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Catalyzing a Sustainable Society

Noon - 1:30 pm.
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (U of T)
252 Bloor St. West, (St. George Subway Station)
Room: 3-104

*No registration required

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The discussion will explore:

  • Metcalf's repositioning of its strategic areas of focus;
  • The role that policy, practice and collaboration play concurrently in building a new economy; and
  • Learning alongside community partnerships.

Presenter Bio's

Sandy Houston - President and CEO
Sandy Houston is the President and CEO of the Metcalf Foundation.  Over the last ten years, Sandy has steered the development of Metcalf into a leading private foundation engaged in helping Canadians imagine and build a just, healthy and creative society.  Prior to joining Metcalf, Sandy worked as a litigator before becoming a founding partner in Stitt Feld Handy Houston, Canada’s first law firm to focus predominately on alternative dispute resolution. Read more.

Andre Vallillee - Environment Program Director
Andre joined Metcalf in 2014 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, where he worked as a program manager overseeing the province-wide environmental portfolio and serving as the Foundation's strategy lead for the environment sector. Andre has also held positions with Smart Growth BC, UVic's Centre for Co-operative and Community-Based Economy, and UBC's Centre for Human Settlements. He brings extensive experience in environmental philanthropy, environmental planning, and capacity building strategies to his new role at the Foundation. Andre received his Bachelors in Environmental Studies and Political Science from the University of Victoria and his Masters in Planning from the University of British Columbia.

Adriana Beemans - Inclusive Local Economies Program
Adriana Beemans joined the Metcalf Foundation in 2013, bringing extensive experience in community development, capacity building, and program innovation. Most recently she spent five years as the Director of Programs & Services at Working Women Community Centre, overseeing community engagement and settlement programming. As the Social Investment Fund Manager at Toronto Community Housing, she spent four years as a grant-maker working with community leaders in low-income communities. Before moving to Toronto, Adriana worked overseas with the Aga Khan Development Network in Pakistan and UN-Habitat in Afghanistan. She holds a graduate degree from the University of Toronto in Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in International Development from Trent University.

Reconomy: Where Cash takes a Back Seat

As we work to transition our world, a huge challenge lies in our ability to power the good work necessary to build a better future. We used to live in a world where money was the thing that enabled things to happen. But with dollars becoming more and more scarce, success will only come if we develop a myriad of alternative economies to empower our work.

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The good news is that Transition Lab has figured out all sorts of new ways to create affordable housing, feed our community, and even run a school with a minimum amount of money. (For example, our entire cash budget in 2013 was $8,758.)
 
Join us on May 8th for a Telesalon in Cooperation with Transition US to learn about the alternative economic models that we've proved viable, and how others could replicate them in their own communities. Participants will not only learn how to create these alternative economies, but launch models that could support their local Transition projects indefinitely.

Guest Speaker:

Russell Evans is the Director of Transition Lab- a living laboratory where the nations most creative young minds gather to build a better future. Transition Lab was also the winner of the MIT CoLab's Local Solutions Contest for creating the most viable, effective, and replicable way to reduce CO2 emissions.

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Citizen-Led Sustainable Change March webinar: Vivre St. Michel en Santé

1-2 pm ET

St. Michel is one of Montreal’s oldest suburbs. Since 2004, Vivre St. Michel en Santé (for a Healthy St. Michel) has employed an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy that has rebranded a neighbourhood once known for its high crime rates and lack of services into one that is known for its active and unified citizens and coordinated action. Particularly innovative are the processes used build “community” among a transient, diverse and largely immigrant population. Vivre St. Michel en Santé takes an integrated approach involving citizens, community organizations, donors and government offices. Collectively, their efforts have helped residents, with its mix of new immigrants, experience a better quality of life in the areas of art, culture, housing, security, health, sports, leisure, transportation and access to services.

Join us on Thursday, March 6, 2014, 1-2 pm ET (noon - 1 pm CT) when Brianne Peters and Jean Panet-Raymond present this Citizen-Led Sustainable Change webinar on an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy.

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Jean Panet-Raymond talks about some of the factors that have contributed to the success of his organization.

Other resources

Event Contact

Deb Markley
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
919-932-7762
deb@e2mail.org
http://ruralwealth.org/page/webinars-1

CUVIC 2014: Beyond Engagement: Creating Integration, Innovation and Impact

Join us for three exciting days of keynote presentations, workshops, teaching circles, poster sessions, field trips, networking receptions and a gala evening celebration.

May 20th – 22nd, 2014

CUVIC will be launched the evening of Tuesday, May 20th with a keynote presentation by globally-recognized humanitarian Stephen Lewis. This community celebration will also include displays, musical interludes and an opportunity to network with peers and associates. Over the course of the next two days, the conference will also include keynote presentations by former provincial court judge and BC’s 28th lieutenant-governor Steven Point and renowned ethno botanist and engaged scholar Dr. Nancy Turner.

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The objective of CUVIC 2014 is to move beyond showcasing community university engagement to strengthening its capacity to impact societal well-being. With more than 100 abstracts and submissions CUVIC will be rich with exciting and thought provoking workshops and presentations on a diverse range of topics that showcase and celebrate how universities and communities continue to contribute to the public good and leverage the knowledge and resource capacity of universities to address community needs. CUVIC 2014 will reflect on these efforts and enable community-university innovation and action within the institutional, Indigenous, national and global context.
 
The conference will be of interest to faculty, students, community (business, Indigenous nations and organizations, non-government organizations, community groups, funders and governments), higher education administrators, researchers, scholars, national and global community-university and community-based research networks.
 
Come join us in scenic Victoria (known as the "City of Gardens") located on Vancouver Island which was rated the ‘Top Island’ in the Continental US and Canada and one of the ‘Top Ten Island in the World’ by the 2012 Travel+Leisure World's Best Awards.
 
We look forward to welcoming you to the University of Victoria!

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Early bird registration closes April 30th.

Buy Social Canada Summit 2014



"As consumers we have incredible power to make the world a better place. It’s a win-win situation as long as the customer is happy with the product or service.” Peter Holbrook, Social Enterprise UK

The first annual Buy Social Canada Summit will take place in Vancouver on the evening of June 16 and all day June 17.

Delve deeper into the “what is” and “how to” of social purchasing. Talk to the experts about the opportunities and barriers you may encounter, learn more about the policy and tools for purchasing processes, evaluation criteria, and find out what’s happening in other parts of the world in a range of industries.

If you’re in purchasing…

  • Learn from initiatives from across Canada and the UK
  • Meet colleagues sharing your professional journey

If you’re a social enterprise or social purpose business, tell your story…

  • Meet purchasers looking for business and social opportunities
  • Examine innovative ways to engage with purchasers

Buy Social Canada is your opportunity to leverage existing purchasing into a social value. If you’re interested in attending, please click the Register Now! button below. If you’re interested in being an exhibitor, please click here.

We hope to see you at this exciting event!

Buy Social Canada

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Are you a CCEDNet member attending the Buy Social Canada Summit? We're holding a Members Reception before the Summit reception at 3:30pm on June 16th at the Italian Cultural Centre. Contact Matthew Thompson to find out more!

Co-ops 101 Webinar

Co-ops 101 is BCCA's introduction to co-operatives and the co-op movement. Designed to be relevant and interesting everyone from new co-operators, employees at co-ops and credit unions, or anyone interested in the co-op movement, it's an excellent way to learn more about co-ops. This event will be held by webinar only; participants will require an internet connection and telephone.

Start co-operating.

Are you interested in starting a co-operative? Do you work for a co-op or a credit union and want to learn more about the co-op sector? Does the idea of co-operation interest you?
 
That's why we're here. Come and learn all about the co-op sector, co-operatives, how and why to start one, and how the BCCA can help you as you think of ways to build a co-operative economy.

Learn about co-op business basics.

Learn about the history of co-ops, different kinds of co-ops ranging from consumer co-ops to worker co-ops to nonprofit co-ops at this workshop.
 
Participants will also explore how to take their idea towards the development of a co-op, including:
  • The co-op development path
  • Assessing a business idea
  • Feasibility and business planning
  • The nuts and bolts of starting a co-op
  • Support and assistance from the BCCA and the co-op sector

Access co-op developmeent support.

If you are representing a group that is exploring co-operation as a business idea, taking a Co-ops 101 course allows your group to register with the BCCA as an "Emerging Co-op" and access ongoing BCCA support, including access to co-op development experts, ongoing advice, discounted training and education, and more. 

Attend by webinar.

This session will be held by webinar only; participants will require an internet connection and telephone.

Registration information.

When: March 19th, 2014 3:00 PM   through   5:00 PM
Location: 212 - 1737 West 3rd Ave  |  Vancouver, BC V6J 1K7

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