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Workshop: Engaging Stakeholders and Developing a Theory of Change

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM Atlantic Time
25 Anderson Avenue

How do we make a difference? Many community organizations feel like they have a good handle on how they are impacting their clients – but how clear is that story? Can you explain how the money and time that you put into your programs turns into specific outcomes for participants or the community? Would one of your program participants recognize that story if you told it?

This workshop will guide you through a step-by-step process designed to identify your organization’s theory of change, which is a formal expression of who you impact, and how you impact them. To get there, you will need to identify who you might be impacting, plan out ways to talk to them, and ask the right questions when you do. This workshop will guide you through this process and provide an opportunity for you to begin your own theory of change process.

This is Part 1 of a 3-workshop series that will run on March 26, April 2nd, and April 9th. Click here to learn about all of them. The registration link will allow you to register for all 3.

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Price information: 
$150 per organization or $300 for all 3 workshops

 

Demystifying the Canada Business Network and what it can do for you!

12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time

The Canada Business Network, a government information service for businesses and start-up entrepreneurs, provides a single point of access for federal and provincial / territorial government services, programs and regulatory requirements for business.
 
This webinar will introduce you to the Canada Business Network and how you can make the most of its information and resources.

Format:
12:00 - 12:05 pm | Welcome
12:05 - 12:25 pm | Presentation
12:25 - 1:00  pm  | Question Period

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For more information:
Mary Sicoli, Webinar Coordinator
CEDEC
514-903-3753 (ext. 221)
mary.sicoli@cedec.ca

The CEDEC Small Business Support Network is an initiative of the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC).
 
CEDEC is funded by the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities and by the Government of Canada.

Social Enterprise Opportunity Identification Session

12pm - 2pm Eastern Time

Got an idea for a Social Enterprise, but not sure if it's a good one? Looking to choose between one of many ideas? Looking to develop some more ideas that you might launch? 

Join Innoweave and our partner enp Canada for the Innoweave Social Enterprise Opportunity Identification distance workshop on April 9th at 12:00pm, presented by David LePage of Accelerating Social Impact, to learn more about what makes a good Social Enterprise, how to hone your idea, and how to prepare your organization to take your idea to feasibility and market studies.

This live web-based workshop will help prepare organizations to attend an Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop on developing your social enterprise idea (note: while only one registration per organization is necessary, the workshop is designed around exercises to be worked through with 3-4 team members). Upcoming Social Enterprise workshops are listed here.

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Participants in the workshop may also be interested in the Innoweave Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar, which is designed to precede this one. More details about this webinar are available here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at info@innoweave.ca.
 

Introduction to Collective Impact

3:30pm Eastern Time

Collective Impact enables a group of organizations to address a major challenge by developing and working toward a common agenda that fundamentally changes population level outcomes in a community.  When successful, communities solve big complex challenges (e.g. poverty, unemployment of disadvantaged populations) or make substantial societal shifts (e.g. more sustainable food systems) by creating a shared multi sector understanding of the problem, a common vision and an action plan with shared measurements and reinforcing activities.

This webinar is brought to you by Innoweave and the Victoria Foundation.  This webinar will be run by Michelle Colussi from the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal and will review the basic concepts and examples of the Collective Impact approach, and will provide an overview of the Innoweave Collective Impact workshop.

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Webinar: A Virtual Tour of Innovative Social Enterprises in Rural Manitoba

During this online webinar, we will explore some of the creative ways people in rural areas have breathed new life into their communities while filling gaps in services and developing new employment opportunities. 

Saturday, April 26th, 2014
11:30am Central Time 

Facilitators:
Dr. Megan McKenzie
Dr. Megan McKenzie is currently the President of Rural Roots Food Cooperative in Boissevain, MB. She was involved in conflict resolution and democracy work in Colombia, the Middle East, Ireland, DR Congo and the inner-city of Winnipeg before returning to rural Manitoba to raise her young family and work as a conflict specialist. She holds a PhD from Trinity College, Dublin. 
 
Co-Facilitator: Robert Guilford
Robert Guilford was instrumental in founding the Harvest Moon Society and the Harvest Moon Learning Centre in Clearwater. He has been involved in mentoring new chicken farmers in Northern Manitoba. Music lovers know him as one of the emcees at the Harvest Moon Festival, held every fall in Clearwater.

For more information or to register contact:
Melissa Allen, bdc@cfwestman.ca
Tel: 204 726 1513 or 1 888 303 2232
Please RSVP by March 31, 2014

This event is being hosted as part of an educational series:

Using Cooperatives and Social Enterprises to Create Resilient Rural Communities

Cooperative and social enterprises are responding to issues rural Canadian communities face, such as declining populations and the loss of services associated with it. Three events examine how cooperatives and other social enterprises are being used to help create resilient small towns and rural communities. 
 
Case studies and examples will be explored; participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and concerns from their own rural community. Discussions will include how they assess cooperatives and social enterprises, and will address related concerns and resources needed to start up and sustain co-operatives. 
 
Other Events:
Audience:
  • Community Economic Development Practitioners
  • Local and Regional Leaders
  • NGOs
  • Business and Community Development Agencies
  • Community Organizations
  • Business Owners and Employees
  • Financial Advisors
  • All interested residents!

 

Tools to Measure Co-operative Performance and Impact

 

May 22 (reception) - 24, 2014
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

 
 
The Centre of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Co-operatives (CEARC) is hosting jointly with the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Network an international conference scheduled for May 23 and 24, 2014, on “Tools to Measure Co-operative Performance and Impact”. This is a working group conference and representatives from various organizations that are involved in gathering and reporting data on co-operatives have been invited to attend.

The conference is organized to address five key themes:

  • statistics and data collection
  • putting co-operative principles into practice
  • community impact
  • member and stakeholder engagement
  • reporting practices (sustainability and co-operative identity)
Results from the conference will be published on the CEARC website

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