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NASCO Institute 2020: Choose Your Own Future

Banner Image of NASCO Institute 2020Since 1977, NASCO's Cooperative Education & Training Institute has been widely recognized as one of the most important training and networking opportunities available to members, directors, staff, and managers of group-equity cooperatives. The annual NASCO Institute is always a one-of-a-kind opportunity to network with hundreds of cooperative leaders and employers, to caucus about pressing issues, and to work on building an inclusive and accessible cooperative movement.

Choose your own Future

Currently, cooperatives are facing uncertainty as all of us are in this new reality.  We are focusing on our commitment to a brighter future. Cooperatives are full of imagined possibilities and real solutions to problems of the present and the future. This year we will bring together cooperators to bring to life the future we want to see.

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An Asset-Based Community Development Virtual Workshop

9am - 4pm Eastern Time

Cormac Russell has recently released a book called Rekindling Democracy- A Professional’s Guide to Working in Citizen Space in which he stipulates that organizations and professionals are not the solution to community problems, it is citizens who must be at the center of any authentic and powerful democratic response to challenges. 

Tamarack Institute has booked two virtual workshops with Cormac Russell who will lead participants through a learning journey to show how, as professionals and organization, we can shift to citizen-centred community development approaches from top-down institution-centred ones, and how we can challenge the status quo in order to reboot democracy. 

  • Option One: The Three Lane Hi-way- A Professional’s Guide to Working in Citizen Space (Dec 2 2020)

    Morning Session: Growing the led by the people space & The Hydraulic Relationship
    Presentations; Group work and deep dive discussions make this an energizing and liberating experience.

    Early Afternoon Session: Tools for precipitating Citizen-led action and community building
    Explore the power of questions, learning conversations; asset portraits. Here you will deepen practice, hone your skills and learn from peers.

    Late Afternoon: The Eight Touchstones: A Framework for Place-based Community Building
    The framework enable you to workout in practical terms how you are going to make this real in a back home context. You will develop a clear pathfinder framework to guide your future community building efforts.

    Register for Option One

  • Option Two: A Professional’s Guide to Working with Young People in Citizen Space (Dec 3 2020)

    Morning Session: Growing the led by the people space with young people in key contributing roles
    Using a mix of presentations, group work and deep dive discussions on how to support youth citizenship but also how best to support the wider community to recognize and include the gifts of young people.

    Early Afternoon Session: Tools for precipitating Citizen-led action and community building
    Explore the power of questions, learning conversations; asset portraits. In particular we want to explore ways that young people can be supported in community building roles within their own neighbourhoods.

    Late Afternoon: The Eight Touchstones: A Framework for Place-based Community Building
    You will develop a clear framework to guide your future community building efforts ensuring that young people feel central, without feeling overburdened.

    Register for Option Two


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Financial Responsibilities of a Non-Profit Board

4:00pm to 7:00pmVolunteer Manitoba logo
Cost: $95

Workshop delivered virtually via web conferencing!

The number one job, and often the most puzzling and perplexing, of every board member is to understand financial statements and maintain the financial health of their organization. Board members must ensure that the organization is well-managed and that its financial situation remains sound.

This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of your financial responsibilities as a board member, mitigating the risk to both you and the organization, and ensuring the financial health of the organization. You will learn basic skills in financial management including understanding budgets, interpreting financial statements and writing financial policies.

Register for the Financial Responsibilities of a Non-Profit Board workshop

Topics Covered Include:

  • Key roles and responsibilities regarding financial management
  • Understanding and analyzing financial statements
  • Basic financial terminology
  • How to read a budget, monthly income reports, and the balance sheet

Who should attend?

This workshop is recommended for board members of a non-profit organization who would like to develop a better understanding of their financial responsibilities

Facilitator:

Kevin Freedman is a national leader in the areas of governance and non-profit leadership. After several years in executive positions he moved into academia and is a member of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Winnipeg where he teaches courses on non-profit management, corporate governance, ethics, and organizational behavior. He has substantial governance experience in public, non-profit, and private organizations dating back more than 15 years. Currently he sits as the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Director at Assiniboine Credit Union, Chair of the Board at the Sexuality Education Resource Centre, and is a director or committee member of several local and national organizations including Greenpeace and the YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg.

Kevin is also an award winning volunteer and community leader. He has been recognized with a Governor General's Medal for service, the YMCA Canada Peace Medal, and is a two-time finalist for the Future Leaders of Manitoba award. Kevin holds a master's degree in non-profit management from the Walden School of Public Administration, is an Accredited Canadian Credit Union Director, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the International Association for Volunteer Effort.

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Proving Your Impact Through the Power of Story

9:00am to 12:00pmVolunteer Manitoba logo
November 4 and 12

Readings and some coursework is required between online sessions
Cost: $145

Storytelling is identified as one of the essential competencies required of today's non-profit leaders. In this workshop participants learn to use stories to build strong connections, to engage their team, their funders and their clients, and to call more people to action. You will get hands-on practice, listen to great examples of powerful storytelling, and take away tools that will help you shape stories for different audiences. This workshop is required to complete Volunteer Manitoba's Emerging Leaders Program.

Register for the Proving Your Impact Through the Power of Story workshop

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the basic building blocks of an impactful story structure
  • Demonstrate concrete ways to make stories memorable and actionable
  • Identify, develop and practice telling two stories that relate to a specific goal or audience you need to connect with in your work (for example, help seekers, community members, policy makers, funders, media)
  • List tips and techniques for increasing your organization's 'story bank'

Facilitator:

Cate Friesen is the driving force of The Story Source. She's a story practitioner, facilitator, trainer and keynote presenter who brings together 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, award-winning CBC producer, documentary maker and performer.

Cate, along with David McLeod, led the Power of Story training for The Winnipeg Foundation's highly successful professional development program, Fast Pitch 2018.

Before she launched The Story Source, Cate worked at CBC and led the team that created CBC's multiple award-winning interactive Missing and Murdered: The Unsolved Cases of Indigenous Women and Girls. She also co-designed and implemented training in storytelling for radio, co-created a unique mentorship program based on collaborative learning, and was instrumental in the launch of CBC's game-changing Indigenous Digital Unit.

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