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

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.

Guest post written by Aleeya Velji ABSI Connect Fellow: ABSI Connect is an initiative to support and enhance the existing strengths and momentum of social innovation in Alberta. Our pursuit is to create an enabling environment for transformative social, economic and…

Are you interested in storytelling? Alexandra Duncan, our resident PhD student, has compiled several useful tips on how to document stories using photos and video in an insightful Guide to Visual Storytelling. This Guide was used for Skills Society’s award-winning…

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…

Thanks to our main University of Alberta research Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere we now have a nice info graphic which summarizes the key activities and learning from our social change initiative Project Citizenship

Check out the new article that highlights key learning from Project Citizenship by our stellar ally and main University of Alberta researcher, Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere, PhD. Link here “A person being integral to their community, a person who both is valued and…

We were really happy that Project Citizenship and our think tank process was recognized internationally by the prestigious Stanford Social Innovation Review Magazine in February 2014. Read the full SSIR article over on our Project Citizenship website…

Interested in creativity, innovation, and challenging the status quo? Check out the Think Jar Collective, which offers ideas to enhance creative thinking in human services and other sectors of the community. A few Skills employees are contributors to the…