Mosaic – Newcomer Family Resource Network is a not for profit agency assisting in the settlement of newcomers to Winnipeg by providing English language programmes that include child care for pre-school aged children
Job Overview:
The Assistant Childcare Worker is responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of an age appropriate program for children aged 19 months – 5 years in an on-site, license not required setting while parents attend English as an Additional Language class
Local leaders are constantly asked to quantify their impact on their communities for funders, partners and standard reporting. The challenge is knowing the right questions to ask and having useful, accessible tools that are relevant for the New Economy.
In this free webinar, hear what BALLE is learning from our network leaders, hands-on case studies from two BALLE fellows, and an update on the Quick Impact Assessment for Localists, a new online tool BALLE is piloting in partnership with B Lab to help conveners measure outcomes among businesses in their communities.
The West Central Women’s Resource Centre (WCWRC) provides services and programming to women and families in the West Central neighbourhood of Winnipeg. WCWRC is seeking an Indigenous Programming Coordinator to assist in the delivery of WCWRC’s Indigenous programs, including our Red Road to Healing program, our Indigenous Parenting program and our Traditional Teachings program. Our work is done using an empowerment and harm reduction philosophy.
Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. is a nonprofit, community based; Aboriginal led human services organization that provides a range of Aboriginal identified programs and services that focus on wholeness and wellness and that builds on the strengths and resilience of Aboriginal Peoples.
The Office Assistant will provide support to the senior leadership team at NorWest Co-op Community Health Inc. Working closely with the Executive Project Manager, the successful applicant will be responsible for day to day facility support; ordering and inventory; co-op membership program; and scheduling support to the Executive Director. The position will be based out of Access NorWest, but will also support NorWest Co-op satellite locations and resource centres.
A growing number of studies have quantified the local economic benefits delivered by independent businesses, demonstrating how locally-owned independent businesses return much more of each dollar in revenue to their communities, and contribute to healthier, wealthier, local economies.
In recent years, more than 90 US communities have developed Independent Business Alliances to strengthen independent, locally-owned businesses, prevent the displacement of local entrepreneurs by absentee-owned corporations, and build more durable and diverse local economies.
The American Independent Business Alliance(AMIBA) has helped these local groups successfully launch and develop a larger network to share ideas and learn from each other.
This session presents the four-pronged organizing model pioneered by AMIBA, shares key insights on how to create effective local alliances and successful buy-local campaigns, and explores interest to adapt the AMIBA approach for Canada.
Jeff Milchen is Co-director and Co-founder of the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA). He has spent 15 years helping communities build vital local economies and enhancing economic opportunity by strengthening and sustaining community-based businesses that promote citizen empowerment and community development. Milchen pioneered this organizing model, founding and directing the Boulder Independent Business Alliance in Colorado, starting in 1998.
His prior work includes successfully operating his own start-up businesses in Vermont and serving as the director of Reclaim Democracy. He is the author of "Building Buy Local Campaigns that Shift Culture and Spending" and his commentaries and articles have appeared in dozens of publications including Business Week, S.F. Chronicle, The Ecologist, The Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and Adbusters.
