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Skills Society 2nd Annual Day of Giving
Last year’s 1st Annual Day of Giving set the wheels of generosity in motion & this year a great group of people with huge hearts came together to pay it forward again…. On December 14th, citizens with disabilities, Skills Society staff & community...
2016 Day of Giving in Support of the Edmonton Food Bank
2nd Annual Day of Giving Wednesday, December 14, 2016 12:00 Noon to 2:00pm 101 Boyle St. Plaza Gym, 9538 – 103A Avenue Skills Society will be hosting our 2nd Annual Day of Giving on December 14th. This year we will be supporting the Edmonton Food Bank....
Flashback with Rhea – Social Innovation Intern Extraordinaire
A glimpse of what our summer Social Innovation intern Rhea Kachroo has accomplished during her time at Skills Society. Rhea and I walked to the restaurant together catching up and preparing ourselves for the interview ahead. Rhea was hired as a summer intern with the...
Deloitte IMPACT Day 2016
On the chilly morning of October 7th, an enthusiastic group of staff from Deloitte volunteered their time & skills in the Little Italy Community Garden. They spent the morning installing fence pickets that had been decoratively painted by children accessing...
New Video about a cool Citizen we support
Thanks to Mikey Hamm and a grant he received to help document cool stories of people with disabilities and their connections and contributions in community, this video was made possible. We also want to tip our hat to the stellar supports and leaders behind the scenes...
What the heck is Social Innovation?
We were very lucky to have summer intern Rhea Kachroo researching patterns of Social Innovation and ways to help grow understanding of it within Skills Society and outside through initiatives like the Edmonton Shift Lab. Rhea pulled together this infographic from...
Tyler’s Story – Metal, Mosh Pits, and Magic
A Story of Tyler and his Heavy Metal Experiences in Community It Began with a Road Trip to Calgary, Alberta Not everyone will understand what it’s like to really love music the way that Tyler does. Only a few people, like Tyler, will know how awesome it is to find a...
Taking Steps – 2016 Executive Director Report
Taking Steps… Pace, stride, move, movement, action, measure, tread, rung, march, stair, footstep, stage, phase, walk… By Skills Society Executive Director, Pat Conrad for the 2016 Skills Society Annual Report The life experience of Skills Society to...
Why Skills Society is an Employer of Choice
Karen Huta, Senior Manager of Human Resources Happy to share the infographic below from our 2016 annual report. We work hard at building an inclusive, creative culture at Skills...
Action Lab Case Studies: A few things happening in the lab
One of our five core values is Building and Sharing Knowledge. This value means we work hard to learn through our own actions, and through studying the work of others. Through building and sharing knowledge we commit to trying new ideas and becoming better problem...