Give to WISEST
Check out these thank you videos from past program participants:
- Compilation ThankView Video (Production Credit: Annie Aguliar, Stewardship Coordinator, U of A Donor Relations)
- SRP 2020 Student Hailey Anderson (Red Deer)
- SRP 2020 Student Eman Shayeb (Edmonton)
Grateful for Your Support
We are located on campus and are thankful for the opportunity to access available space and resources at the U of A, including in-kind contributions. However, we do not receive any core funding from the university, and instead, rely almost entirely on donations from corporations, foundations, individuals and the public sector to develop and deliver our innovative programs.
Our Community of Catalysts
We believe our donors and volunteers are catalysts. Your contributions impact our ability to deliver programs and services in support of diversity in STEM and helps girls, women, and non-binary individuals succeed in these fields.
WISEST allocates financial support from our donors so that students can participate in quality programs, including the following:
- CHOICES Conference: more than 600 girls in Grade 6 can participate in this event every year. This program costs, on average, $100 per student.
- SET Conference: about 225 high school students attend this conference yearly. To offset the cost of this conference we must raise $200 per student.
- Summer Research Program: around 40 students in Grade 11 are provided with a 6-week paid internship in research every year. This internship costs $5000 per student.
- Become a monthly donor
- Volunteer at our upcoming events
- Sign up to receive WISEST News
- Find out if your company has a matching grant program
- Connect us with your company's investment team
Corporate Benefits to Supporting Diversity in STEM
Taking clear steps towards inclusion and equity in the workplace can go a long way in supporting diversity in perspective, responsibility and experience.
According to Deloitte, approximately 68% of companies interviewed include diversity and inclusion in their recruiting practices. The Deloitte report also noted increases in the following strengths of companies who practice diversity in the workplace:
- Collaboration between employees
- Employee satisfaction
- Innovative product designs
- Return on investments and profits
- Problem-identification and solution-seeking
Are you a diversity-conscious employer in a STEM-related industry? Are you looking for employee engagement opportunities or ways to fulfill your corporate social responsibility? We can help! Join a growing list of WISEST corporate partners.
Our Donors
Thank you to the many individuals and corporate donors (past and present) who support WISEST enabling us to keep our programs innovative and inspiring while maintaining low fees. Recent supporters include:
- Andrea Macyk-Davey & Robert Davey
- Bert Murray & Margaret Cook
- Beta Sigma Phi (Edmonton Council)
- Bird Construction
- Canada Summer Jobs
- International Paper
- Isomass Scientific Inc.
- Jean Cooley Foundation through the Edmonton Community Foundation
- Motorola Solutions Foundation
- Mikisew Group of Companies
- NSERC PromoScience
- Process Solutions
- Rotary International - Glenora Chapter
- Rotary International - Riverview Chapter
- Shell Canada
- Syncrude Canada
- Threshold Impact
As well as in-kind support from the University of Alberta and the following:
- Faculty of Science
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
- Faculty of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Arts
- Including individual labs and researcher support of the Summer Research Program.
Corporate donations towards recent fundraising initiatives also recognizes:
- Enbridge Pipelines
- Gilead Sciences
- Kingston Ross Pasnak
- ATCO
- FortisAlberta
- DIALOG
- 40th Anniversary Event Sponsors (link to the 40th event page)
A very special thank you also goes to all those individuals and organizations who continue to give to WISEST in honour of Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour and through our annual April Crowdfunding campaign “Launch a student to success”.
