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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.

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Event Contact

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

NEDI Launches 2014 CED Activities with Michael Shuman

7pm - 9pm (doors open at 6pm)
Lillooet REC Centre

The Northern Economic Development and Initiatives (NEDI) Committee is pleased to bring Michael Shuman, one of North America's leading experts on community economics, to speak in Lillooet on February 27th.

The event is being made possible through funding provided by the Northern Development Initiative Trust with several local businesses and community groups stepping up to provide support.

The event will be a great opportunity for citizens, small businesses and community groups from across the region to learn more about local ownership, community self-reliance, local investment strategies, regional supply chains, and how to "plug the leaks" to create a more vibrant regional economy.

This high profile speaking engagement marks the beginning of the NEDI Committee’s 2014 Community Economic Development (CED) activities. Following the completion of an Economic Development Strategy in 2012, the NEDI Committee identified several priorities to assist in strengthening the regional economy. In December 2013, the Fraser Basin Council was hired to oversee these activities which include:

1. Conducting a feasibility study to determine the best governance model for regional economic development;
2. Carrying out a community visioning process;
3. Developing a comprehensive inventory of the community’s assets; and
4. Generating an economic leakage analysis to determine where money is leaking out of the local economy and to identify strategies for plugging the leaks.

As work on these initiatives moves forward, there will be many opportunities for citizens, businesses and community groups from around the region to get involved, learn more about CED, ask questions, provide feedback, and contribute new ideas. A series of community information and visioning sessions will take place this spring with the goal of engaging people from across the sub-region in the process of creating a shared vision of success and charting a course for further action.

Education for Co-operation: How do we educate co-operators?

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network is presenting this webinar to explore how the co-operative sector employs their 5th principle of co-operation - education, training and information.

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The featured speakers are Karen Miner, Christina Clamp and Erin Hancock.

Erin Hancock
Erin will begin by providing the results of a scan of Canadian co-op educational initiatives including those undertaken by primary co-ops, federations, universities and consultants. This research provides an understanding of what type of work is happening and points to opportunities for improvement as well. Erin is the Manager of Research and Education for the Canadian Co-operative Association.
 
Karen Miner
Karen will speak about the status of a current study for the 2014 International Summit Co-operatives on the state of co-operative management education. Also, she will profile the International Consortium of Leaders in Co-operative Business Education - a new, global network of institutions providing education and training for co-operative enterprises. Karen is the Managing Director of graduate level Co-operative Management Education at Saint Mary’s University.
 
Christina Clamp
Chris will report on a US-focused cooperative inventory project that captured: the scope of educational and/or training programs and materials; evaluation of specific materials; identification of other outstanding materials; and gaps in, or problems with, cooperative educational materials. Chris also conducted research to map the study of cooperatives in higher education in the USA and Canada in 2012-13.  She will report on the results of both studies and discuss the policy implications for co-op education. Chris Clamp is a professor of sociology at Southern New Hampshire University and director of the doctoral program in Community Economic Development and of the Center for Co-operatives and CED.  
 

SFU’s Centre for Sustainable Community Development Celebrates 25 Years

Doors open at 6:30pm

The Centre for Sustainable Community Development turns 25 and it’s time to celebrate!

We invite all associates, alumni, staff, students, friends, and sustainable community developers to attend an evening under the Big Top!

Step Right Up! CSCD Celebrates 25 Years is an opportunity to reflect back on past achievements and gaze forward to the next 25 years. Together we will scale up sustainable community development and its impacts.

Mix and mingle while enjoying entertainment from local musicians, spoken-word artists and inspirational sustainability thought leaders. This event is truly interactive so roll up your sleeves, participate in some carnival games and showcase gallery, make history in the photo-booth and partake in envisioning a sustainable future!

Date: Thursday March 13th
Location: Wise Hall, East Van (1882 Adanac St.)
Time: Doors open at 6:30pm
Free local food, music, prizes, and cash bar.

***No minors permitted due to licensing regulations

Pre-Registration is required, space is limited.

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CCEDNet GlobalMeasures Initiative

Noon - 1pm Eastern

Let's face it:  Demonstrating impact is critical when making the case for community programs to funders, stakeholders and policy makers. 

But it can also be very hard to do.  Community organizations tend to find the process of impact measurement complicated and expensive. There is no silver bullet, but strengthening evaluation capacity with a range of strategies, such as Social Return on Investment, can help us improve the effectiveness of what we do and enhance the case for support. 

To strengthen the evaluation and impact measurement capacity of our members, CCEDNet has partnered with GlobalMeasures Initiative (GMI) to offer affordable access to a powerful Social Return on Investment and outcomes measurement platform. 

GMI is a project that was created by Social Asset Measurement (SAM) and the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci).  It brought together 3ci’s ten plus years of expertise in impact measurement, and SAM’s impact measurement software, the Social Return Intelligence platform (SRI).  SRI has been reviewed and accepted by the UK based international SROI Network, and has been funded by the National Research Council of Canada. 

GMI provides participants with educational webinars and are walked through the process of creating their own impact measurement framework. They are then able to access the SRI software to continuously report on their impact.

Regular costs for the GMI program are $2,000 for the first year, and $500 in subsequent years.  But in this special offer, CCEDNet members are eligible for a 12%-18% discount. Not a member?  Find out more about the leading Canadian movement for inclusive and sustainable community economies, and join us!

If you want to strengthen your evaluation capacity and try out SROI or other outcomes frameworks, GMI might be right for you.

CCEDNet Presentation from SAMETRICA on Vimeo.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Development Assistant (Communications)

Vancouver Co-operative Radio, CFRO, 100.5 FM is a non-profit, listener-supported, multi-lingual community station that has provided Vancouver with alternative public affairs, music, and arts programming since 1975. Co-op Radio provides a space for under-represented voices and perspectives. The Development Assistant is responsible for supporting the current staff and board in implementing communication-related components of the station’s fundraising plan with a particular focus on developing communication systems that nurture donor relationships.
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25 Feb 2014
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Vancouver Co-operative Radio
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