The Perth and District Community Foundation is a public charitable foundation dedicated to encouraging philanthropy and building a sustainable fund to support local needs, nurture capacity and enrich the quality of life throughout the communities of the Town of Perth and the Townships of Drummond/North Elmsley, Lanark Highlands and Tay Valley.
Vital Signs is a critical service, in the form of a digital and printed report, which is undertaken by Community Foundations across Canada. The report highlights and comments on up to 11 key quality of life indicators which measure and grade the vitality of our communities, leading to the identification of significant social and economic trends.
12pm to 1pm Eastern Time
Speaker: Al Etmanski
Host: Sylvia Cheuy
Al Etmanski has spent the last 10 years exploring the world of social innovation looking for useful insights about social change that lasts. He's met, read, studied, spoken, applied, travelled, stumbled and written. What emerged from his work were six recognizable patterns and a book that captures the energy of those interactions. In his new book, Al explores the paradox between short term success and minimal long term impact. He suggests that strategies have limitations and that it’s worth paying attention to the deeper patterns of change. Al is hoping these ideas will ignite a resurrection of the ordinary. This genuine Canadian perspective on social change is full of stories about Canadian innovators, activists and entrepreneurs including many Ashoka fellows, which is why we wanted to invite you to our first public discussion about the book’s framework and stories.
Join Tamarack Thought Leader Al Etmanski on Thursday March 5, 2015 for a pre-launch webinar and first public discussion on concepts emerging from his soon to be released book, Impact: Six Patterns to Scale Your Social Innovation.
About Al EtmanskiAl Etmanski is a community organizer and author. He is one of the first two Canadians welcomed into the Ashoka fellowship of social entrepreneurs. He is founding partner of Social Innovation Generation (SiG), BC Partners for Social Impact and co-founder of Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN). He and his wife Vickie Cammack were recently awarded the Order of Canada for their innovative work with people with disabilities and their families. Al blogs at www.aletmanski.com.
9am to 4:30pm
Gather to connect, to learn, and to grow the living wage movement across Canada
Join this one-day gathering around the Living Wage movement in Canada taking place in Ottawa, ON.
The Living Wage Leaders Gathering will take place one day before the Poverty Reduction Summit 2015: Every City, Province & Territory Working Together also happening at the Delta Ottawa City Centre from May 6-8. We hope that you will also consider joining us at this unprecedented event. The Poverty Reduction Summit will bring together people from across Canada to align their efforts and merge their passion for poverty reduction.This unprecedented gathering will will strengthen communication, increase the alignment of poverty reduction activities and will motivate collective action leading to poverty reduction for 1 million Canadians.
There is no cost to register for this event. Lunch and afternoon break is provided. There is a cost for on-site parking. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.
Please e-mail Donna Jean for registration information or questions about this event.
The 8th annual Social Finance Forum is the place to engage and profile leaders in Canada’s diverse social finance scene and to capture advancements from the world stage. The emphasis this year will be on a fresh design that emphasizes networking and relationship building.
The aim? To enable our sector-leading attendees to Converge, Collaborate and Break Through on their world-changing work.
Social Finance is changing the way we work together in Canada to address critical problems facing people and the planet. Now more than ever before, Canadians are joining forces by using the best of business and community approaches to invest and grow impactful ventures and initiatives that provide a financial return to investors.
The person in this position is responsible for leading professional communication and coordinating professional development activities on behalf of the Association. Duties will include:
