12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern Time

The role of the nonprofit sector, government and the private sector are rapidly changing. When gaps in our social fabric open up, nonprofits could lose their footing- or seize the moment. Learn about strategies to strengthen communities in crisis and what role the nonprofit sector could play in the future of Canada.

We’re excited to present this webinar with Dr. Alex Himelfarb, co-editor of “Tax is not a Four-Letter Word” and Director Emeritus of York University’s Glendon School of Public & International Affairs.

Cost: $30 for ONN Members/ $60 for Nonmembers
Presenter: Dr. Alex Himelfarb, Director Emeritus, York University’s Glendon School of Public & International Affairs

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About the presenter

A Professor of Sociology, Dr. Himelfarb joined the Public Service in 1981 including as Executive Director of the National Parole Board; Deputy Minister of Canadian Heritage, and as Clerk of the Privy Council serving three Prime Ministers, until he was nominated as Ambassador to the Italian Republic and High Commissioner to the Republic of Malta.

Dr. Himelfarb also leads the Centre for Global Challenges and serves on many Boards including Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, Trudeau Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund.

12:00pm ET

Featuring Hildy Gottlieb

Hildy will reflect on questions that bring out the best in people, organizations and communities. Hildy Gottlieb, co-founder of Creating the Future, has been called "the most innovative and practical thinker in our sector." Her book, The Pollyanna Principles: Reinventing “Nonprofit Organizations” to Create the Future of Our World, details her groundbreaking approach to aiming the work of the Community Benefit Sector at its highest potential - creating the future of our world. Read more >>

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Rural Community Development Webinars

The Rural Ontario Institute invites you to learn from a number of local and international ‘gurus’ of rural community development as they reflect on years of practice and emerging trends in community-led local development work. The Guru Sessions bring five thought leaders from Canada and around the world will share wisdom on the state of community development practice – where its been, where its going, emerging trends and perhaps some worrisome issues CD practitioners should  be wary of.

12:00pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time

Croatan Institute has been supporting rural value chains seeking funding to build and keep wealth local through the WealthWorks development approach, which aims to simultaneously advance a region's overall prosperity and self-reliance, strengthen existing and emerging sectors, and increase jobs and incomes for lower-income residents and firms. Join us as we discuss how crowdfunding provides a way to support the kinds of businesses which can lead to the creation of the New Economy, and how start-ups be supported by small-scale, low-risk gifts or investments.

In this webinar, we will give an overview of the Wealthworks approach to local and regional economic development, and within the spectrum of financing available for new businesses, we will introduce how online crowdfunding can fill the gap of funding in early-stage ventures, and essentially be the new form of New Economy "barn-raising" we need to support this work. For questions and to register for the webinar, please email kristin@croataninstitute.org.

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Register online or by sending an email to kristin@croataninstitute.org.

Innoweave is pleased to partner with enp Canada to offer a web-based Social Enterprise workshop this Fall. 

The workshop is designed to help leadership teams of 4-5 (including board members) start to explore a concrete opportunity or idea for creating a social enterprise by:

• Assessing the market for their potential product or service
• Identifying potential customers 
• Developing potential pricing structures
• Identifying next steps to become launch-ready

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Event details:

To apply for this workshop:

• Complete the Social Enterprise Self-Assessment; you will be asked to include your results code in your application.
• Click here (or on "Apply", above) and follow the instructions to create an application. Prior to creating an application, you will need to create an account and log in. Once you are logged in, start a new submission under "Innoweave Applications" and choose Social Enterprise workshop.
• Complete the application in full and please remember to click "Submit Application" when you are done. Only one application form per team is required.

12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern

The Canadian Women’s Foundation is hosting an orientation webinar on Monday, November 24th, 2014 at 12:00 pm EST, for anyone wishing to apply to their Leadership Institute.

The webinar will provide more detail about the Leadership Institute and the opportunity to ask questions. To participate in the webinar, interested candidates must register with the Canadian Women’s Foundation at edgrants at canadianwomen.org.

If you miss the webinar, you can review it online after November 25, 2014 at Coady Institute.

Featuring Adrian Banford:
Adrian will reflect on processes for sustaining farms and rural livelihoods. Read more >>

Upcoming Rural Development webinars