12:00pm - 1:00pm Eastern Time

The webinar will provide an overview of social enterprise, and will review concepts and basic approaches associated with social enterprise and will be led by David LePage of Accelerating Social Impact CCC.

The webinar will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Social Enterprise workshops that you can access through Innoweave. Details on upcoming workshops can be found by visiting Innoweave’s Events Page - click here.

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The Social Enterprise workshop, which builds on this webinar, will help leadership teams of 3-4 (including board members) get greater clarity on:

• Assessing the market for their potential product or service
• Identifying potential customers
• Developing potential pricing structures
• Identifying next steps to become launch-ready

The content for this module was developed by enp Canada.

10am to 1pm Eastern Time

Al Etmanski has spent the last 10 years exploring the world of social innovation looking for useful insights about social change that lasts. He's met, read, studied, spoken, applied, travelled, stumbled and written. What emerged from his work were six recognizable patterns and a book that captures the energy of those interactions.

In his new book, Al explores the paradox between short term success and minimal long term impact. He suggests that strategies have limitations and that it’s worth paying attention to the deeper patterns of change. Al is hoping these ideas will ignite a resurrection of the ordinary.

This genuine Canadian perspective on social change is full of stories about Canadian innovators, activists and entrepreneurs, which is why we wanted to invite you to a public discussion about the book’s framework and stories.

Join us for a 1 hour webinar which will include an intro to the book, and a conversation with SiG Senior Fellow and Co-Founder, Al Etmanski. This event is proudly presented by SiG, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and Innoweave and will be hosted by SiG National Executive Director, Tim Draimin. 

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9:00am to 12:00pm
(Registration at 8:30)
Neeginan Centre Rotunda
Aboriginal Council of Winnipeg
181 Higgins Ave

The View From Here 2015 includes approximately 50 policy recommendations that the Manitoba government could implement to help eliminate poverty in Manitoba. Please register for our meeting on March 10 (approximately 9 am to 12:30 pm) where we will identify a subset of prioritized policy recommendations out of those that are found in the report.

We will also use time at this meeting to gather input on potential actions that Make Poverty History Manitoba can take to encourage the provincial government to implement the prioritized policy recommendations as we head toward the next provincial election in 2016.

Participants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the View From Here report prior to the meeting. Download the report here

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For more information about this event, contact:
Josh Brandon, Social Planning Council of Winnipeg
204-943-2561
jbrandon at spcw.mb.ca

Make Poverty History Manitoba (MPHM) is a collaborative coalition committed to changing public policy to achieve a Manitoba without poverty.

1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

Come join a webinar and online conversation on how organizations and practitioners in Canada can build capacity to create and sustain community infrastructure such as hubs, nonprofit centres and shared spaces for social enterprise and innovation.  In 2014, Tides Canada commissioned a scan and discussion paper to capture what is happening in the field of shared spaces and to provoke a look at how best can learning on shared spaces and social real estate be grown across Canada.  LoriAnn Girvan will present findings from the report.  You can download the full paper here:  https://tidescanada.org/

You will also hear about learning opportunities coming up, including the June 2015 Social Purpose Real Estate conference in Vancouver.  Following a 20-minute presentation, using online chat and shared notes, we will solicit  attendees questions and input on the opportunities and challenges they see and discuss ideas for next steps in advancing a pan-Canadian learning strategy.

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Moderator:  Margaret Dickson, Advisor, Tides Canada
Host:  Sarah Eisinger, Executive Director, Nonprofit Centers Network
Presenter:  LoriAnn Girvan, Consultant; Director of Social Purpose Real Estate - Civic Assets Project, The Commons, Inc.