The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is creating an applicant pool for the position of Summer Communications Coordinator. This anticipatory position is based out of Winnipeg and includes travel to various Lake Winnipeg communities. The position is 40 hours per week, $14/hour, from May 11 – August 28, 2015. This position is contingent on funding.
The Lake Winnipeg Foundation is creating an applicant pool for the position of Summer Outreach Coordinator. This anticipatory position is based out of Winnipeg and includes travel to various Lake Winnipeg communities. The position is 40 hours per week, $14/hour, from May 11 – August 28, 2015. This position is contingent on funding.
1pm to 2:30pm Eastern Time
Register by 9a.m. ET on Monday, April 27, 2015 to receive log-in information.
Published in January 2015, Dollars & Sense: Opportunities to Strengthen Southern Ontario's Food System encompasses the first research of its kind in Canada on the economic and environmental impacts of food production in southern Ontario, where roughly 98 percent of the province's food is produced. This keystone report, produced by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the Metcalf Foundation, and the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, looks at a number of scenarios to study the potential impacts of shifts in food consumption and production.
Join two of the report's authors, Dr. Rod McRae and Dr. Atif Kurbursi, and moderator Beth Hunter, Program Director with the McConnell Foundation, for a special 90-minute webinar on April 27th to discuss their findings and understand the research process behind Dollars & Sense and its extensive background reports. This webinar will be of particular interest to policy makers, community leaders, funders, academics, and others who want to learn more about this new resource and how it can inform government policy discussions. This conversation is an opportunity to deepen understanding of the findings, discuss policy options and implications of the research in other regions.
This event is free for all to attend thanks to the generous sponsorship of the Metcalf Foundation, the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.
12:00pm Eastern Time
Homelessness is a major issue in Canada, affecting 200,000 people every year and costing $7 billion to the economy. If we include people who are vulnerably housed (those in unstable, poor-quality housing or couch surfing) as many as 520,000 Canadians lack safe, affordable and supportive housing.
In 2014, the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing's (MCII) SIB Advisory Services team determined that an alternative funding mechanism could help mobilize capital to address homelessness in Canada. They released these findings in a report titled "Housing First Social Impact Bond Feasibility Study."
Now that the concept feasibility is established, the next step is launching a Housing First SIB. With the support of the United Way Innovation Fund, the MaRS SIB Advisory Services team is offering pro bono technical assistance to potential outcome payers through a call for partnerships.
This webinar will walk interested parties through the problem of homelessness in Canada, the SIB model as it might apply in this case, and through the process of applying to be a partner in this groundbreaking work. The MCII SIB Advisory Team has received many inquiries about the recent call for partnerships and we are offering this webinar and Q&A for interested parties. Representatives from all levels of government, foundations, corporations, etc. are welcome to attend!
Please feel free to submit any questions you have ahead of time via email to jwalker at marsdd.com and we'll make sure they're addressed!
9am to noon Central Time
Achieving your mission in the community depends on your ability to find the resources to meet your goals. Most non-profits face the challenge of long-term financial sustainability, both in terms of how to do this kind of planning and where to look for these resources.
Begin creating a sound financial plan that will help your organization in the long run. Over four sessions, learn about innovative tools for identifying financial and non-financial resources and for making strategic decisions around priorities and programming. Strengthen your emerging plan through ongoing feedback from peers in the workshop.
People in charge of planning and budgets for their organization (EDs or program managers). It’s important for those who attend to be able to use the practical tools and to be able to provide a high level of peer support to others in the group. It is also necessary that those attending the course have time to complete homework between sessions.
Dates: May 5, May 19, June 2, June 16 - Four sessions at two week intervals
Time: Tuesday mornings, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Where: 765 Main Street - Social Enterprise Centre boardroom
Facilitators: Brendan Reimer and Sarah Leeson-Klym
Cost: $100 (members), $250 (non-members) - please send cheques to our Manitoba office, or bring them to your first session (Unit 202-765 Main St. Winnipeg, MB, R2W 3N5)
Nadia Kidwai: n.kidwai at ccednet-rcdec.ca or 204-943-0547.
"The workshop provided both a theoretical overview and practical hands-on application of the concepts. The facilitator was very knowledgeable and able to adapt the ‘sustainability model(s) to a variety of situations."
Frank Atnikov-SEED Winnipeg Inc.
"I loved making the personal connections with other not-for profit directors. Listening to their experiences allowed me to see things from a different perspective and learn about different financial models. Several of the participants met for breakfast before one of the sessions which gave us more time to get know each other and the organization we work for."
Brian Jamieson- Executive Director, English Online Inc.
"The playing field for non-profit organizations is continuously changing. This workshop is a valuable tool for leaders to interact with others, assess present practice and explore alternative ways to work towards financial sustainability."
Lois Coleman Neufeld- Executive Director, Mediation Services
"This workshop was an eye opener. Brendan used easy-to-understand tools and gave clear explanations to help us think strategically and meaningfully about organizational financial sustainability. This workshop will change the way I conceptualize and help build the financial health of our organization."
Shereen Denetto – IRCOM
~ CANCELLED ~To plan a successful program, you need to understand the participants and their needs, but you also need to work within your budget to plan a sequence of activities that will help participants reach those goals. In this workshop, you'll learn how to set reasonable and measurable objectives, to match resources and activities to the objectives, and to evaluate the program's effectiveness in the eyes of a variety of other stakeholders, including funders and community partners.
Margerit Roger, M.Ed. has designed and delivered a wide range of adult education and teacher training programs, including online and classroom-based instruction for industry, government, post-secondary institutions and labour. She approaches program planning as a strategic process, and so looks for programming opportunities that result in personal and collective change.
Contact Nadia at n.kidwai at ccednet-rcdec.ca; 204-943-0547
This Strengthening Non-Profits workshop is brought to you by Spark, a pro bono matching service of the Canadian CED Network
