12pm to 1pm Eastern Time
Final weekly session takes place on February 3, 2021: Creating an online marketing framework for the force of good
Marketing can be used to achieve your business goals and be a force of good in society. Learn how to build an effective online marketing framework to influence and drive awareness.
Social Entrepreneur & Educator
Kevin Black: VP Business Development, Lee & Maria's
Ran Goel: CEO & Founder, Fresh City Farms
10:00am - 11:00am Pacific
11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain
12:00pm - 1:00pm Central
1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern
2:00pm - 3:00pm Atlantic
2:30pm - 3:30pm Newfoundland
Whether we act as sounding boards for one another, offer connections and advice, or develop full-on partnerships, we are stronger when we work together!
Working together can help us:
• Get fresh ideas
• Reduce duplication and maximize impact
• Develop partnerships and new initiatives
This campfire chat will provide you with an opportunity to explore the overlaps between your policy priorities and those of others and figure out ways to complement one another’s policy efforts in an informal and supportive peer-to-peer environment.
Please join us on February 11!
The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) is inviting applications for the position of Social Innovation Masterclass Program Coordinator, supporting the delivery of a newly developing module of CCEDNet’s Community Leadership Program focused on social innovation (SI) and social finance (SF) from a community-based perspective.
10:00am - 11:00am Pacific
11:00am - 12:00pm Mountain
12:00pm - 1:00pm Central
1:00pm - 2:00pm Eastern
2:00pm - 3:00pm Atlantic
2:30pm - 3:30pm Newfoundland
Community Economic Development (CED) initiatives are, by definition, local solutions to local issues. Many of us working at the community level are not directly involved in policy and advocacy work on a provincial or national scale. But, whether we like it or not, our work can be impacted by political forces at play globally, nationally, and provincially. If we want to make lasting change, policy and advocacy work is vital.
If you know change is needed but you don’t know where to start, or if you are new to the policy and advocacy realm, then this webinar is for you. We will discuss public policy and how it works, and go over the key components of an advocacy strategy. This webinar will be applicable whether your work is at the local, provincial, or national level.
Please join us on January 14!
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CST
Co-operatives are guided by their principles and values to balance purpose and profits, while serving their members and communities. Our future requires significant action on climate resilience, meaningful engagement in reconciliation, eliminating racism and discrimination, and ending poverty and homelessness. Will the co-operative principles achieve those outcomes, or do co-operatives need to do more? Using Assiniboine Credit Union as an example, Brendan’s talk looks at how the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) designation can strengthen co-operatives and advance a vision of a sustainable future of belonging and dignity for all.
Brendan Reimer is Assiniboine Credit Union’s Strategic Partner of Values-Based Banking. Brendan is also the co-chair of the Canadian Credit Union Association’s Community Impact Committee, and volunteers as a board member with both SEED Winnipeg and the Manitoba Real Estate Foundation Shelter Foundation. Brendan is a passionate educator and organizer dedicated to creating inclusive, fairer, and more sustainable economies and communities and has worked effectively with academia, governments, private sector, and community organizations in advancing that vision.
For more information on Beyond Co-operation: The Power of Business as a Force for Good
The MacPherson Talks honour the late Dr. Ian MacPherson, one of the leading lights of the international cooperative movement. Historian, educator, author, and passionate co-operator, Ian personified the relationship between Canadian co-operative academics and co-op practitioners. The MacPherson Talks are held annually by the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives.
Skillcity Institute is an Alberta based, social purpose organization dedicated to support and empowerment of disadvantaged young people from vulnerable racialized and underserved communities, facing multiple systemic barriers preventing them from realizing their full potential in education, employment and enterprise.
