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Growing Local Conference 2014

Join us for workshops, displays and discussion about healthy, sustainable and fair food for all with the best line-up of workshops to date. This year we offer more workshops than ever before.

Workshop Themes:
DIY Food Skills | Food & Health | Food Justice | Northern & Indigenous | Sustainable Agriculture

- Register Now - deadline February 14th

- Keynote Speaker - Michael Moss "Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us"

- Schedule - subject to change

- Fees

- Sponsorships/Ads

- Growing Local a la Carte Contest

- Display Booths - SOLD OUT!

- Volunteer - all positions are filled!

- Contact

Keynote Speaker presented in partnership with The Winnipeg Foundation:
 
Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
 In Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Moss outlines the rise of the processed food industry and its link to the emerging obesity epidemic. He reveals how companies use salt, sugar and fat to allure us and, more importantly, how we can fight back.

When: Thur, Feb 27 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Masonic Centre (at Confusion Corner)
Tickets:
  1. Growing Local conference registrants: $15 (available when you register) or;
  2. General public admission/Non-conference attendees: $30 (available at www.wpgfdn.org/michaelmoss)

Summary:

Event DateLocation

Keynote Speaker: Michael Moss

Thursday, February 27th

Masonic Centre, Confusion Corner

Growing Local Conference

Friday, February 28th - Saturday, March 1st

Malborough Hotel, 331 Smith Street

 

Creating Funds for Social and Environmental Impact - National Launch of 'Community Finance Solutions'

Community Finance Solutions provides expert advisory support to high-potential initiatives creating new impact investing funds and innovative financial products. We envision a vibrant marketplace of effective impact investing funds and innovative financial products in communities across Canada, pooling and placing capital to create social and environmental impact.
 
The national launch will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 12 p.m. EST through a webinar. The launch event is entitled Creating Funds for Social and Environmental Impact and will provide an insider’s view on developing a new impact investing fund. The launch webinar will be moderated by Katie Gibson from the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing and will feature the following speakers:
  • Jane Bisbee, Social Enterprise Fund (Edmonton, AB)
  • Garth Davis, New Market Funds (Vancouver, BC)
  • Margie Mendell, Concordia University speaking about La Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie sociale (Montreal, QC)

Who is eligible for support?

Our clients are individuals and organisations located across Canada who are working to launch new impact investing funds or innovative financial products. Please see our online application for more details.
 
Community Finance Solutions could support the following types of initiatives:
  • Creation of an investment fund focusing on First Nations communities, affordable housing, sustainable food and water, or renewable energy;
  • Development of a community loan fund for local businesses;
  • Creation of a blended philanthropic and investment fund to finance projects with a social mission;
  • Issuance of a community bond to finance an infrastructure project; and
  • A variety of other impact investing funds and products that meet our established criteria.

[ Register today ]

More information:

For more information or if you have further questions about Community Finance Solutions, please contact kgibson@marsdd.com or visit our website. 

Harvest Moon Society Coordinator

The HMS is seeking a part time Coordinator to advance its vision and mission. The Coordinator will be supervised by a key HMS volunteer.
The purpose of this position is to:
  • network and link with existing HMS committees to promote and coordinate the society, programs, volunteers, etc
  • develop and maintain HMS memberships
  • pursue and carry out beneficial grants

Responsibilities

Deadline: 
7 Mar 2014
Website: 
Harvest Moon Society
Region: 
Manitoba

Program Coordinator

One of Canada’s premier privately-operated, non-profit environmental education organizations is seeking a Program Coordinator to join the team of our unique and dynamic FortWhyte Farms program. Since 2003, FortWhyte Farms has been working with marginalized youth, using the practice of sustainable agriculture to build confidence and leadership skills, provide employment training, and instil values of individual and community self‐reliance.

Deadline: 
21 Feb 2014
Website: 
https://www.fortwhyte.org/
Region: 
Manitoba

Planning for Your Organization’s Financial Sustainability

9am - noon Central

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. Attend this series to create a sound financial plan that will help your organization in the long run.

Over four sessions, you will create a long-term financial sustainability plan for your organization using several innovative tools for identifying financial and non-financial resources, and for making strategic decisions around priorities and programming. Importantly, your plan will be strengthened by great ongoing feedback from peers in the workshop.

The workshops will assist you to:

  • Identify financial and non-financial resources - from grants to volunteers
  • Develop a comprehensive list of potential funders
  • Explore diversifying your income streams to increase your organization’s stability
  • Learn about practical tools for planning, such as ‘Friend-raising’ & ‘Asset Mapping’
  • Make strategic decisions around priorities and programming

Who Should Attend:

People in charge of planning and budgets for their organization (EDs or program managers). This understanding is critical for the usability of the plan that will come out of the workshops, and for the ability to provide a high level of peer support to others in the group. It is also necessary that those attending the course have the time to complete the homework.

Information

  • Dates: February 26, March 12, March 26, April 9 - Four sessions at two week intervals
  • Time: Wednesday mornings, 9:00 am - 12 pm
  • Where: 765 Main Street - Social Enterprise Centre boardroom
  • 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)

Registration

Sarah Leeson-Klym (gathering [at] ccednet-rcdec.ca) or 204-943-0547.

Series Facilitator - Brendan Reimer:

Brendan Reimer is the Manitoba Regional Director at the Canadian CED Network, a member of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada, and a former Board Member at the Assiniboine Credit Union. Working out of the Social Enterprise Centre, Brendan is a teacher and an organizer, and works hard to change policy in support of building fairer and stronger local economies, reducing poverty and homelessness, and creating more sustainable communities. He has taught the "Management of Non-Profits" course at the University of Winnipeg, and facilitates many workshops every year on the topics of CED, social enterprise, building financial sustainability in non-profits, and understanding and advancing policy.

Quotes from past participants

“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

Good Till the Last Drop: Strategies to Manage Stormwater While Greening Communities & Creating Jobs

Speaker: Sharyn Inward, Program Manager, RAIN, Green Communities Canada
Managing stormwater with infrastructure improvements can help to mitigate the impact of traditional development practices, which can cause the combined volume of rain and wastewater to exceed a sewer system’s capacity. Pollutants in the runoff from rainwater can destroy biodiversity, while excess stormwater backups can result in the increase of street and basement flooding. Practices that can green stormwater infrastructure include modifications to a range of soil, water and plant systems in order to green housing, yards, community spaces and municipal lands that intercept stormwater, infiltrating a portion of it back into the ground, air and sewer system.
Affordable housing providers, municipal environmental service departments and community organizations will have an opportunity to learn about practical, cost effective stormwater management solutions, such as rain gardens, treescapes, rain barrels, container gardens and porous pavement. We will be joined by Green Communities Canada Sharyn Inward, who will discuss these strategies, along with exciting new programs in the United States that work with housing, neighborhood groups, schools and businesses to manage stormwater that, in addition to creating jobs, have created more livable, prettier communities with higher property values and improved health outcomes.

[ register here ]

SPEAKER

Sharyn Inward has over twentyyears of experience researching, developing, funding, implementing, managing and evaluating community-based environmental awareness and action programs. Notable examples include Cancer Prevention (Women’s Health and Environmental Network) and Well Aware and Pesticide Free Naturally (Green Communities Canada). Sharyn’s latest work includes developing and implementing the RAIN Program, addressing lot-level stormwater management in eight Ontario communities and Depave Paradise, both for Green Communities Canada, as well as designing green buildings and houses in her spare time. Areas of specialization include community engagement, program development, water quality, stormwater, energy efficiency, green building, passive solar greenhouses and architecture for small, natural buildings.
  • Green Communities Canada(GCC) is a national association of community organizations that help people go green – in their homes and gardens, on the road, at work and in the community. Sharing knowledge and best practices, GCC is a leader in delivering programs and services at the community level, and is represented in every region of the country.

Space is limited. REGISTER NOW!

Please note that, as always, webinars are free for CHRA members. 
For non-members, the cost is $40 + tax.

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