The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), in collaboration with Tamarack, is hosting 20 workshops to discuss the opportunities and challenges of Collective Impact. Tamarack is one of Canada’s leading organizations that help people to collaborate, co-generate knowledge and achieve collective impact on complex community issues. Together, OTF and Tamarack will host day-long sessions in 16 cities across Ontario from March 23 to April 15, 2016.

Tickets are available now! 

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is hosting a free workshop in St. Catharines to discuss the promises and challenges of Collective Impact in collaboration with Tamarack, one of Canada’s most established thought leaders on this approach to solving entrenched social issues. The day-long session will happen on Wednesday March 30. 

The objectives of the sessions are to:

• Introduce and create a shared understanding of what Collective Impact is and is not
• Highlight the shifts in thinking required to successfully implement Collective Impact
• Connect participants to one another and explore possible synergies
• Support participants to assess the opportunity for Collective Impact to advance their work
• Opportunity to assess the fit and readiness for your idea for the OTF Collective Impact grant stream

Who should attend?

The workshops are intended for the community groups that:

• Desire new ways to lead, engage and transform their community
• Want to learn about Collective Impact and how to manage or work within a collaborative team
• Are contemplating the start-up or renewal of a collaborative initiative
• Are a key supporter of community engagement and collaboration including NGOs, businesses, funders and national, provincial or local government
• Want to know more about the funding support that OTF provides for Collective Impact practitioners

How can you attend?

You can register by clicking register on this page. Seats are limited. Please RSVP! 

For your information, the venue for this workshop is fully accessible. 

We are also offering sessions in French available here.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), in collaboration with Tamarack, is hosting 20 workshops to discuss the opportunities and challenges of Collective Impact. Tamarack is one of Canada’s leading organizations that help people to collaborate, co-generate knowledge and achieve collective impact on complex community issues. Together, OTF and Tamarack will host day-long sessions in 16 cities across Ontario from March 23 to April 15, 2016.

Tickets are available now! 

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is hosting a free workshop in Barrie to discuss the promises and challenges of Collective Impact in collaboration with Tamarack, one of Canada’s most established thought leaders on this approach to solving entrenched social issues. The day-long session will happen on Wednesday March 23. 

The objectives of the sessions are to:

• Introduce and create a shared understanding of what Collective Impact is and is not
• Highlight the shifts in thinking required to successfully implement Collective Impact
• Connect participants to one another and explore possible synergies
• Support participants to assess the opportunity for Collective Impact to advance their work
• Opportunity to assess the fit and readiness for your idea for the OTF Collective Impact grant stream

Who should attend?

The workshops are intended for the community groups that:

• Desire new ways to lead, engage and transform their community
• Want to learn about Collective Impact and how to manage or work within a collaborative team
• Are contemplating the start-up or renewal of a collaborative initiative
• Are a key supporter of community engagement and collaboration including NGOs, businesses, funders and national, provincial or local government
• Want to know more about the funding support that OTF provides for Collective Impact practitioners

How can you attend?

You can register by clicking register on this page. Seats are limited. Please RSVP! 

For your information, the venue for this workshop is fully accessible. 

We are also offering sessions in French available here.

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The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF), in collaboration with Tamarack, is hosting 20 workshops to discuss the opportunities and challenges of Collective Impact. Tamarack is one of Canada’s leading organizations that help people to collaborate, co-generate knowledge and achieve collective impact on complex community issues. Together, OTF and Tamarack will host day-long sessions in 16 cities across Ontario from March 23 to April 15, 2016.

Tickets are available now! 

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is hosting a free workshop in Toronto to discuss the promises and challenges of Collective Impact in collaboration with Tamarack, one of Canada’s most established thought leaders on this approach to solving entrenched social issues. The day-long session will happen on Wednesday March 23. 

The objectives of the sessions are to:

• Introduce and create a shared understanding of what Collective Impact is and is not
• Highlight the shifts in thinking required to successfully implement Collective Impact
• Connect participants to one another and explore possible synergies
• Support participants to assess the opportunity for Collective Impact to advance their work
• Opportunity to assess the fit and readiness for your idea for the OTF Collective Impact grant stream

Who should attend?

The workshops are intended for the community groups that:

• Desire new ways to lead, engage and transform their community
• Want to learn about Collective Impact and how to manage or work within a collaborative team
• Are contemplating the start-up or renewal of a collaborative initiative
• Are a key supporter of community engagement and collaboration including NGOs, businesses, funders and national, provincial or local government
• Want to know more about the funding support that OTF provides for Collective Impact practitioners

How can you attend?

You can register by clicking register on this page. Seats are limited. Please RSVP! 

For your information, the venue for this workshop is fully accessible. 

We are also offering sessions in French available here.

1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

This webinar, organized by the People, Power, Planet Partnership (P4), will draw from the experiences of Germany, Denmark, Ontario and Nova Scotia in answering the following questions: What policy tools have been successful (and not so successful) in proliferating CE development? What are the key elements of an effective CE policy? What jurisdiction-specific factors must be considered in the design of a CE policy?

As jurisdictions across Canada are increasing their commitment to addressing climate change, this webinar can start a very timely conversation on effective energy policies that encourage community engagement.

Register for Effective Policy Tools in Supporting Community Energy Development

AGENDA:

1:00 - 1:05: Welcome message from P4 co-leads and webinar outline
1:05 - 1:10: CE Policy: How is it different than a RE policy and why does it matter?
1:10 - 1:20: Policy Best Practices from Germany and Denmark
1:20 - 1:30: The Canadian experience with CE: Ontario and Nova Scotia
1:30 - 1:45: Jurisdiction-specific factors to consider in designing a CE policy: The case of New Brunswick and Alberta
1:45 - 2:00 : Q&A

ABOUT:

The "People, Power, Planet Partnership (P4): Best Practices and Knowledge Mobilization in Community Energy Development" was formed to assess, document and share the experiences and lessons of community energy developments across Canada and beyond, with the goal of increasing the level of awareness and rate of implementation of such projects nation-wide. Launched in May 2014, P4 is a two-year research and knowledge mobilization initiative generously funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The project's co-leads are Dr. J.J. McMurtry from York University and Dr. Judith Lipp, Executive Director of TREC Renewable Energy Co-operative.

10am to 12pm (and lunch)
10, rue Elm, bureau 604

The Ontario Co-operative Association (On Co-op) and le Conseil de la coopération de l'Ontario (CCO) are working together to increase opportunities for co-operatives to meet and mingle! On March 24, 2016, they will host a morning of networking in Sudbury, followed by a healthy lunch. Individuals can join in person, by teleconference and/or videoconference.

For more information or to register for free

Contact Veronique Bada at 705.560.1121 x. 103

11am Eastern Time | 10am Central Time

Brought to you by the Rural Policy Learning Commons (RPLC), Migration Research Team

Labour mobility is one of the central principles of the European Union (EU). It is an important element not only in relation to economic objectives, but is also viewed as important in strengthening territorial social cohesion and social inclusion. The emphasis on the free movement of labour – between occupations and of workers between regions and countries in the EU – is perceived as a mechanism for ensuring a good match between the skills and experience of workers and the jobs they hold, as well as an important characteristic of an effective labour market. The presentation will provide an overview of recent trends in rural migration in the EU and a discussion of some of challenges in reconciling labour mobility and social cohesion/inclusion.

RSVP by Monday, March 21, 2016

Contact Michael at 204-571-8585 or BlatherwickM at brandonu.ca

Presenter

Philomena de Lima is a Sociologist and the Director of the Centre for Remote and Rural Studies at University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness College. She has a particular interest in exploring the complex and intersecting relationships between ‘communities of place’ (rural places in particular) and ‘communities of interests’, challenging normative assumptions about rural places and communities and giving voice to diverse groups who are ‘othered’ on various grounds. She has applied her interests to issues such as belonging and intersectional identities, transnationalism, migration, ethnicity and race, poverty and social exclusion and mental health.

SOURCE: Rural Policy Learning Commons