Struggling Alberta non-profits call for $30M provincial government boost yyc ableg abpoli
After three cash-strapped pandemic years, during which officials said private sector-focused government programs and grants did little to assist non-profits, rising inflation and an economic downturn are posing yet another threat to the industry.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Officials from multiple non-profits gathered at Carya Village Commons in the East Village on Tuesday to speak about the adversity they’ve faced in recent years and join the volunteer chamber’s call for funding. Patti Pon, the CEO of Calgary Arts Development, said cracks in the system were present long before the COVID-19 pandemic but they’ve widened over the past few years.
“We’ve received the answer consistently from the government in the past that there is no new money,” she said. “We are hopeful that under this new economic reality of a province with a surplus, that we can find less than one per cent of that surplus to respond to this need.
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