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Social Impact Bonds: Beyond the Hype (Webinar recording)

Community agencies are facing funding reductions. Governments are looking to cut spending. Can social impact bonds help? If you’ve heard of social impact bonds and want to know what they are and their potential application to fund innovative community services, this webinar is for you.

BACKGROUND

Social Impact Bonds (SiBs) have been attracting significant attention as an alternative way of financing innovative programs that can solve complex social issues and reduce government costs. Focused on outcomes, SiBs bring together private investors, service delivery organizations and an intermediary to shift the risk away from government, which pays only for successful outcomes.
SiB pilots are underway in the UK, the US, have been announced in Australia and several US states and are being explored by our federal government. This session explains what social impact bonds are, in what circumstances they could be used, and considers the limits and concerns about their potential application.

PRESENTERS

Margie Mendell
Concordia University
Dr. Mendell is Professor and Vice-Principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs at Concordia University. Her current areas of research and teaching include the social economy, alternative investment strategies, comparative community economic development, and economic democracy.
Christian Novak
FMA – Frontier Markets Advisors
Christian has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector, including more than 10 years of experience in impact investments and sustainable development projects. He has authored several papers and has been an active speaker on impact investing.

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Social Enterprise for Community Change Webinar

 

Thursday, February 14, 2013
Speaker: Liz Brooks-Allen
Location: via conference call
11:55 am - 1:00 pm ET

[REGISTER HERE]

Liz Brooks-Allen, of The Connectives, has a comprehensive track record of creating and developing social enterprises. She has worked with enterprises to deliver public services, grow community assets and contribute to the sustainable economic regeneration of marginalised communities. Liz is known for transforming creative ideas into realistic deliverable solutions which grow company value and contribute to social changes. 
 
Liz has led initiatives which tackle social exclusion with practical solutions; using a collaborative approach between public, private and community sector organisations to improve the employability of individuals, increase the economic activity of communities, and create lasting and effective community-based economic regeneration.
 
This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the work of The Connectives and the power of social enterprise to create community change. There will be an opportunity for questions towards the end of the interview. If you are interested in this learning opportunity, but cannot attend, do register anyway as you will receive a follow-up e-mail with a link to the full interview. This learning event runs from 11:55 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET. 

Starting in Social Media: Your Call

Thursday, January 31
2:00 pm EST

Looking to Start in Social Media?

Social media is a hot topic and something everyone wants to get into. It's a very effective tool but there can be pitfalls and it can be intimidating, especially when you are starting to use it. In this session, we will highlight social media areas you are interested in using or methods to accomplishing goals that you want to achieve. 

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More info:

The sessions will all be at 2:00 pm EST and should be approximately 15 minutes in length. Links will be sent out to everyone that's registered prior to the session. If there are any issues, you can email us at greenit@greencommunitiescanada.org. We suggest entering the room fifteen minutes prior to the session in case there are any issues. 

This webinar is part of a 3-part series on getting started with social media.

The Starting in Social Media Webinar Series is being co-hosted by Green Communities Canada, a member of the Canadian CED Network.

Connecting With Facebook Webinar

Thursday, January 24
2:00 pm EST

Looking to Start in Social Media?

Social media is a hot topic and something everyone wants to get into. It's a very effective tool but there can be pitfalls and it can be intimidating, especially when you are starting to use it. On January 24, learn how to use Facebook to connect with your network

[REGISTER HERE]

More info:

The sessions will all be at 2:00 pm EST and should be approximately 15 minutes in length. Links will be sent out to everyone that's registered prior to the session. If there are any issues, you can email us at greenit@greencommunitiescanada.org. We suggest entering the room fifteen minutes prior to the session in case there are any issues. 

This webinar is part of a 3-part series on getting started with social media. Join us next week for a session that will highlight the other social media areas you are interested in using or methods to accomplishing goals that you want to achieve. 

Register for Week 3: Your Call

The Starting in Social Media Webinar Series is being co-hosted by Green Communities Canada, a member of the Canadian CED Network.

Starting in Social Media: Webinar on Twitter

Thursday, January 17
2:00 pm EST

Looking to Start in Social Media?

Social media is a hot topic and something everyone wants to get into. It's a very effective tool but there can be pitfalls and it can be intimidating, especially when you are starting to use it. On January 17, join us to learn some Twitter do and don'ts. 

[REGISTER HERE]

More info:

The sessions will all be at 2:00 pm EST and should be approximately 15 minutes in length. Links will be sent out to everyone that's registered prior to the session. If there are any issues, you can email us at greenit@greencommunitiescanada.org. We suggest entering the room fifteen minutes prior to the session in case there are any issues. 

This webinar is part of a 3-part series on getting started with social media. Join us next week to find out about using Facebook to connect. Finally, we're going to do a session to highlight the other social media areas you are interested in using or methods to accomplishing goals that you want to achieve. 

Register for Week 2: Facebook Webinar

Register for Week 3: Your Call

The Starting in Social Media Webinar Series is being co-hosted by Green Communities Canada, a member of the Canadian CED Network.

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