The Ontario Nonprofit Network works to create and influence system and policy change that will strengthen Ontario’s nonprofit sector- and we’re looking for a dynamic policy expert to join the team. This role would contribute to ONN’s policy agenda through a strategic advisory role focusing on research, analysis, policy development and stakeholder engagement.
The Sault & Area Food Summit is a gathering of organizations, farmers, businesses, institutions and individuals that want to create action and change in the local food system. It is an opportunity to learn what is happening and to develop a long-term vision for change.
November 21, 2014 | 5pm
The Food Summit will kick-off on Friday evening with a Harvest Dinner, a locally-sourced meal catered by The Grand Gardens with ingredients from Algoma farms. All proceeds go to the Good Food Box, a service provided by the Soup Kitchen Community Centre that provides a variety of fresh produce to local families at low cost.
November 22, 2014 | 9am to 4:30pm
On Saturday the Sault & Area Food Summit continues with a Community Session - full-day panel presentations and roundtable discussions on Food Access, Production & Infrastructure. Speakers from across the north will share their community experiences developing local food systems, lending to how Sault Ste. Marie and area can create a food system that encourages access to healthy, local food for all community members.
The Sault & Area Food Summit is organized by the Rural Agri-Innovation Network (RAIN), with support from the Ontario Healthy Communities Coalition. Tickets for the Harvest Dinner Fundraiser are limited, and can be purchased for $30.00 at Scotiabank branches in Sault Ste. Marie (Station Mall and Northern Avenue). Space is limited for the Saturday Community Session. Tickets for this session are $5.00, available at the door.
To reserve a space, please contact Erin Heeney, RAIN Local Food Researcher, at eheeney at ssmic.com or 942.7927 ext. 3065.
Under general guidance from the Mowat Centre’s Director, the Executive Researcher directs and conducts evidence-based research and analysis on structural, foundational, and systemic issues facing the non-profit sector in Canada, with a particular focus on how those play out in Ontario and the GTA. This work is intended to support the federal and provincial governments and the sector in policy development.
Featuring Adrian Banford:
Adrian will reflect on processes for sustaining farms and rural livelihoods. Read more >>
Featuring Paul Born:
Paul will reflect on collaborative leadership, community engagement and collective impact. Paul is the President and cofounder of the Tamarack Institute which since 2001 has provided leadership in Canada on issues of citizen engagement, collaborative leadership and community innovation. Prior to Tamarack, Paul was the Executive Director and co-founder of the Community Opportunities Development Association one of Canada’s leading community economic development organizations that was recognized by the United Nations as one of the top 40 projects in the world. Paul was elected into the world’s largest network of social innovators, as a Senior Ashoka Fellow in 2013. Read more >>
