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Building Your Social Enterprise Workshop

9am - 3pm
$20 per person

You should attend if your non-profit organization...

  • provides employment & training
  • offers fee-based programs/services
  • rents out space or operates a kitchen
  • owns a thrift store
  • operates or wants to operate a business

Our workshop introduces you to entrepreneurial strategies that will help you:

  • diversify, leverage, & create revenue / surplus
  • meet a need in your community
  • advance your mission

About the workshop:

Our workshop offers non-profit staff, board, and volunteers an overview the social enterprise planning & development process. We cover the what & how of social enterprise and address each stage of development including how to evaluate the readiness of your organization. The presentation includes examples of social enterprises from all across BC.

Attending the workshop qualifies your organization to apply for a social enterprise development grant from enp. Application guidelines and criteria are discussed in the workshop

Workshop fees include all materials, a copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide, plus morning coffee & muffins, coffee breaks, and lunch. You MUST register in advance.

Register now

Logistics

The workshops typically run from 9:00am until 3:30pm with breaks for lunch and a morning & afternoon coffee break. We will confirm exact times & locations in a confirmation email prior to the workshop.

The registration fee includes:

  • A copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide
  • Workshop materials
  • Morning refreshments, lunch, and coffee/snack service

This workshop is part of a series also being offered in the following communities:

Building Your Social Enterprise Workshop

9am - 3pm
$100 first / $50 second person

You should attend if your non-profit organization...

  • provides employment & training
  • offers fee-based programs/services
  • rents out space or operates a kitchen
  • owns a thrift store
  • operates or wants to operate a business

Our workshop introduces you to entrepreneurial strategies that will help you:

  • diversify, leverage, & create revenue / surplus
  • meet a need in your community
  • advance your mission

About the workshop:

Our workshop offers non-profit staff, board, and volunteers an overview the social enterprise planning & development process. We cover the what & how of social enterprise and address each stage of development including how to evaluate the readiness of your organization. The presentation includes examples of social enterprises from all across BC.

Attending the workshop qualifies your organization to apply for a social enterprise development grant from enp. Application guidelines and criteria are discussed in the workshop

Workshop fees include all materials, a copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide, plus morning coffee & muffins, coffee breaks, and lunch. You MUST register in advance.

Register now

Logistics

The workshops typically run from 9:00am until 3:30pm with breaks for lunch and a morning & afternoon coffee break. We will confirm exact times & locations in a confirmation email prior to the workshop.

The registration fee includes:

  • A copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide
  • Workshop materials
  • Morning refreshments, lunch, and coffee/snack service

This workshop is part of a series also being offered in the following communities:

Building Your Social Enterprise Workshop

10am - 4pm
$10 per person

You should attend if your non-profit organization...

  • provides employment & training
  • offers fee-based programs/services
  • rents out space or operates a kitchen
  • owns a thrift store
  • operates or wants to operate a business

Our workshop introduces you to entrepreneurial strategies that will help you:

  • diversify, leverage, & create revenue / surplus
  • meet a need in your community
  • advance your mission

About the workshop:

Our workshop offers non-profit staff, board, and volunteers an overview the social enterprise planning & development process. We cover the what & how of social enterprise and address each stage of development including how to evaluate the readiness of your organization. The presentation includes examples of social enterprises from all across BC.

Attending the workshop qualifies your organization to apply for a social enterprise development grant from enp. Application guidelines and criteria are discussed in the workshop

Workshop fees include all materials, a copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide, plus morning coffee & muffins, coffee breaks, and lunch. You MUST register in advance.

Register now

Logistics

The workshops typically run from 9:00am until 3:30pm with breaks for lunch and a morning & afternoon coffee break. We will confirm exact times & locations in a confirmation email prior to the workshop.

The registration fee includes:

  • A copy of the Canadian Social Enterprise Guide
  • Workshop materials
  • Morning refreshments, lunch, and coffee/snack service

This workshop is part of a series also being offered in the following communities:

Introduction to Constructive Engagement

12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)

Innoweave has partnered with Advocacy School to host this Introduction to Constructive Engagement webinar.

The webinar will provide an overview of constructive engagement, and will review concepts and approaches associated with constructive engagement. It will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Constructive Engagement workshop, which will be held at different locations across the country this fall. Workshop details can be found here.

This webinar will be led by Sean Moore of Advocacy School. Sean has more than 30 years experience in public-policy and advocacy related to local, provincial/state and federal government affairs in Canada and the United States. Sean is a recipient of the 2013 Bissett Distinguished Alumni Award from Carleton University's School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA).

Register now

Event details:

  • When: Monday, September 15th at 12:00pm PT (9:00am ET)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Teams are encouraged to apply for one of numerous upcoming Constructive Engagement workshops listed on this page.

The content for this module was developed by Advocacy School.

Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop

Community Finance Solutions—an initiative of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing—will be hosting Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 12 p.m. ET.

We will provide a behind-the-scenes look at two housing funds currently in development, featuring the following speakers:

  • LoriAnn Girvan, Moderator
  • Joe Deschênes Smith, Trillium Housing (Toronto)
  • James McGregor, Investissement Résidentiel Responsable (Montreal)

Our speakers will provide practical advice for anyone considering creating a new investment product for impact, or anyone working in affordable housing and interested in new financing models.

Register today!

Read more about Community Finance Solutions

 

Introduction to Innoweave

1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)

Are you a passionate leader of a successful community organization looking for new ways to enhance your impact and solve enduring problems?

Innoweave has partnered with the Community Action Initiative and the Canadian Women's Foundation to host an Introduction to Innoweave webinar.

This one-hour webinar will be hosted online and will explain how Innoweave helps nonprofits learn about, select, and implement innovative tools and approaches that help them generate greater impact, more quickly and at a lower cost.

Attendance (or viewing a recorded version) at the Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar is a pre-requisite for participating in an Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop.

Register now

  • When: Thursday, September 18th at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Please email info@innoweave.ca if you have any questions, or visit the Upcoming Events page to learn about other workshops and webinars in your area.

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