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An overall look at what Social Enterprise is and what it is not and why social enterprises are such a vital element of economic development generally. This webinar will examine the various types of social enterprises and the challenges and benefits of each.

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When registering please indicate which webinars you plan to attend, your full name and your location. Sign-in information will be emailed to you

This is the first of 4 webinars in the Social Enterprise Webinar Series brought to you by PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise and the Women's Economic Council.

Check out the other events in the series:

• Determining Feasibility, July 30
• The Cooperative Model, August 20
• Social Finance, September 3

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This year's Community Data Canada Roundtable is happening next Wednesday. On June 18, five practitioners will deliver presentations on the use of data related to income and wealth at small geographic areas.

Thank you to those who have already registered. For those who wish to attend, but haven't yet registered, you're welcome to do so right up until the day of the Roundtable.

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Who can attend?

The Roundtable is open to anyone. It will be especially relevant to those working in local public and not-for-profit organizations, e.g. municipalities, school boards, social planning councils, economic development groups, public health units, etc. Interested individuals from other sectors are also encouraged to attend.

Agenda

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The meeting starts at 1:30 p.m. but attendees may join starting at 1:00 p.m. to iron out technical issues.

You will need a computer with an internet connection, as well as speakers or headphones. Attendees will be muted, but we encourage you communicate with the host and presenters via the chat function.

Upon entering the webinar on June 18, please select "Use your speakers (for listening only)". This will minimize echo and feedback during the webinar. See image below.

Thursday, July 10, 2014
12:00-1:00pm ET

Speakers  Trish Hennessy and Adam Vasey

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Trish Hennessy is the founding director of the new Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' (CCPA) Ontario office. She was the founding director of the CCPA's national project examining income inequality in Canada, which began in 2006, and is an ongoing contributor to the growing gap team. Her blog, www.framedincanada.com examines how we talk about the challenges of our times. Her monthly Hennessy's Index (www.policyalternatives.ca/index) takes a snapshot of key issues and breaks them down by the numbers. Trish is a former newspaper journalist. She has a B.A. Sociology from Queen's University, B.S.W. from Carleton University, and M.A. in Sociology from OISE/University of Toronto.

As Director of Pathway to Potential since 2009, Adam has been responsible for the development of a collaborative, multi-sector strategy for the prevention and reduction of poverty in Windsor-Essex County. This position, which draws on his training in law and social work, has allowed Adam to fulfill his long-time commitment to social justice. Through this work, he sits on numerous local, provincial and national poverty-related committees. Prior to joining Pathway to Potential, Adam worked in the field of children’s mental health. Adam has volunteered for numerous local agencies and organizations, including Citizen Advocacy, the Alzheimer’s Society, and the Ontario Association of Social Workers. Adam received the 2012 “Distinguished Social Worker of the Year” award through the Ontario Association of Social Workers – Southwestern Branch, and in July 2013 the provincial government appointed him to Minimum Wage Advisory Panel.  

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BACKGROUND

Increasingly, community organizations are engaging in collaboration as a means to try and solve some of the most complex issues that they face. But these challenging issues require a new approach, a new framework.

Internationally recognized trainer and community builder Liz Weaver provides an overview of collective impact and how this approach can enhance the impact of community change efforts.

• Learn how collaborative tables can organize for change
• Explore how the application of the three preconditions of collective impact and the five conditions for community change can enhance your local efforts
• Advance your community’s agenda with tools and techniques that move towards impact
• Embrace the power of citizen engagement and collective impact

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Liz was previously the Director for the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction. Liz has also held leadership positions with YWCA Hamilton, Volunteer Hamilton and Volunteer Canada.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Follow Liz's blog
• Regular updates about Collaboration and Collective Impact are posted on Tamarack Learning Communities Sites:    www.tamarackcci.ca; www.vibrantcommunities.ca; www.seekingcommunity.ca
• Stanford Social Innovation Review articles on Collective Impact
• FSG Social Impact Consultants
• Collective Impact Forum
• Making Collective Impact Work
• Collective Impact Summit, October 6-10, 2014
• Nonprofit Management: Collective Impact
• Collective Action for Community Development

Thursday, September 4
1-2 pm ET (noon-1 pm CT)

The Story of the Jacobs Center for Neighbourhood Innovation:

The September Citizen-Led Sustainable Change webinar will feature the story of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, presented by Roque Barros and Tom Dewar. Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2014, 1-2 pm ET (noon-1 pm CT).

The Jacobs Center is part of a unique partnership involving neighborhood residents and a large network of local and national investors. A local family foundation has spawned a network of engaged residents, community associations, and other investors to convert 60 acres of abandoned industrial land into a thriving (and still expanding) commercial and cultural center known as The Village at Market Creek; and in the process has enabled residents to own 20 percent, and a new neighborhood foundation another 20 percent; while pledging to go out of business and turn over all remaining assets to community in 20 years. This case is an extraordinary example of innovative practice by a philanthropic foundation, and innovative principles of local organizing and financing for local ownership and control. To learn more about this story, click here.

Roque Barros talks about The Village at Market Creek Project, and what led to its success as a unique partnership of local residents and a large network of local and national investors in this video on YouTube.

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What do you do to make people in your community feel welcome? How do you create opportunities for people from all backgrounds to participate fully in building and improving your community?

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