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Citizen-Led Sustainable Change March webinar: Vivre St. Michel en Santé

1-2 pm ET

St. Michel is one of Montreal’s oldest suburbs. Since 2004, Vivre St. Michel en Santé (for a Healthy St. Michel) has employed an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy that has rebranded a neighbourhood once known for its high crime rates and lack of services into one that is known for its active and unified citizens and coordinated action. Particularly innovative are the processes used build “community” among a transient, diverse and largely immigrant population. Vivre St. Michel en Santé takes an integrated approach involving citizens, community organizations, donors and government offices. Collectively, their efforts have helped residents, with its mix of new immigrants, experience a better quality of life in the areas of art, culture, housing, security, health, sports, leisure, transportation and access to services.

Join us on Thursday, March 6, 2014, 1-2 pm ET (noon - 1 pm CT) when Brianne Peters and Jean Panet-Raymond present this Citizen-Led Sustainable Change webinar on an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy.

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Jean Panet-Raymond talks about some of the factors that have contributed to the success of his organization.

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Event Contact

Deb Markley
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
919-932-7762
deb@e2mail.org
http://ruralwealth.org/page/webinars-1

Introduction to Unleashing Local Capital: Free Webinar

7pm - 8pm

This webinar will explain how your community can pool capital, including using their own RRSPs, to finance local business development, foster community ownership and pride, and build a vibrant local economy. Sign up today (limit to 20 participants)

Webinar Overview:

  • Local Investing, Unleashing Local Capital, and Opportunity Development Co-operaatives
  • What's happening in your community?  Are there needs for local investment?
  • Are there opportunities to support the transition of ownership from an older entrepreneur to a younger one?
  • Are there new businesses that are really needed?
  • Are there existing businesses that want to expand?

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Unleashing Local Capital is an innovative model for local residents within your community to support your own local community through investing in your own Opportunity Development Co-op (ODC). Through your investment, you can be actively engaged in the success of your community and the growth of your investment, using your own cash savings or your RRSPs.

Join us to learn:

  • What is it?
  • Where did it come from?
  • How does it work?
  • What are some successful examples here in Alberta?
  • What can this do for you?

This free webinar will give you what you need to gather some friends and do some really genuine and meaningful work in your community that will enhance the entire community.

What do you have to lose?  Or, what do you have to gain?

If you would like to learn a bit more about this project check out our Unleashing Local Capital promo video HERE

Employment Specialist – Trades Training Program

Introduction:

Momentum staff are expected to work co-operatively with others; demonstrate flexibility in organizing work; show a high degree of initiative, discernment, and resourcefulness; have good communication skills; and demonstrate thoughtfulness in decision-making.
Staff must be non-judgmental and receptive in approach, and reflect genuine concern, respect, and commitment towards the individual, family, and community. As a learning organization Momentum staff are also expected to continuously develop professionally and personally.

Compensation: 
1.0 FTE – open to consider less than full time
Deadline: 
31 Mar 2014
Phone: 
E-mail: 
Website: 
www.momentum.org
Region: 
Alberta

Unleashing Local Capital: Pre-Feasibility Workshop

Take the first step towards starting an Opportunity Development Co-operative in your Community!

The ACCA is proud to present it’s first pre-feasibility workshop for communities looking to establish an Opportunity Development Co-operative (ODC). This workshop will teach participants the finer points of the ODC structure and the development process. More important, it will prepare you and your champion team to make the important next-steps to establishing an ODC.

The Pre-feasibility Study with Unleashing & the Community will cover the following:

  • Overview of development process and key modules
  • Introduction to regulatory framework and share offering process
  • Evaluation of communities’ benefits
  • Explore potential investment targets options for each community
  • Evaluate the preparedness of the community/ group
  • Develop preliminary next step action plan

This event is intended for community leaders and local champions looking to make an impact in their local economy! If you haven’t already, we invite you to attend one of our Introduction to Unleashing Local Capital Webinars. To Learn more, download the event brochure HERE

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Event Details
When: 10AM-4PM March 11, 2014
Where:  Stony Plain Golf Course (18 Fairway Dr, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 1M3)
Cost: $249.99 ($199.99, for each additional person from the same community; prices do not include GST)

This event includes lunch and refreshments, and has a capacity of 20 people.

To learn more about the event, please contact Paul Cabaj, director of Co-operative Development at:
Email: pcabaj@acca.coop
Phone: (780) 716-4475

Jay Yanota's ODC Story from Alberta Coops on Vimeo.

Education for Co-operation: How do we educate co-operators?

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network is presenting this webinar to explore how the co-operative sector employs their 5th principle of co-operation - education, training and information.

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The featured speakers are Karen Miner, Christina Clamp and Erin Hancock.

Erin Hancock
Erin will begin by providing the results of a scan of Canadian co-op educational initiatives including those undertaken by primary co-ops, federations, universities and consultants. This research provides an understanding of what type of work is happening and points to opportunities for improvement as well. Erin is the Manager of Research and Education for the Canadian Co-operative Association.
 
Karen Miner
Karen will speak about the status of a current study for the 2014 International Summit Co-operatives on the state of co-operative management education. Also, she will profile the International Consortium of Leaders in Co-operative Business Education - a new, global network of institutions providing education and training for co-operative enterprises. Karen is the Managing Director of graduate level Co-operative Management Education at Saint Mary’s University.
 
Christina Clamp
Chris will report on a US-focused cooperative inventory project that captured: the scope of educational and/or training programs and materials; evaluation of specific materials; identification of other outstanding materials; and gaps in, or problems with, cooperative educational materials. Chris also conducted research to map the study of cooperatives in higher education in the USA and Canada in 2012-13.  She will report on the results of both studies and discuss the policy implications for co-op education. Chris Clamp is a professor of sociology at Southern New Hampshire University and director of the doctoral program in Community Economic Development and of the Center for Co-operatives and CED.  
 

Trades Placement Facilitator

Employment Specialist – Trades Training Program (1.0 FTE – open to consider less than full time)

Who We Need

You love a challenge and the world of employment thriving when others meet career success. It’s where science meets art…With a good dose of employment sector knowledge, applying your professional tool kit mixed with a dash of the art of relationships you connect amazing people with work experience and ultimately employment. 

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Compensation: 
Deadline: 
28 Feb 2013
Phone: 
E-mail: 
Website: 
Momentum
Region: 
Alberta

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