CAFÉ STYLE DIALOGUE RELATED TO THE FUTURE OF GIVING - RESOURCES, IDEAS, AND ENERGIES TO BUILD A STRONG AND RESILIENT COMMUNITY

This is the second year of the Paths to Public Leadership series. The first year was a developmental process to assess whether there would be interest or appetite in the general public to participate in a series of dialogue sessions to reflect on community leadership themes.

We are very excited about this opportunity to build on these ideas of giving and have Winnipeggers, from all walks of life, give voice to their ideas about how we as a community and individuals think about contributing to our community.

The approach is to apply dialogue and conversation techniques to each of the sessions. This year we have collaborated with The Winnipeg Foundation and Delta Winnipeg to pursue dialogue on the following vision:

WINNIPEGGERS CONTINUE TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BY CONTRIBUTING IN MANY WAYS AND PROVIDING NEW FORMS OF "GIVING" BEYOND TRADITIONAL PHILANTHROPIC LEADERSHIP

 

To identify the important ideas related to "Giving" including: resources, skills, ideas and energy, time, and the link from local to global community building.

 

Demonstrate the power of dialogue and conversation (sharing circle, then small cafes and reflection on learnings and personal contributions)
Engage Winnipeggers on the ideas and concepts reflected in the PPL themes
Harvest critical ideas and concepts to disseminate to the broader community

CAFÉ 1: APRIL 15, 2008 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Philanthropy today and tomorrow

Panelists: Cathy Auld - The Winnipeg Foundation

Joan Blight - Strategic Philanthropy

Contributing - Dr. Ian Wight - University of Manitoba City Planning

Cafe Host - Dianne McCoy

Cafe facilitators - current Leadership Winnipeg class and graduates

CAFÉ 2 - APRIL 29, 2008 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Communities in philanthropy

Panelists: Diane Dwarka - Council of Caribbean Organizations of Manitoba

Damon Johnston - Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg

Abdulraheem Jabar - Islamic Social Services Association

Cafe Host - Brad Tyler-West

Cafe facilitators - current Leadership Winnipeg class and graduates

CAFÉ 3 - MAY 28, 2008 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Business Philanthropy (Social Entrepreneurship)

Panelists: Greg Dandewich - Destination Winnipeg

Dr. Jerry Gray, former Dean of the I.H. Asper School of Business

Cafe Host - Dianne McCoy

Cafe facilitators - current Leadership Winnipeg class and graduates

Cafe 4 - JUNE 11, 2008 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

"Giving" - challenges and opportunities

Panelists: Jessie Hamonic - Student Charities

Karina Cardona - Little Travelers

Marissa Dudych - Journalists for Human Rights (University of Winnipeg Chapter)

Trudy Schroeder - Winnipeg Foilk Festival

Cafe Host - Brad Tyler-West

Cafe facilitators - current Leadership Winnipeg class and graduates

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Fee: $10.00 per session at the door.
Please note that if this a barrier to your participation please let us know.
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GIVING, How Each of Us Can Change the World - President Bill Clinton (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007)

ART OF POSSIBILITY, Transforming Professional and Personal Life - Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander (Penguin Books, 2000)

THE POWER OF UNREASONABLE PEOPLE, How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World - John Elkington, Pamela Hartigan (Harvard Business Press, 2008

HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD, Social Entrepreneurs and The Power of New Ideas - David Bornstein (Oxford, 2004)

ARTICLES ON DIALOGUE AND CONVERSATION:

The Art of Powerful Questions - Eric E. Vogt, Juanita Brown, David Isaacs

A BRIEFER ON COMMUNITY CAFES:

Cafes to Go