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2015 Annual Report 2015 Propellus Annual Report How we strengthen our members: 03 STORIES Who we exist for: 10 MEMBERS What our members are saying: 20 QUOTES Who invests in us: 27 INVESTORS Our results: 30 NUMBERS Looking forward: 48 2016 Our 2015 financials: 53 REPORTS & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Contents2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 2 Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 3 WHY THEY CAME TO US They wanted to find common ground with stakeholders. They told us that their [rebranding] story was a ‘rut story’ that they needed to move past by acknowledging the error and looking to how they could best serve their clients. They shared that a custom consultation through the Transform Your Story Fund would help them to move forward and better serve their cause. THEIR JOURNEY WITH US Deaf and Hear Alberta is a great example of an organization that truly recognizes that capacity building work is complex and multi- faceted. Their Transform Your Story project was their third with Propellus and their continued engagement with our organization demonstrates the importance of taking a holistic approach to organizational health. COLLABORATIONS IN 2015 • Community Of Practice Participant: Evaluation Their mission is to • Community Of Practice Presenter: Evaluation enhance the lives of • Facilitated Learning: Creating Your Culture • Transform Your Story Fund 2015: Stakeholder Engagement Deaf, deafened and (above) – Watch the full story on YouTube: hard of hearing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urdUyL1Hho4 persons by removing barriers and building bridges to communication. Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 4 This project validated some thinking for various groups – we got information ‘in their own words’… we could get to the heart of the issue without bias. DANIELLE SMITH, DEAF AND HEAR ALBERTA Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 5 WHY THEY CAME TO US They told us that Propellus is helpful, happy and eager to answer any questions they had. The also shared that accessing our workshops is easy and reasonably priced. THEIR JOURNEY WITH US They have been brave in their efforts to continuously improve. NEFC shared that we help strengthen them by being the main resource for information that they need on a variety of subjects. During a renaming project we helped procured funding through a Calgary Foundation grant for a consultant to help they required. COLLABORATIONS IN 2015 • Custom Consulting: Phase 1- Telling Your Organization’s Story • Custom Consulting: Phase 2 – Connecting Your Organization’s Story • Workshop: The Proof is in the Pudding – The How To’s of Program Design • Community of Practice 2-time Participant: Volunteer Engagement Learning Community Their mission is to provide services that will strengthen the well-being of families. Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 6 I keep coming back to Propellus because they are the best at what they do; I have developed relationships with some of the people and they know how we operate… [the] staff make me feel important, welcomed, SUE HOLT, NORTH EAST FAMILY CONNECTIONS listened to and understood. Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 7 WHY THEY CAME TO US They wanted to tap into a new market, to reach a new target audience as most of their donors (about 80%) are over 50. They wanted to develop a project for “Giving Tuesday”, and wanted to do some marketing research around how to target potential donors under 35. They shared that they wanted external expertise to support them on this project, as this was completely new for the organization. THEIR JOURNEY WITH US Operation Eyesight really did a great job in capturing the impact of the project they embarked on. We believe the ideas sparked during their interactions with their consultant will have lasting impact on their organization’s fund raising activities. Their mission is to COLLABORATIONS IN 2015 invest in sustainable • Community Of Practice Participant: Volunteer Engagement treatment, prevention • Transform Your Story Fund 2015: Targeting Marketing (above) – and community Watch the full story on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06pYPxyNtc development activities • Workshop: Where Talent Meets Opportunity – Engaging Skills to address specific Based Volunteers problems as well as the root causes of blindness in India and the African nations of Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia. Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 8 The research that we completed will back up what we do. The ideas that came from the focus groups were great… The project helped to reinforce some of our thinking. ELIZABETH RODEN, OPERATION EYESIGHT Stories2015 PROPELLUS ANNUAL REPORT 9 4th Street Festival Society (Lilac Festival) / Acadia Community Garden and Art Society / Accessible Housing Society / Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Calgary / Aero Space Museum Association of Calgary / Afrikadey! Arts & Culture Society / Aga Khan Foundation Canada - Calgary Chapter / Airdrie and District Victim Assistance / Airdrie Food Bank / Akonua and Kwama Children's Literacy Foundation / Alberta Animal Rescue Crew Society / Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies / Alberta Cancer Foundation / Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation / Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association / Alberta Culture, Historic Sites and Museums Branch / Alberta Ecotrust Foundation / Alberta Family Histories Society / Alberta Golf Association / Alberta Health Services - Airdrie Community Health Centre / Alberta Health Services - Alberta Children's Hospital / Alberta Health Services - Canmore General Hospital / Alberta Health Services - Claresholm General Hospital / Alberta Health Services - Cochrane Community Health Centre / Alberta Health Services - Didsbury General Hospital / Alberta Health Services - Foothills Medical Centre / Alberta Health Services - High River District Hospital / Alberta Health Services - HomeCare / Alberta Health Services - Okotoks Health & Wellness Centre / Alberta Health Services - Peter Lougheed Centre / Alberta Health Services - Rockyview General Hospital / Alberta Health Services - South Health Campus / Alberta Health Services - Strathmore District Health Services / Alberta Health Services - Vulcan Community Health Centre / Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation / Alberta Playwrights' Network Society / Alberta Potters' Association / Alberta Printmakers Society / Rhythmic Gymnastics Alberta / Alberta Science Network, The / Alberta Seventh Step Society / Alberta Snowboarding Association / Alberta Theatre Projects / Alberta Whitewater Association / Alexandra Centre Society / Alexandra Writers' Centre Society / Alliance Française of Calgary / Alliance Pipeline / ALS Society of Alberta / AltaGas / Alzheimer Society of Calgary / Animal Rescue Foundation of Alberta / Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area / Antyx Community Arts Society / APEGA / Art à la Carte / Arthritis Society of Alberta and NWT / Arts Common / Arusha Centre Society / Aspen Family and Community Network Society / Association for German Education in Calgary / Association for the Rehabilitation of the Brain Injured / Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary / Autism Calgary Association / Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society / Babe Ruth Baseball Association of Calgary / BC & Alberta Guide Dogs / Bethany Airdrie / Bethany Calgary / Bethany Care Society / Bethany Cochrane / Bethany Harvest Hills / Better Business Bureau - Southern Alberta and East Kootenay / Between Friends / Big Brothers Big Sisters of Calgary and Area / Bishop O'Byrne Housing for Seniors Association / Bow Centre Housing / Bow Cliff Seniors / Bow Crest Care Centre - Revera / Bow Habitat Station Volunteer Society / Bow Valley College / Bow View Manor / BowMont All Season Service For Seniors Society / Bowness Community Association / BowWest Community Resource Centre / Boys & Girls Club of Cochrane & Area / Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary / Branch Out Foundation / Breast Cancer Supportive Care Foundation / Bridges of Love Ministry Society / Broad Minds Productions Foundation / Brookfield Properties / Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids / Burns Memorial Fund / Calgary Alpha House Society / Calgary Area Outdoor Council / Calgary Arts Development Authority / Calgary Association of Freelance Editors / Calgary Association of Self-Help / Calgary Bach Festival Society / Calgary Boys' Choir / Calgary Buddhist Temple / Calgary Campus Open Minds / Calgary Catholic Immigration Society / Calgary Chamber of Commerce / Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations / Calgary Chinese Community Service Association / Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Association / Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse / Calgary Community Living Society / Calgary Co-Parenting Centre / Calgary Corporate Challenge / Calgary Counselling Centre / Calgary Crime Stoppers Association / Calgary Dragon Boat Society / Calgary Dream Centre / Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre Society / Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation / Calgary Family Services / Calgary Fetal Alcohol Network / Calgary Folk Arts Council / Calgary Foundation / Calgary Fringe Festival / Calgary Girls Choir / Calgary Health Trust / Calgary Horticultural Society / Calgary Humane Society / Calgary Immigrant Educational Society / Calgary Immigrant Women's Association / Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank Society / Calgary International Children's Festival / Calgary John Howard Society / Calgary Keys to Recovery Society / Calgary Legal Guidance / Calgary Marathon Society / Calgary Meals on Wheels / Calgary Military Family Resource Centre / Calgary Mothers' Milk Bank Association / Calgary Multicultural Arts Society (Fiestaval) / Calgary Opera / Calgary Outlink
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