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Social Prescribing in Alberta

Healthy Aging Alberta

Social prescribing is a holistic, wrap-around approach to healthcare that bridges the gap between medical and social care services.

Start Social Prescribing Today! One-pager for Health Professionals

Healthy Aging Alberta

Aging in Community Supports is a social prescribing program that links the healthcare system to senior-serving organizations.

A Prescription for Change - Social Prescribing Primer

Healthy Aging Alberta

The SCSP - Seniors System Navigation Team is a social prescribing program facilitated by community-based organizations in Lethbridge. This document contains the information you need to promote social prescribing in your community and make referrals for patients and clients.

Article: What Would a Gift Economy Approach to Running a Nonprofit Look Like?

Sue Carter Kahl, Nonprofit Quarterly

What Would a Gift Economy Approach to Running a Nonprofit Look Like? Sue Carter Kahl July 25, 2023 Share Tweet Share Email Print Two pairs of black hands, belonging to an adult and child, wrapping a gift in an African print cloth. Image Credit: Askar Abayev on pexels.com Leaders in the social sector hear it all the time: nonprofits should run like a business.

Webinar Recordings: IFA Global Café

International Federation on Ageing

We are delighted to extend an invitation from the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) to visit the Global Café page and re-watch previous sessions. This page is updated on a weekly basis and offers not only the recording of the sessions but also supplementary resources provided by the experts.

Has Your Charity Been Impacted by Floods, Wildfires, or Other Adverse Weather Events? Contact the CRA

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

The CRA released a statement acknowledging that some charities may be unable to meet their filing obligations due to extraordinary circumstances, such as a fire or flood. In such cases, you are advised to contact the CRA Charities Directorate as soon as possible to discuss your situation. This will

Article: Social, Political, Commercial, and Corporate Determinants of Rural Health Equity in Canada: An Integrated Framework

Leimbigler, B., Li, E.P.H. et al.

“Compared to their counterparts in urban settings, rural and remote residents can face unique barriers such as lack of access to higher education, job opportunities, technologies and technology infrastructure (i.e. high-speed internet), comprehensive health services and goods, public funding and r

Article: Virtual Rehabilitation Program for Seniors With Frailty Shows Promise, According to Hamilton-Led Research

Fram Dinshaw, McMaster University

Virtually delivered rehabilitation for seniors living with frailty is a feasible way for delivering care, shows new research led by researchers from the Geras Centre for Aging Research, a research centre of McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences.

[Resource] Article: What Trends Will Impact Charities and Nonprofits in the Third Quarter of 2023?

Cathy Barr, Ph.D. & Emily Jensen, Imagine Canada

Climate crisis continues to create challenges, feds ramp up for elections, new EDI data is a wakeup call for white-led nonprofits

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