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Webinar: Intro to Social Enterprise and Earned Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

 

About this Webinar:

  • Introduce participants to the concept and language of social enterprise
  • Build a basic understanding of the social enterprise development field
  • Provide participants with information about services and resources available to support social enterprise development

[REGISTER HERE]

About the Series:

  • Is your nonprofit interested in generating funds that aren’t designated to a particular project?
  • Is your organization already exploring business ideas?
  • Are you a social entrepreneur with an idea for a community enterprise?
  • Are you wondering if your business idea is feasible?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, then our Social Enterprise Webinar Series is for you!
 
Social Enterprise includes the many earned revenue methods used by nonprofit organizations to generate their own income in support of their mission. This series is sponsored by the Rural Social Enterprise Constellation of the Ontario Nonprofit Network and will be of particular interest to rural nonprofit leaders and social entrepreneurs.
 
Sign up for one or all of these webinars and learn from our social enterprise experts and the effective practice of other enterprising nonprofits. Host the webinars for a group of people in one location and benefit from sharing with your peers while paying the price of one connection.
 
Included in the webinar series is a follow-up online question and answer session. We’ll give you a week to ponder then we’ll open up the “virtual meeting room” again so you can ask your questions online.

Featured Webinars:

February 27
Intro to Social Enterprise and Earned Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits: (presented in English at 10:30am and French at 1:00pm)

March 6
Intro to Social Enterprise Q&A: (English and French)
 
March 13
Business Idea Exploration for Nonprofits: So you’ve got an idea for a business that could generate revenue for your nonprofit. Now what?
 
March 20
Business Idea Exploration Q&A
 
March 27
Social Enterprise Feasibility: The initial assessment of your business idea was positive. Now it’s time to figure out if it really is feasible!
 
April 3
Social Enterprise Feasibility Q&A

[REGISTER HERE]

Logistics: 

  • Webinars will run from 10:30am-12:00pm (French webinar on February 27, 1:00pm- 2:30pm)
  • Q&A sessions will run from 10:30am-11:30am (French 1:00pm-2:00pm)
  • Cost - $25.00 +HST per Webinar (includes the associated Q&A session)
  • Sign up for all 3 English webinars for $60.00 or all 4 for $80.00!
Click here for more information about the Rural Social Enterprise Constellation.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Homeownership Conference

Saturday, February 23rd
10:00 am – 2:30 pm
West End Commons – St. Matthews Anglican Church
(641 St. Matthews Avenue)

Have you ever wanted to own your own home but wouldn’t know where to start? We can help! A free Homeownership Conference is being held on Saturday February 23rd at the West End Commons (St. Matthews Anglican Church). Presented by Spence Neighbourhood Association, Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association and West Broadway Community Organization, the Homeownership Conference is designed to give you the tools and information to see if homeownership is for you.
There are many questions to ask and steps to take when considering buying a home. This can seem a bit overwhelming, and yes, there are a lot of steps to take. Perhaps the first and most important question is why do you want to own your home? What are the advantages and disadvantages of both renting and buying? Can you afford to buy? What does a credit union or bank need to know about your finances?
What is a mortgage and what does it cost over the long run?
Once the financial questions are answered, there are a wide range of other steps to go through. What do you look for in a house and what is a house inspection? How do you make an offer to purchase? Are there programs or supports for purchasing a home? A wide range of experts will address these questions and many more at the Homeownership Conference.

Registration:

To attend, please register at  (204) 783-4141. The conference is free of charge, but space is limited to the first 100 registrations. Childcare and a light lunch will be provided.
This event has been made possible with the support of Assiniboine Credit Union, New Journey Housing, RBC, The Soap Opera, Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation/ City of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Realtors.

Housing as an Asset-Building Platform: Webinar

 

Register today for the latest co-presented webinar from CFED & NeighborWorks America: 

Housing as an Asset-Building Platform

Friday, March 1, 2013
3:30 pm EST / 2:30 pm CST / 1:30 pm MST / 12:30 pm PST

In response to demand for a reprise of the Assets Learning Conference session, Housing as an Asset-Building Platform, this webinar will present innovative strategies to integrate asset building and other financial services into affordable housing programs. As families across the country struggle to become financially secure, housing programs are looking to place-based, asset-building strategies as a way to help build up communities so that people stay and invest in the places where they live. In this session, you will learn how innovative housing authorities, intermediaries and affordable housing developers are helping low-income families build assets through savings opportunities, renter equity and other unique approaches.

Presenters include: 

[REGISTER HERE]

Did you know you can listen through your computer? Connect your speakers or a headset to your computer. For more information, contact Jennifer Medina
 
About NeighborWorks America 
NeighborWorks America creates opportunities for people to improve their lives and strengthen their communities by providing access to homeownership and to safe and affordable rental housing. In the last five years, NeighborWorks organizations have generated $20 billion in reinvestment in these communities. NeighborWorks America is the nation’s leading trainer of community development and affordable housing professionals.     
 

Social Return on Investment: Capturing Value and Values (Webinar recording)

When it comes to understanding the value of community initiatives, describing activities and outputs tells a shallow tale.  Funders, stakeholders and constituents increasingly want to know what difference you’ve made – the impact and value of those activities.  Social Return on Investment (SROI) provides a methodological framework to better understand and enhance communications on the social value of multidimensional community interventions. 

BACKGROUND

Social Return on Investment (SROI) is a growing evaluation methodology that seeks to move the assessment process from a focus on cost alone to one that focuses on value.  By assigning financial proxies (monetary value) to social, environmental and economic outcomes, SROI creates a more complete understanding of the value generated by an initiative and can help build stronger communications (including business cases) for a wide range of community investments.

This session will introduce the SROI approach, provide some examples of its use in Canada, and outline the increasing use of SROI by agencies and funders to understand and communicate the value of their work and investments. 

PRESENTER

  • Anne Miller, SiMPACT Strategy Group
    As one of the first SROI accredited practitioners in Canada, Anne leads the SROI Initiative within SiMPACT Strategy Group and is involved in both the SROI Canada Network and the SROI International Network.  She has worked on over 20 SROI analyses across Canada and carried out evaluation, research, and/or SROI work in the fields of justice, indigenous peoples studies, social housing and homelessness, community development, and public health.

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