Building Alumni Culture & Recovery Capital

Join the Recovery Training Institute (RTI) for a one-hour webinar exploring Alumni Culture & Recovery Capital.

This webinar explores how intentional alumni culture, community building, and social planning can strengthen recovery capital and support long-term recovery. The session focuses on three key elements that help build sustainable recovery across multiple pathways: belonging, opportunities to contribute, and shared standards and purpose.

The session looks at how social events, volunteering, mentorship, service, and community leadership can help alumni stay connected, build confidence, develop meaningful relationships, and maintain a sense of purpose. It also explores how creating fun, recovery-focused environments built around shared responsibility and community ownership can strengthen both individual recovery and the wider recovery community.

Presenter:
Ryan Gilfillan | Program Director at Calgary Recovery Community

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the role of belonging, contribution, and shared standards in building recovery capital and supporting sustainable recovery
• Explore how intentional alumni culture can strengthen connection, purpose, self-esteem, and long-term engagement
• Identify practical ways to involve alumni in social planning, volunteering, service, mentorship, and community leadership
• Understand how group purpose and community ownership can strengthen recovery communities
• Explore strategies for creating fun, meaningful, recovery-focused environments where alumni stay connected while supporting newer members