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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

International Forum for Volunteering in Development

Save the Date: October 19-22, 2014

The International Forum for Volunteering in Development, World University Service of Canada, and the Center for International Study and Cooperation will host IVCO, the annual conference on international volunteering, from October 19-22, in Lima, Peru. The IVCO 2014 theme is:
Volunteering in a Convergent World: Fostering cross-sector collaborations towards sustainable development solutions.
Cross-sector collaboration amongst public, private, academic and civil society sectors is increasingly shaping the post-2015 agenda.  The conference will explore how volunteering is part of this convergence trend towards development.
The IVCO 2014 sub-themes are: 
  • The role of international volunteering in the global partnership for the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
  • Cross-sector collaboration and volunteering in Latin America and the Caribbean region
  • Working with youth: cross-sector collaborations addressing youth employment and inclusion issues
  • Working with businesses on sustainable development solutions
Conference features:
  • Up to 120 participants and international speakers  representing the diversity of sectors engaged in development
  • Simultaneous interpretation of plenaries and most breakout sessions in English, Spanish and French
  • Workshops with speakers and partners from different sectors to share cross-sector collaboration tools and best practices
  • A research forum on international volunteering
Ready for a convergent world? Save the date for IVCO 2014.

Community Broadband Networks

2-3 PM EDT

Slow internet stinks. It kills business growth, hinders education, impedes health care services, and generally just makes life a little less enjoyable. But what can you do? Aren’t we all just stuck with the service we’ve got?

On the next CommunityMatters® conference call, Christopher Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Billy Ray of Glasgow Electric Power Board will join us to talk about Community Broadband Networks, publicly-owned providers of high-speed internet.

You’ll learn about the benefits of community broadband along with tips for getting started with a network in your city or town.

Read more on our blog

Register now

Featuring:

Christopher Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and host of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast will share more about why our communities need broadband, and how community-owned networks can offer a viable service.

We'll also hear from Billy Ray of Glasgow Electric Plant Board in Glasgow, Kentucky. Billy will share how he helped spearhead efforts to create the first municipal broadband network in the country.

CONTACT:
info@communitymatters.org

Connecting Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning in Your Organization

Noon-1:00pm ET
Cost: $49

How can you help your organization develop a comprehensive evaluation strategy?

Are you interested in learning how to assess the impact of your organization's efforts to address complex problems? Are you looking for a way to use evaluation as a tool for strategic learning? Are you concerned that your current evaluation efforts are ad hoc, not aligned to strategy, underfunded, and underused? Join us for Connecting Strategy, Evaluation, and Learning in Your Organization, a one-hour webinar that will help your organization find out how to take a more strategic approach to evaluation and learning, and provide you with a deeper understanding of what it means to develop a comprehensive strategy for evaluation through the development of a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System.

We will help you ensure that your organization's investments in evaluation and learning are contributing to your ability to achieve greater impact.

Register today!

Medina Haeri Lanz, Programme Associate at Oak Foundation, Rebekah Levin, Director of Evaluation and Learning for the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, and Brenda Solórzano, Chief Program Director at Blue Shield of California Foundation, will join FSG’s Hallie Preskill and Katelyn Mack for a lively webinar discussion focused on:

  • Conditions that support an integrated approach to strategy, evaluation, and learning
  • Common challenges to designing and implementing a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System
  • How organizations are using a Strategic Learning and Evaluation System to achieve their goals

About FSG:

FSG is a nonprofit consulting firm specializing in research, strategy, and evaluation, founded in 2000 as Foundation Strategy Group. Today, FSG works across all sectors in every region of the globe – partnering with foundations, corporations, nonprofits, and governments – to develop more effective solutions to the world's most challenging issues. FSG helps organizations, individually and collectively, achieve social impact by discovering better ways to solve social problems. For more information on FSG, visit us online at www.fsg.org

Embedding CED and the Social Solidarity Economy in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Webinar recording)

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

  • 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.
     
  • 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

North-South Institute

RIPESS

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Other Resources

Ways to Monetize Your Passion | Creative Entrepreneurship

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

[ register here ]

Webinar participation is FREE, although registration is required.
Once registered, you will receive the access instructions for webinar participation.

Format:

12:00 - 12:05 pm ET | Welcome
12:05 - 12:45 pm ET | Presentation
12:45 - 1:00  pm ET  | Question Period

Guest Speaker:

April M. Stewart, CPRS | PR/Communications Consultant
Alba Public Relations | www.albapr.ca
 
As a public relations and communications consultant for Alba PR, April specializes in serving small businesses, community organizations and the agriculture sector. Her 12 years of management experience with three Montreal businesses, growing up on the family dairy farm and being a small business owner herself has provided her with the insight to recognize business marketing and consumer relationship challenges and meet them head-on in a creative, but effective manner. View April's LinkedIn profile and blog site.

For more information:

Mary Sicoli, Webinar Coordinator
CEDEC SBSN
514-903-3753 (ext. 221)
 
 
The CEDEC Small Business Support Network is an initiative of the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC). CEDEC is funded by the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities and by the Government of Canada.

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