Alberta NonProfit Data Strategy

Data About the Sector

Analytics for non-profits to strategize for the future!

New: PolicyWise for Children & Families: Canadian Nonprofit Dashboard (now with Updated Volunteering Data)

PolicyWise created this dashboard to show the impact of the non-profit sector across Canada. It uses data from Statistics Canada.

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Customize the information displayed using the toolbars. First, select from the five options:

Sector Snapshot displays a summary of overall findings about the sector.
Sector Over Time displays economic and workforce data from the previous five years.
Nonprofit Types displays a comparison of impacts for three types of nonprofits, including their source of funding.
Nonprofit Subsectors displays economic, workforce, and volunteer impacts across different subsectors like social services and health.
Rural/Urban Nonprofits displays how impacts are distributed in rural and urban settings.

Choose the geography, type of non-profit, and year that you are interested in. Hover over the ‘?’ that appears beside each of the dashboard concepts to learn more. Use the +/- bar and the ‘Open in a new window’ buttons at the bottom to modify size.

Dashboard sources

Sources

Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0613-01. Production, income and outlay accounts of non-profit institutions (x 1,000,000). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/3610061301-eng
Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0617-01. Employment in non-profit institutions by sub-sector (x 1,000). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/3610061701-eng
Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0618-01. Economic value of volunteering activity (x 1,000,000). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/3610061801-eng
Statistics Canada. Table 36-10-0614-01. Gross domestic product (GDP) and income of non-profit institutions by activity (x 1,000,000). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25318/3610061401-eng
Statistics Canada. 2022. Rural Canada Non-Profits database, 2019. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-20-0004/452000042022002-eng.htm
Statistics Canada. 2021. General Social Survey – Giving, Volunteering and Participating (GSS GVP) – Public Use Microdata Files.

New: Highlights on Volunteering in Alberta

We conducted this analysis using Alberta results from the General Social Survey: Giving, Volunteering and Participating survey from Statistics Canada. We explored cross-volunteering numbers and various details on volunteering, such as volunteering subsectors, how people volunteered, and various information about motivation for and experiences in volunteering.

Download the Highlights on Volunteering in Alberta.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Fourth Quarter 2022 – Workforce Needs Amidst Rising Costs

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada in Alberta. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook and their employee situation. We focused on volunteer and employee struggles in the sector.

Download the Community Nonprofits Q4 2022 Analysis 1-page summary.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Third Quarter 2022 – Deflating Ballooning Community Challenges

We conducted this analysis based on responses from community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada. We focused on signs of growing stability in the community nonprofit sector, ongoing cost and employee struggles, and plans for the future.

Download the Community Nonprofits Q3 2022 Analysis 1-page summary.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Second Quarter 2022 – Rising Demands on Employees

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook and their employee situation. We focused on employee struggles in the community nonprofit sector and plans for employee recruitment and retention.

Download the Community Nonprofits Q2 2022 Analysis 1-page summary.
Download Figures and Notes related to the analysis.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, First Quarter 2022

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook, employee outlook, and planned work arrangements. In this analysis we discuss the current state of community nonprofits compared to previous quarter. We tell a story on the impact of COVID-19 on the nonprofit sector over time and how the nonprofit sector experience differs from the private sector.

Download an Infographic for snapshot of the Q2 findings.
Download the Full Analysis with Analytic Notes.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Fourth Quarter 2021

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook, employee outlook, and measures planned for the COVID-19 pandemic. In this analysis we discuss the current state of community nonprofits compared to previous quarter. We tell a story on the impact of COVID-19 on the nonprofit sector over time and how the nonprofit sector experience differs from the private sector.

Download the Infographic for a snapshot of the Q4 findings.
Download the Full Analysis with Analytic Notes.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Third Quarter 2021

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada in July – August of 2021. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook, employee outlook, and past and planned measures for COVID-19. In this analysis we discuss the current state of community nonprofits compared to the previous quarter.

Download the Infographic for a snapshot of the Q3 findings.
Download the Full Analysis with Analytic Notes.

Community Nonprofit Analysis, Second Quarter 2021

We conducted this analysis based on responses by community nonprofits surveyed by Statistics Canada across Canada in April – May of 2021. We explored community nonprofit’ outlook, employee outlook, and past and planned measures for COVID-19. In this analysis we discuss the current state and future directions of community nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Download the Infographic for a snapshot of the Q2 findings.
Download the Full Analysis with Analytic Notes.
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The Registered Charity Analysis (2015-2018) with notes!

We conducted the Registered Charities Analysis 2015-2018 to provide information on the economic and workforce impact of community nonprofit registered charities in Alberta. It describes the economicand workforce impact cross-Alberta, in different subsectors (e.g., social services, and culture and recreation), and in different Alberta regions.

Download the Use and Technical Manual for more details and information on how to use the files
Download a high resolution version of the analysis without notes