondary education for adult learners with a wide range of social, cultural, economic, and educational experiences. With four campuses, regional learning sites, and a virtual campus, NorQuest serves more than 10,000 students annually and reaches over 200 Alberta communities with its diverse delivery modes.

The Centre for Excellence in Intercultural Education offers intercultural training for organizations and employers. Our intercultural and cultural diversity training for Canadian-born employees will enhance intercultural competence in the workplace and organizational contexts. We can tailor our workshops to your specific organizational needs through prior assessment and consultation.

 

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