Employee Volunteering

Calgary Corporate Volunteer Council

Connect - Engage - Strengthen

The Calgary Corporate Volunteer Council ("CCVC") is a collaborative body of individuals from businesses throughout Calgary working collectively to respond to the critical needs of our city by actively developing and advocating workplace volunteerism as a key community building strategy.

Recognizing that workplace volunteerism is a large part of the community investment landscape, the CCVC aims to create and utilize a system of sharing information and expertise relating to community investment with a focus on workplace volunteerism.

Mission

To strengthen community by promoting best practice and strengthening employer supported volunteerism.

Vision

Businesses and volunteer leaders engaging strategically in community by embracing the strength and diversity of their employees.

Current Members

Company Name Contact
Alliance Pipeline Ltd Rob Gray
Altagas Ltd. Nicole Arienzale
Brookfield Properties Rita Borrow
Cenovus Megan Marshall
Chevron Canada Resources Amy Wood
ConocoPhillips Canada Barb Simic
Devon Canada Kray Price
Dexterity Ventures Inc. Gena Rotstein
Enbridge Inc. Lennina Pavón Cardoso
EnCana Corporation Kim Young
First Calgary Savings Dani DeBoice
Hopewell Residential Communities Scott Hamilton
Imperial Oil Ltd. Shelley Larose
Nexen Inc. Fiona Buchanan
Nulli Secundus Inc. Barbara Gosling
Penn West Petroleum Ltd. Joe Connors
Pure Technologies Ltd Logan Fesenmair
RBC, Alberta & Territories Jerilynn Daniels
SAP Canada Inc. Calgary Shannon Seeley
Sinopec Daylight Energy Ltd. . Steve Horner
Stikeman Elliot LLP Sarah Stone
Suncor Energy Inc. Joanne Manser
TD Canada Trust Ellen Dungen
TransAlta Corporation Colleen Carter
Trans Canada Pipelines  

Goals and Objectives
  1. Grow leaders in the corporate and non-profit sectors that advocate and demonstrate cross-sectoral civic engagement.
  2. Encourage effective partnerships between the business and voluntary sectors.
  3. Share information and expertise relating to workplace volunteer development and programming as a key component of community investment.
  4. Promote creative models of workplace volunteering.
  5. Promote professional development opportunities for members of the CCVC who are engaged in educating, creating and administering community investment strategies and/or employee volunteerism as part of their job responsibilities.
  6. Grow support and recognition for the value of workplace volunteerism in the Calgary community.
Member Benefits
  • Quarterly council meetings to network and share best practice in employee volunteering
  • One-time discount on employee volunteer project management support, per year of paid membership
  • One complimentary consultation to support your employer-supported volunteer program
  • Opportunity to participate in local, national and international research on employee volunteering
  • Connections to training & professional development opportunities on employee volunteer programs
  • Networking events with corporate and non profit leaders
  • Access to LinkedIn group containing information, knowledge and discussion on employee volunteer initiatives and programs
  • Access to information on unique employee volunteer projects
Application

Annual Membership - $500

To discuss the benefits of membership, sign up and for more information contact J.P. Hermano at (403) 231-1426.

Volunteer Calgary would like to thank the members of the CCVC Development Committee for volunteering their time, creative ideas and commitment to community in the development of the committee: Chevron Canada Resources, ConocoPhillips, EnMax, Home Depot, Penn West, Trico Homes.

*Annual membership fee is waived if corporate sponsorship for VC programs/services is over or equal to $10,000.00/year – not eligible for $500 discount on project management services; Recipients of the "Leader in Employee Volunteering" awards (3 winners/year), receive 1 year of free membership to the CCVC beginning in May of that year– not eligible for $500 discount on project management services.