At Capital Power, we're proud of the active community participation of our employees. Some donate their time as coaches, volunteers and board members, some support community fundraising initiatives, and others lend their skills and talent to local community organizations. Our employees are committed to helping make their local communities safer, stronger, and better places to live and work.
Through the committed efforts of our employees, Capital Power supports an array of broad-reaching community projects that touch the lives of many.
Community Leadership Program
Capital Power’s Community Leadership Program (CLP) provides opportunities for our executives to volunteer their time, knowledge and expertise on non-profit community boards. The program matches our senior executives’ interests and skills with opportunities that contribute to the betterment of our community. Over time, the program will include Capital Power’s Senior Management Team.
Participating in the CLP allows our leaders to gain insight into the community’s needs while providing opportunity for them to contribute their expertise to help organizations achieve their goals. This program supports our vision of being respected for the way we operate our business and for our involvement in our communities.
Current Executive placement on Community Boards:
United Way
Capital Power is proud to support the United Way as one of the flagship initiatives under our community investment strategy and stands by its efforts to create positive lasting change and building better communities.
Capital Power's second annual United Way campaign, which ran throughout the company for three weeks in October 2011, raised $347,000. The total includes special event fundraising and a corporate match. This represents a 19 per cent increase from Capital Power’s 2010 campaign. Collectively, employees throughout Canada and the United States contributed nearly $166,000 through personal pledges, which was matched dollar-for-dollar by the company.
Employees are offered the opportunity to designate their pledge to benefit the United Way and its programs or to direct all or part of their donations to a non-profit of their choice through the United Way. Employee pledges are matched by the company and directed to local communities to assist efforts to address the community’s long-term needs.
United Way Days of Caring
Capital Power encourages employees in Canada and the U.S. to participate in United Way Days of Caring as an opportunity for team-building and to raise community awareness by helping local agencies in their communities. In 2011, over 80 employees participated in 16 Days of Caring.
Days of Caring bring the United Way, community agencies and employee groups together to provide a ‘hands-on’ experience where employees complete various projects for charitable or non-profit organizations. Some of the agencies where Capital Power employees completed their Day of Caring include: Leduc & District Food Bank, Hope Mission, Operation Friendship Seniors Society and Edmonton’s Homeless Connect.
Empowering Communities
Capital Power recognizes the valuable gifts of time, skills and knowledge that Capital Power employees and their families give to the community and are proud to support the organizations that are important to our employees.
Employees and their families who volunteer a combined minimum of 35 hours in a calendar year can apply for a $500 grant from Capital Power to be directed to a nonprofit or charitable community service organization of their choice. Referral grants of $250 are also issued to employees who refer their co-workers to participate in the program.
In 2011, employees reported more than 13,500 hours in community volunteer efforts. In recognition of these hours, Capital Power contributed $95,750 to community service organizations across North America.
Some of the recipients of this volunteer grant in 2011 include:
- American Cancer Society
- Barrington Tapin Inc (Rhode Island)
- Cub Scouts Pack 15 of Portland, CT (Connecticut)
- Calgary Young People's Theatre Society
- Canada Place Childcare Society (Edmonton)
- Canadian Search Dog Association
- Edmonton Down Syndrome Society
- Lupus Society of Alberta
- Rabbit Hill Ski Club (Edmonton)
- Richmond Dance Society
- Rocket Alumi Club (North Carolina)
- Skowhegan State Fair (Maine)
- Stony Plain Fire Department
- Warburg Junior Curling Club
Last Updated: February 22, 2012