3pm Eastern Time

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Gregory Heming believes that rural communities in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are perfectly positioned to cultivate a new economy... one that thrives by creating local business to meet local needs.

And he should know. He has been helping rural communities grow their local prosperity potential for 40 years. Gregory is a municipal councilor for Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, and chair of the Economic Development Committee. He holds a PhD in ecology, and has been teaching, lecturing, counseling and writing about the principles of ecology and sustainable communities throughout his entire career, and has served alongside some of the most well-known names in social and environmental justice, including authors Paul Hawken, Terry Tempest Williams, and Wendell Berry.

Hosted by the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick and the Canadian Community Economic Development Network, this community conversation with Gregory will examine the issues facing rural economies and practical solutions for creating sustainable local prosperity.

“There is no end to what communities can do. It just depends on what the local community wants, their skill levels and their ability to invest.  But if you have a community of people working at the heart level, then the rest takes care of itself. People are there because they care…they are connected at the heart. That is a big beginning.”

Details

Monday April 27, 9am-12pm
Mapleton Rotary Lodge
600 Mapleton Rd, Moncton, NB

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• Meet Gregory Heming – Cultivating Hope for Albert County
• Local Prosperity conference, recently organized by Gregory

12pm to 1pm Eastern Time

The City of Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Action Strategy was created in November 2010 to address health and well-being inequities in Hamilton neighbourhoods. Employing an asset-based community development approach, the Neighbourhood Action Strategy utilizes the greatest resource in any neighbourhood, its residents, to intentionally focus dialogue around the positive things in the community. This innovative strategy blends the foundations of asset-based community development with land use planning to develop resident-led, asset-based Neighbourhood Action Plans that build on local social capital and address the health inequities in eleven Hamilton neighbourhoods. The Neighbourhood Action Plans were developed through an intensive planning process led by a core group of residents and service providers and facilitated by either the Neighbourhood Development Office and a City Planner, or a Community Development Worker. The completed plans present a clear vision for the future and describe projects that are implementable, achievable and have widespread community support. Currently, implementation of the plans are taking place in neighbourhoods, with service providers and city support, but mostly through the hard work and dedication of Hamilton residents.

Register for The Hamilton Neighbourhood Story webinar

About Suzanne Brown

Suzanne Brown is currently the Manager of Neighbourhood Development Strategies at the City of Hamilton, a position she has held since June 2011. Suzanne coordinates the development and implementation of the City of Hamilton’s neighbourhood initiative. Suzanne joined the City of Hamilton in 2013, working in Public Health in program evaluation and chronic disease prevention.

Prior to joining the City of Hamilton, Suzanne spent 8 years at the Social Planning and Research Council as a Senior Social Planner where she was involved in range of social planning activities, from grassroots community development through to community-based research, policy analysis and project development.

Suzanne has a Masters of Social Work in Social Welfare Policy from McMaster University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Websites that Wow and Blogs That Boggle

Our Social Media workshop series with Heather Proudfoot of HALA Writing has been so successful, people keep asking for more! 

Are you responsible for developing and updating the content on your website?  Do you wonder what all this blogging stuff is all about and how it could possibly apply to your enterprise? What's with these search engines and what exactly am I supposed to put in the About Page - or any other page for that matter?  This is the workshop for you!  Bring your laptop or any other gadget you might want to use to practice! 

We'll be talking:

• Website content that converts
• Driving sales with SEO
• About pages that inspire
• The ins, outs, right, wrongs, and reasons for blogging

Fee is $55.

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3pm Eastern Time

Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship is not a solo sport. “Backbone organizations” such as incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces, and local first alliances are crucial hubs for building capacity and community around local economy innovation. To be most effective, these backbones require an ecosystem of partners to sustain the organization as well as support the entrepreneurs they’re incubating.

In this webinar, Kelly Ramirez, CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse in Providence, RI, will share her comprehensive model for mapping ecosystem assets. The model identifies a range of potential partners to build pipeline, increase business acumen, expand the market, provide capital, and more. Kelly is joined by Donovan Woollard (Radius Ventures, Vancouver) and moderator D’Artagnan Scorza (Social Justice Learning Institute, Los Angeles), who offer their own expertise building backbone organizations to serve social enterprises.

You'll Learn

• How to identify new partners, build right relationships, and leverage resources
• How to integrate unusual partnerships into your work serving social enterprises
• How to utilize and build your local ecosystem to foster innovation for good in your place

Who Should Attend

• Directors and staff of incubators, accelerators, technical assistance hubs, co-working spaces, and other organizations that service social enterprises
• Social entrepreneurs looking to grow their business network and map their ecosystem assets
• Others interested in learning how to best leverage local assets to support entrepreneurs and innovation in their place

Speakers

• Kelly Ramirez, CEO, Social Enterprise Greenhouse, Providence, RI
  Kelly is the CEO of Social Enterprise Greenhouse, and the founder of the SEEED Summit. Kelly teaches courses on Social Enterprise at Providence College, Salve Regina University, and in the Leadership Institute at Brown University. This year she opened the doors to Rhode Island’s first social enterprise co-working, education, and community space.
• Donovan Woollard, Director, RADIUS Ventures, Vancouver, BC
  Donovan is the managing director of RADIUS Ventures, an impact venture accelerator at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business, which helps a cluster of local food and sustainable transportation ventures become market- and investor-ready. Donovan previously established Transom Enterprises to help launch and grow responsible business initiatives.

Register for the Identifying & Leveraging Partnerships webinar

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