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Information Webinar on CoopZone On-line Training Program

12pm - 1:30pm Eastern Time

This is an information webinar for those who are thinking about taking one of the courses through the CoopZone On-line Training Program. This webinar is open to anyone. 

Please RSVP to Hazel Corcoran (hazel@canadianworker.coop) by the end of the day on August 14th. You will receive the dial-in information by the start of the day of the call. (If you do not receive it by then, please write again at that time.) 

CoopZone offers various levels of training:

  • The Introduction to Co-op Development course runs from late October through March (but half the number of weeks as the Foundations Program) and is appropriate for people interested in understanding the types and roles of co-ops and the basic co-op development process but who will not be active developers; 
  • The Foundations Program course runs for one year (mid-September - April) for those who may become developers or who are in the position of advising groups interested in exploring the creation of a co-operative enterprise;
  • The Advanced Program (Years 1 and 2) lasts for two years.  This level is designed for people who seek to provide full development services to co-operatives.

All of these on-line courses are designed to fit around a full-time job, taking a few hours per week. The Course Director is Peter Hough, and experienced co-op developers provide mentoring to students.

Click here to find brochures for download

Here's what some of the students have had to say:

"The course is concise, informative and interactive. Mentors and course director are very knowledgeable, skilled, experienced, approachable and helpful. The readings and tools were very useful."  --Billy Granger, SEED Winnipeg. 

"I would absolutely recommend the CoopZone program to anybody interested.  The course is pretty amazing in the way that it creates a common community amongst us aspiring co-op developers and several fully established and tremendously experienced ones. The instructors are great, and the mentoring system gives me the chance to have hours of one-on-one time with an expert in my desired field."  --Joel Ratcliffe, Ontario. 

"The Advanced Co-op Developer training has enabled me to connect with other Co-op Developers and a Mentor which allowed me to apply what I am learning directly to the groups and projects I am working on, in real time.  I would recommend this program for anyone interested in Co-op Development as we are often working alone or in small teams in communities; the course allows you to feel part of a co-op team!"  --Amanda Hachey, CEC-NB

"What I like about the program:
• The webinars and online presentations, and the opportunity to connect with others across the country involved in the same work.
• The mentor element is great it's been wonderful to have access to (my mentor's) wealth of knowledge and perspectives.
• Access to the CoopZone listserv & tele-learning sessions has been good, too.
• The wonderfully curated and assembled reading materials.
• Learning together with great people--the director, cohort and mentors."
               --Zoë Creighton, Upper Columbia Co-op Council.

Co-op Week

Co-op week is the opportunity for Canadian co-operative and credit union members to celebrate the fact that they have collectively helped to build this country. Co-op Week is always celebrated during the same week as International Credit Union Day, which is the third Thursday in October of each year.

Co-op Week 2014 will take place from October 13-19, 2014. 

The History of Co-op Week in Canada

Co-op Week has been celebrated by francophones throughout Canada since 1958. In 1981 celebrations were held among anglophone co-ops in the Maritimes and Saskatchewan. The event went national in 1982 with the encouragement of the Co-operative Union of Canada, a predecessor of the Canadian Co-operative Association.

Co-op Week appears to be a uniquely Canadian phenomenon. In the US, October is Co-op Month, and the International Co-operative Alliance and United Nations have an International Day of Co-operatives on the first Saturday in July.

International Credit Union Day, co-ordinated by the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU),  has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948.

For more information check out the Ontario Co-operative Association's Co-op Week webpage: www.ontario.coop/all_about_cooperatives/coop_week

Seeing Systems: Northwest Earth Institute’s Model for Community Building and Transformative Learning

September 30, 2014
11:00am (PST)
 
People working together can increase their power and impact for positive change. Engaged and inspired citizens, working together, can interact with the systems we’ve created on multiple levels to make them better and more ecologically sound. Thousands of people have already been doing this all around the globe — crowd-sourcing solutions and impacting their communities positively. Recognizing the interconnected systems of our world can be difficult, but it can also be a joyous and empowering realization — through these networks of relationships, people power can expand and together, we can make a real difference for good.

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Please note: all online events are listed in Pacific time.

For over twenty years, Northwest Earth Institute’s discussion course programs have given people a framework to talk about their relationship with the planet and to share in discovering new ways to live, work, create and consume. The self-facilitated discussion courses are designed to help participants break big issues into bite-sized pieces. And they help create a personal network of shared stories and support that makes it easy to take action in your own circle of influence. Through shared learning, shared stories and shared action, NWEI courses help foster a spirit of community and inspire change.
 
In this webinar, Lacy Cagle, NWEI’s Director of Learning and Engagement, will facilitate a ‘taster’ session of NWEI’s newest discussion course, Seeing Systems: Peace, Justice and Sustainability. The interactive session will overview an ecosystems perspective, environmental justice issues, stories of positive change, and tools for community action. Additionally, Lacy will discuss the educational and behavior change principles behind NWEI’s discussion course model for those who are interested. Each webinar attendee will receive a free sampler of the Seeing Systems discussion course book, as well as discount code for 10% off the full course book.

About the Speaker:

As the Director of Learning and Engagement at the Northwest Earth Institute (www.nwei.org), Lacy Cagle oversees the development of NWEI’s discussion course books and educational programs. Before joining NWEI in 2011, Lacy worked for seven years in higher education administration, teaching and research, at Greenville College and at Portland State University. She holds a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy with a focus on Leadership in Sustainability Education from Portland State University. She holds a Permaculture Design Consultant’s Certificate from the Permaculture Institute USA. Lacy has been a director at the Zahniser Institute for Environmental Studies (www.zahniserinstitute.org) since 2010.
 
One of Lacy’s favorite parts of working at NWEI is inspiration—being inspired by people’s stories of action and change, and being able to develop curricula that inspire some of those actions and changes, as well.

Social Enterprise Webinar Series: Social Finance

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Here we will focus on a specific type of social enterprise. This webinar will define cooperatives and how they operate. Case studies will be provided. The webinar and case studies will illustrate how social enterprise, through cooperatives, empowers and propels sustainable community development.

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This webinar will focus on incorporating the Sustainable Livelihood Model at the various stages of development of your social enterprise and its impact on three key areas: Social, Business and Organizational

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