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To continue building on the momentum and the success the Ontario Co-operative Association (On Co-op) have had over the past two years with their Regional Conference and Roundtables, they are increasing their efforts to engage more individuals and organizations in these unique learning and networking opportunities. More importantly, instead of you going to one provincial conference, On Co-op will be coming to you!

Under their "Co-op Outreach" banner, On Co-op will be travelling across the province with a series of 6 Conferences and 30 Roundtables, with the goal of fostering:

• Local co-op clusters/networks
• Community collaboration
• Capacity-building
• Co-op development

Register now

This project is made possible by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

on_co-op_logo.jpg

To continue building on the momentum and the success the Ontario Co-operative Association (On Co-op) have had over the past two years with their Regional Conference and Roundtables, they are increasing their efforts to engage more individuals and organizations in these unique learning and networking opportunities. More importantly, instead of you going to one provincial conference, On Co-op will be coming to you!

Under their "Co-op Outreach" banner, On Co-op will be travelling across the province with a series of 6 Conferences and 30 Roundtables, with the goal of fostering:

• Local co-op clusters/networks
• Community collaboration
• Capacity-building
• Co-op development

Register now

This project is made possible by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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• Meet your local co-op community
• The Regional Food Hub project is being spearheaded by the Local Organic Food Co-ops (http://cultivatingfoodcoops.net/).  There is so much good stuff happening around food in Ontario. Learn what’s happening and how you can help support this important project
• We will be highlighting local Business Development Centres regarding their services for existing co-operatives and also to provide insight into how they can support new and upstart co-operative enterprises.
• Enlightenment about the Co-operative Community Provincially and in Southwestern Ontario

Register now

This project is made possible by the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

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Celebrate a culture of "yes" in TO at YIMBY 2014! Connect with 70+ Toronto-based community groups, your neighbours, and local politicians to learn about good ideas and good action going on Toronto's neighbourhoods.

Meet groups involved in community development, civic engagement, environmental action, culture, and collaborative consumption.

Attend panel discussions focused on community development and sharing economies and take in a series of flash presentations by YIMBY participants.

12 noon to 12:45pm: YIMBY Welcome + Panel Discussion: Community Development
1:00-2:00pm: Flash Presentations by YIMBY Tablers
2:30-3:15pm: Panel Discussion: Sharing Economies

YIMBY is free and open to all, no need to RSVP. We hope you'll join us!

For more information visit http://www.yimbytoronto.org/

1:00pm - 2:00pm (Pacific Time)

Place matters, people matter, ownership matters... and how we measure them matters.

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Local leaders are constantly asked to quantify their impact on their communities for funders, partners and standard reporting. The challenge is knowing the right questions to ask and having useful, accessible tools that are relevant for the New Economy.

In this free webinar, hear what BALLE is learning from our network leaders, hands-on case studies from two BALLE fellows, and an update on the Quick Impact Assessment for Localists, a new online tool BALLE is piloting in partnership with B Lab to help conveners measure outcomes among businesses in their communities.

Register now

Speakers:

Elissa Hillary: Executive Director, Local First Grand Rapids
Alfa Demmellash: Co-Founder & CEO, Rising Tides Capital
Stacey Price: Consultant, BALLE
Susan Miller: Senior Advisor, Business Development, BALLE