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Planning & Evaluating Policy Change

Speaker: Mark Cabaj  
 Location: via conference call
 Date: Thursday, June 13th, 2013 - 11:55am -  1:00 pm, ET  
 Details: Join in this exciting free tele-learning with Mark Cabaj as he shares how to plan and evaluate policy change.
 
Mark Cabaj is a leading thinker on developmental evaluation and policy change.  He is a Tamarack Associate and regular facilitator of Evaluating Community Impact and the Communities Collaborating Institute. In addition to his work as the chief of Here To There Consulting, Mark is a dynamic speaker and community leader.  This will be a wonderful opportunity to learn more about planning and evaluating policy change.
There will be an opportunity for questions towards the end of the interview.  Do register for this learning opportunity, even if you cannot attend you will receive a follow up email with a link to the full interview.

Transformative Scenario Planning: Accelerating How we Change the Future

Speakers: Adam Kahane and Paul Born  
 Location: via conference call
 Date: Thursday, May 30th, 2013 - 11:55am -  1:00 pm, ET 

Join Adam Kahane, key thought-leader at Tamarack's 2013 CCI: Accelerating Impact for a dialogue about how his experiences engaging leaders with diverse - and at times conflicting - perspectives to work together effectively on complex social challenges. Learn how and why processes like Change Labs and Transformative Scenario Planning are proving to be effective in creating accelerated impact on social change efforts that span a wide variety of issue areas and scales.

2013 Community Futures Manitoba Conference

In Mordern, this fall, the conference will explore the changing face of rural Manitoba, as communities strive to become richer through immigration and multiculturalism.

  • Learn best practices from communities that have successfully created welcoming communities for newcomers
  • Build knowledge and awareness of Manitoba’s rich and diverse cultures
  • Hear first-hand accounts from newcomers who have chosen rural Manitoba as a place to settle and do business
  • Discuss strategies to address some of the challenges and opportunities that rapid growth can bring
  • Explore the untapped markets—both local and abroad—that newcomers represent
  • Consider the role of newcomers in helping diversify and grow your local economies

This year’s hosts, Community Futures Heartland and Community Futures Triple R, are proud to showcase their thriving regions, with activities centred around Winkler, Morden, RM of Stanley, and the Pembina Valley. Local attractions can be seen here.

Administrative Assistant

 

We are currently seeking an Administrative Assistant in our Community Investment (CI) department. A member of the bargaining unit CEP Local 191, the Administrative Assistant will provide administrative services to support the implementation of departmental tasks and projects. 

He/she will also:

 

Compensation: 
Deadline: 
21 May 2013
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Scaling Up Alternative Food Initiatives Embedded In the Social Economy

Despite the increasing growth and attention to farmers markets, CSAs, local food box programmes, etc., alternative food initiatives geared towards local production and consumption, many of which emerge from the social economy, remain minor players when contrasted with the conventional food system. A key challenge is how to scale-up alternative food initiatives so that they have a greater transformational impact in the larger agri-food system and also serve as a catalyst for broader societal change towards a sustainable and strong social economy.

The case studies examined in this webinar highlight the opportunities and challenges in scaling-up food relocalization without sacrificing commitment to social, economic and environmental values and goals. We suggest the need to focus attention equally on building physical infrastructure and capacity (production, storage, distribution, retail) whilst also investing in social infrastructure and capacity (coalition-building, partnerships, clustering) required for a robust and resilient local food movement. 

We hope to initiate a discussion about the challenges and tensions between pragmatic and transformational approaches to issues of food security, food sovereignty, food justice and sustainability.

Discussion highlights will include:

  • How to scale-up alternative food initiatives so that they have a greater transformational impact in the larger agri-food system
  • How can alternative food systems serve as a catalyst for broader societal change towards a sustainable and strong economy?
  • Challenges and tensions between pragmatic and transformational approaches to issues of food security, food sovereignty, food justice and sustainability

Register Now and you will receive information about joinind the presentation once you register!

Where: this is an online envent You can check when this webinar is offered in your time-zone here

If you think you can't make it, click here

Community Foundations of Canada 2013 Conference: Inspiring Smart & Caring Communities

Hosted by Community Foundations of Canada, CFC 2013 Conference: Inspiring Smart & Caring Communities returns this year to Winnipeg where Canada’s community foundation movement first began more than 90 years ago.

The event will be a gathering packed with ideas, innovation and camaraderie, attended by hundreds of leaders from the foundation and philanthropic sector, converging from around the world. There’s no doubt it will be electrifying!

See you in Winnipeg, June 6 – 8, 2013.

Register now

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