Oct 22, 2020 | Social Innovation, Uncategorized
In Urban Matters’ second Covid webinar, BC and Alberta leaders in the field share experiences, insights and ways forward in the wake of the pandemic. When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, local governments and their partners in the community-serving sector were faced with...
Oct 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Urban Matters recently welcomed Brent Wellsch to our team as our Solutions Lab Lead. A systemic designer and strategist, Brent comes to UM from the Government of Alberta, where he helped to establish the Alberta CoLab, one of Canada’s first public-sector innovation...
Apr 2, 2020 | Social Innovation, Uncategorized
Urban Matters recently welcomed Delyse Sylvester to its team as a leader in Strategy and Culture. Delyse has three decades of social-innovation expertise, and has connected thousands of social entrepreneurs with corporate leaders, thought leaders and new-media...
Feb 4, 2020 | Social Enterprise, Social Innovation, Social Venture Development, Uncategorized
As a CCC, Urban Matters is required to re-invest a percentage of our profit back into community innovation ventures. That means we don’t only work on solutions, we live and reinvest in the communities where we work. In 2019, we had $40,000 available for a community...
May 6, 2018 | case study, case study: community housing, Uncategorized
From the Federal government’s recently released National Housing Strategy to Alberta’s Provincial Affordable Strategy there’s reason to be hopeful about enhancing the affordable housing inventory in Alberta. With such an emphasis on the building of new affordable...
Feb 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Off the ground in 2017 Here it is: our recap of 2017 for Urban Matters CCC–with financial statements, lessons learned, the highs and of course, the inevitable dips that follow, part and parcel for every organization as it grows. Urban Matters 2017 Annual Report...
