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Discover Collective Impact and advance your community's agenda with proven tools and techniques.

Join internationally recognized trainer and community builder, Sylvia Cheuy, for a workshop that dives into the collective impact approach and how you can use it to enhance the impact of community change efforts.

• Learn about  collaborative efforts now underway in Peel Region that are embracing Collective Impact as their approach
• Explore how Collective Impact is different from other forms of collaboration
• Discover how Collective Impact’s three pre-conditions and five conditions can enhance your local community change efforts
• Advance your community’s agenda with tools and techniques that move toward impact
• Embrace the power of citizen engagement and collective impact

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This workshop is for those who:

• Desire new ways to lead, engage and transform your community
• Want to learn about collective impact and how to manage or work within a collaborative team
• Work on issues such as community engagement, health and well-being, poverty reduction, local government, community sustainability, neighbourhood renewal, crime prevention, youth development, citizen engagement, local food systems and other collaborative ideas
• 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

2:00pm to 3:00pm Eastern Time

This webinar will feature some of Community Builders' own research, which examines the factors that attract entrepreneurs and an educated workforce to communities in Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. As the country climbs out of the recession, communities are seeking new approaches to economic development that will give them a competitive advantage in today’s economy.

Looking forward, communities need to be creative about attracting businesses and workers. It is becoming clear that the traditional economic development approach of attracting one major industry through business incentives, long-range tax cuts, or land offerings is not effective in creating a diverse or sustainable local economy. Our results indicate that creating a strong and resilient local economy is tied to creating a great community where people want to live. Join us to learn more!

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Speakers

Clark Anderson directs the Sonoran Institute’s Colorado Program, which helps local partners align community planning, economic development and natural resource management goals. A native of Eagle County, Colorado, Clark’s work is inspired by a passion for the people and communities of the West.

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Citizen Solutions, Better World

C2UExpo is a Canadian-led international conference designed to:

• showcase the best practices in community-campus partnerships worldwide;
• create a space for collaboration around key issues; and
• foster ideas, connections, and frameworks with the purpose of strengthening our communities

Held every two years, the conference allows community members, universities, colleges, government, and nonprofit organizations to work together to create an innovative learning environment where research, knowledge, and relationships can be shared and cultivated over the 3-day conference program. Activities and sessions are diverse, ranging from workshops to art activities, deliberative dialogue to mobile tours, and everything in between.

This year’s conference will take place at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON from May 26 – 29, 2015. Befitting its location, the conference will seek to explore citizen solutions for a better world by delving into the array of policy work being done to advance solutions in areas such as health, environment, food security, and employment.

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University of Ottawa

Join us for what promises to be an engaging and provocative conference.

ANSER is a Canadian association for those who have an interest in research that pertains broadly to nonprofit organizations and the social economy.

ANSER is working to: 

• bring together a collaborative community of scholars and researchers; and
• develop a Canadian body of knowledge that encompasses such fields as community economic development, philanthropy, nonprofit management, volunteering, social and environmental accounting, government/voluntary sector relationships, social movements, citizen engagement, and civil society.

Interests range from the theoretical to the applied, seeking to promote the development and application of our knowledge for the benefit of Canadians and others in collaboration with those working in the nonprofit sector and the social economy.

Register now through the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences

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"Moving the needles" on community-wide issues requires cross-sector coordination and an engaged community.

There are countless community change initiatives working on a diversity of issues in our country, such as early childhood development, health care, education, poverty and homelessness, immigration and workforce development, and ecological sustainability. Evaluating Community Impact: Capturing and Making Sense of Community Outcomes is a three-day workshop intended to provide those who are funding, planning and implementing community change initiatives with an opportunity to learn the latest and most practical evaluation ideas and practices.

Join Liz Weaver and Mark Cabaj for this three-day workshop intended to provide those who are funding, planning and implementing community change initiatives with an opportunity to learn the latest and most practical evaluation ideas and practices. This workshop is best suited for those who have an interest in and some basic experience with evaluation but are eager to tackle the challenging but critical task of getting feedback on local efforts to change communities.

This workshop is for you if:

• You manage programs that need to be evaluated
• You are part of a collaborative that is trying to understand how to evaluate
• You are a community development professional who wants to make the connection between learning and community change
• You are in a collective impact network and wanting to understand shared measurement
• Evaluation is part of your job description