Welcome to the Skills Society newsletter The newsletter aims to summarize the highlights from a few of our key projects and collaborations! In each newsletter we interview someone connected with Skills about what one of our core values means in action.

BEST PHOTO WINS A $100 GIFT CARD TO THE APPLE STORE!!! Contest Runs: March 7 -March 25, 2016 Skills Society is looking for photo submissions that show what YOU feel best represents the Skills core value of “Engaged Citizenship.” To get a chance to win a $100 Gift Card…

We are happy to share with you the video of the launch of Action Lab. Keynotes on Social Innovation and Change Labs by Mark Cabaj & Tim Draimin.

We are excited by the buzz around Skills Society’s core values and would like to build on this momentum by asking Skills managers, employees, citizens with disabilities we serve and allies to participate in our most recent call to action. Are you interested…

We are excited to be collaborating with University of Alberta Community Service-Learning again. See below and pass along to non-profit organizations who you think could benefit.

Sharing what we learned from hosting 2 recent workshops to explore what our core values mean and look like in action

Share your voice online and at a community forum on February 29th

A Newsletter recapping some of the great things that Skills leaders, people we serve and volunteers have done in the Summer and Fall months of 2015. This Newsletter also provides information on upcoming Skills Society events.

We wanted to send out a quick post with links to pics and media about our successful launch of Action Lab! Videos of the keynotes by Social Innovation Generation National’s Tim Draimin and From Here to There’s Mark Cabaj will be coming in the next month…

Are you bored of the same old television programming? Tune in to Shaw TV (Channel 10) during the week of August 10th to August 16th, 2015 to view some inspirational videos from Skills Society’s award winning initiative—Project Citizenship. Please see below for the…

Standard 8 of the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) Safety Standards Regulation imposes undue hardship on those who receive 24 hour support. This government policy forces people with disabilities to choose between having the support they need and the…

“Skills Society has embarked on many activities that represent this year’s theme ‘Making It Happen’ ” —Pat Conrad, Executive Director of Skills Society The Skills Society 2015 Annual General Meeting (AGM) marked the completion of a highly innovative and successful…

Check out the link below for a recap of the exploration we had at the Stanley Milner Library around engaged citizenship. There is also a nice video in the link of the Lego Serious Play session that occurred that day. Link to Lego Serious Play Workshop…

Hi all, The Teavan is rolling again and we need to start booking the schedule for the summer. We are pleased and excited that Emily and Randi are hosting and coordinating the van this summer. Like last year we would like to give priority to events hosted by people we…

We are very excited to be collaborating with University of Alberta Community Service-Learning students, and the Edmonton Public Library to host a unique citizenship exploration at the downtown Stanley Milner Library on April 16th from 1-530pm.

Social Innovation expert Tim Draimin from SIG will be in town on March 13th to give a lecture, spark ideas and answer questions related to what social innovation looks like in Canada.

On Sunday, June 22, the Making Our Mark exhibition held its opening reception at City Hall, as part of the 2014 Works Art & Design Festival. Making Our Mark emerged thanks to an Edmonton Arts Council grant which brought together professional SNAP Gallery artists…