3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time 

What role can collective impact play in helping communities achieve systems change? 

Join us on July 10 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET for the next Collective Impact Forum Virtual Coffee, Achieving Systems Change in Collective Impact.

We’ll be talking with FSG’s John Kania, coauthor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review article “Collective Impact” (2011) and the recent article “The Water of Systems Change” (2018), to discuss how one can tackle the concepts and conditions involved with systems change work.

Register for Achieving Systems Change in Collective Impact

Can't make the actual virtual coffee time? Registering also means you'll be notified when the recording is uploaded to the Collective Impact Forum resource library. 

Come join the discussion on July 10!

9:00am - 11:30am
Masonic Memorial Centre
420 Corydon Avenue (Confusion Corner)

Cost is $25 (breakfast included)

Volunteer Manitoba's Funders Forum is an excellent opportunity to find out about funding opportunities directly from the Funders! 

During the course of the morning you will have the opportunity to learn how to apply for funding, what types of projects are being funded, and get tips on how to create a successful funding proposal. The Funders Forum is also an excellent way for you to network with other non-profits and charities who will be attending. 

Presenting Funders will:

• Provide an overview of their funding, grants, and sponsorships that are available
• Address what types of programs/projects they fund
• Discuss what the application process looks like
• Address their requirements and stipulations, and highlight who is eligible
• Provide other tidbits of advice with regards to applying for their funding

SOLD OUT! Find out more and add your name to the waiting list

Keynote Speaker 

Derek Yarnell, Stewardship Manager for CancerCare Manitoba Foundation, will share his expertise on the importance of building and investing in relationships with your donors. 

Presenting Organizations/Funders

Community Places

The Community Places Program (CPP) provides capital grant funding and planning assistance to non-profit community organizations for facility or green space construction, upgrading, expansion or acquisition projects.

Neighbourhoods Alive

Neighbourhoods Alive! (NA!) is a long-term, community-based, social and economic development strategy, which recognizes that building healthy neighbourhoods requires more than an investment in bricks and mortar. 

The Winnipeg Foundation

The Winnipeg Foundation connects donors from all walks of life with local charitable organizations that help our city flourish, for all. 

Service Canada

Donald Meilleur, Manager, Citizen Services and Program Delivery Branch, Government of Canada will speak about the following programs: Canada Summer Jobs, Career Focus, Homelessness Partnering Strategy, New Horizons for Seniors Program, Opportunities Fund and Skills Link.

Closing Remarks 

Jackie Hunt, Executive Director, Volunteer Manitoba

For more information, please contact Tracy Douglass at 204-477-5180 or tracy.douglass@volunteermanitoba.ca

3:00pm - 4:00pm Eastern Time

Cultivating leaders within the backbone and among partners is critical for the success of a collective impact effort. What can we learn from initiatives that have built leadership capacity within their backbone, their partnerships, and other community stakeholders? 

Join us on July 17 from 3pm – 4pm ET for the next Collective Impact Forum Virtual Coffee, Building Leadership Capacity for Collective Impact. 

Register for Building Leadership Capacity for Collective Impact

We'll be talking with Ellen Kahler, Executive Director at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF), about their experience helping strengthen leadership skills across their initiative. VSJF serves as the backbone for Vermont Farm to Plate (F2P), a statewide collective impact initiative to strengthen Vermont’s food system.

Can't make the actual virtual coffee time? Registering also means you'll be notified when the recording is uploaded to the Collective Impact Forum resource library.