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Community Economic Development Officer

The Municipality of Ritchot is seeking interested applicants for the position of Community Economic Development Officer (CEDO) for a full time, one year term, position. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the CEDO is responsible for community, economic, and business development within the Municipality of Ritchot.

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Deadline: 
30 Sep 2014
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Introduction to Social Finance

12:00 pm ET (9:00 am PT)

Innoweave has partnered with the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing to host an Introduction to Social Finance webinar.

The webinar will provide an overview of social finance, and will review concepts and basic approaches associated with social finance. It will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Social Finance workshop.

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  • When: Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 at 12:00 pm ET (9:00 am PT)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

The content for this module was developed by the Community Forward Fund and the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing.

Youth Drop-In Programmer

Spence Neighbourhood Association is looking to fill a 30 hour Youth Programmer position for their youth drop-in program, which caters to kids ages 13-18 in the Spence Community. The Drop-in runs from Monday to Friday 6:00pm-10:00pm, and seeks to build connections between the community and youth. In this roll you will be responsible for working with a team to run the youth drop-in at the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre.

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Deadline: 
12 Sep 2014
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Introduction to Co-operatives Workshop

Learn the basics of cooperatives, cooperative economics, and the practice of cooperation with everyday practitioners. Cooperatives are democratically owned and operated businesses and organizations that meet the needs of their membership and community. Through activities, guided readings, and facilitated conversations with co-op professionals and other students, participants will become familiar with how co-ops work and the growing cooperative movement.

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You will receive a certificate upon completetion of this course.
 
This course is scheduled for September 18th from 3-6PM EST.
 
Please note that the times are subject to change according to student needs.

Highlights:

  • Learn with co-op educators, developers, and co-op professionals
  • Develop an understanding of cooperatives and the cooperative economy
  • Learn about and participate in the burgeoning cooperative movement
TESA has developed a wide range of educational resources and programs that have been implemented on local, regional, national, and even international levels. Our cooperative work includes creating Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives; fostering nearly 100 workshops around the country in 2012; coordinating Cultivate.Coop; working with four different organizations on cooperative incubation programs; leading cooperative courses at Greenfield Community College; and much more.
 
This course will be offered again every other month.

Introduction to Constructive Engagement

12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)

Innoweave has partnered with Advocacy School to host this Introduction to Constructive Engagement webinar.

The webinar will provide an overview of constructive engagement, and will review concepts and approaches associated with constructive engagement. It will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Constructive Engagement workshop, which will be held at different locations across the country this fall. Workshop details can be found here.

This webinar will be led by Sean Moore of Advocacy School. Sean has more than 30 years experience in public-policy and advocacy related to local, provincial/state and federal government affairs in Canada and the United States. Sean is a recipient of the 2013 Bissett Distinguished Alumni Award from Carleton University's School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA).

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Event details:

  • When: Monday, September 15th at 12:00pm PT (9:00am ET)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Teams are encouraged to apply for one of numerous upcoming Constructive Engagement workshops listed on this page.

The content for this module was developed by Advocacy School.

Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop

Community Finance Solutions—an initiative of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing—will be hosting Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 12 p.m. ET.

We will provide a behind-the-scenes look at two housing funds currently in development, featuring the following speakers:

  • LoriAnn Girvan, Moderator
  • Joe Deschênes Smith, Trillium Housing (Toronto)
  • James McGregor, Investissement Résidentiel Responsable (Montreal)

Our speakers will provide practical advice for anyone considering creating a new investment product for impact, or anyone working in affordable housing and interested in new financing models.

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