{"id":13144,"date":"2026-02-11T16:35:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/?page_id=13144"},"modified":"2026-06-09T03:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T03:15:46","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/resources\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13144\" class=\"elementor elementor-13144\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdfb28 e-con-full flex-100 e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fdfb28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ffa3d flex-column width-100 top-large-space bottom-large-space  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71ffa3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a96f3 posts-feature elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"d7a96f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14565 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-accreditation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/accreditation-made-simple\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cac-staff-photo-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14912\" alt=\"Staff at the Canadian Accreditation Council are having a meeting\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cac-staff-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cac-staff-photo-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cac-staff-photo-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cac-staff-photo.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Accreditation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/accreditation-made-simple\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAccreditation Made Simple: Understanding What We Do and Why It Matters\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Picture an Executive Director at the end of a long Tuesday. Funding applications are due Friday. Two new staff to onboard. A board meeting next week. Somewhere in the middle<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/accreditation-made-simple\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Accreditation Made Simple: Understanding What We Do and Why It Matters\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12752 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-accreditation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-salvation-army-edmonton\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113708-e1779212294430-300x176.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14775\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113708-e1779212294430-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113708-e1779212294430.png 591w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Accreditation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-salvation-army-edmonton\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Salvation Army Edmonton Center of Hope\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Accreditation is a funder requirement. After two cycles with CAC, the team at The Salvation Army Edmonton sees it as a framework for getting the work right, year after year.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-salvation-army-edmonton\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Salvation Army Edmonton Center of Hope\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-12744 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-accreditation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-edmonton-mentor-network\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113911-300x167.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14777\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113911-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113911-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2026-05-19-113911.png 785w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Accreditation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-edmonton-mentor-network\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Edmonton Mentor Network\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Accreditation didn&#8217;t change what the Edmonton Mentor Network team was doing. It changed what they could point to when asked how they do it.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/the-edmonton-mentor-network\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Edmonton Mentor Network\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":428,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_theme","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13144","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13144"}],"version-history":[{"count":277,"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15254,"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13144\/revisions\/15254"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianaccreditation.ca\/fresh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}