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Membership to a strong community has the capacity to improve our physical, mental, and economic health, as well as our overall sense of happiness and fulfillment. In short, everyone benefits from a strong community. It's in our DNA.

So how do we create a deep community in an age where we've learned to value keeping mostly to ourselves, only occasionally seeing our friends and relatives?

Bestselling author of Stewardship Peter Block joins us for a discussion on the subject of community with Deepening Community author and founder of the Tamarack Institute, Paul Born.

In the chaos of the world that we live in, with environmental, economic, social uncertainties, it is only natural to join together out of fear of what lies ahead. Fear shapes our communities in interesting and powerful ways and Born invites us to explore these ideas with him.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss:

• How to identify a “deep” community over a shallow one
• What leaders and organizers stand to gain from a stronger community whose members focus on serving each other
• Examples of stewardship and deep community in action

…and more!

Block and Born will share their thoughts in dialogue for 45 minutes, followed by a 15-minute Q & A session between listeners and our speakers.

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Background

One of the main outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), held in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012, was the agreement by Member States to develop a set of sustainable development goals (SDGs).  Rio+20 did not elaborate specific goals but stated that the goals should address all three dimensions of sustainable development in a balanced way and be coherent with and integrated into the UN development agenda beyond 2015. 

The Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS) is preparing recommendations for the post-2015 UN Development Agenda that would include a greater role for innovative social solidarity economy practices and networks globally.  RIPESS is currently undertaking broad consultations to ensure these recommendations are reflective of the priorities of social solidarity economy stakeholders globally.  

Presenters

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  Shannon Kindornay, North-South Institute (NSI)
  Shannon leads NSI’s work on development cooperation and is a researcher with NSI's Governance for Equitable Growth program, focusing on governance of the aid architecture, aid effectiveness, and aid and the private sector. Prior to joining NSI, Ms. Kindornay worked on human rights, governance, and trade and development at the Canadian International Development Agency.
   

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  Daniel Tygel, Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS)
  Daniel is Operations Manager of RIPESS, representing the Network at the UN Non-Governmental Liaison Service Consultations on Advancing Regional Recommendations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda last fall.  He was previously Executive Secretary of the Brazil Solidarity Economy Forum. 

Download the PowerPoint presentation (pdf)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

United Nations

• United Nations Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
• United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service Policy Brief #1, "Recommendations on Macroeconomic Issues" for the UN General Assembly Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals
• Dialogue: Data and Accountability for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
• United Nations Association of Canada
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Conference on Potentials and Limits of SSE (2013)
• Report "Advancing Regional Recommendations on Post-2015"
• United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Social and Solidarity Economy: A New Path to Sustainable Development
• United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy

North-South Institute

• North-South Institute
• North-South Institute's Post - 2015 Tracking Tool
• Post-2015 Development Agenda Stakeholder Map

RIPESS

• Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS)
• RIPESS Global Consultation on the Social and Solidarity Economy Recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
• Corporate Influence in the Post 2015 Process
• RIPESS Delcaration for Rio +20
• Creation of the UN Task Force on SSE
• RIPESS contributions to the SDSN report on "Sustainable Development Indicators"
• RIPESS Global Consultation on the SSE recommendations to the post-2015 Development Agenda

International Labour Organization (ILO)

• Social and Solidarity Economy Academy
• Document on the SSE contributions to decent work

Other Resources

• Sustainable Development Goals e-Inventory
• Canadian Council for International Co-operation (CCIC)
• Post2015.org: what comes after the MDGs?
• Beyond 2015, a global civil society campaign for a successor framework to the MDGs

12-1pm Eastern time

This webinar will cover:

• How to build the “skills + passion = profitable products” equation
• How to find out what you’re good at (strengths)
• 3 ways to discover your strengths
• The 6 steps to monetization (on-line and off)
• Real-life examples of people who are making money off of their creative passion
• An exercise for participants to generate some ideas for additional or new revenue streams

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Guest Speaker:

April M. Stewart, CPRS | PR/Communications Consultant

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We are excited to host this exclusive event to discuss the current landscape of Impact Investing, Social Enterprise and Social Impact Organizations with a specific lens on what's working and what's missing.

Join Jacqueline Novogratz, CEO of Acumen and Kevin Royes, Serial Soulcial-Preneur and Youth Entrepreneurship Educator for an inspiring conversation covering:

• The state of impact investing and social enterprise internationally and locally;
• The role of Acumen, Vancouver+Acumen and local organizations in cultivating this market in Vancouver and across Canada;
• The current perspective and role of youth/millennials in contributing to this change.

The panel will be moderated by Sharon Duguid, Director and Family Enterprise Advisor, Center for Entrepreneurs and Family Enterprise at PwC. Audience members will also get a chance to share their thoughts & questions on how to engage communities to solve some of our biggest challenges.

This event is open to: youth, organizations and individuals with a desire to make a difference in the world.

We look forward to hearing your ideas and seeing you there!

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