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Introduction to Constructive Engagement

12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)

Innoweave has partnered with Advocacy School to host this Introduction to Constructive Engagement webinar.

The webinar will provide an overview of constructive engagement, and will review concepts and approaches associated with constructive engagement. It will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Constructive Engagement workshop, which will be held at different locations across the country this fall. Workshop details can be found here.

This webinar will be led by Sean Moore of Advocacy School. Sean has more than 30 years experience in public-policy and advocacy related to local, provincial/state and federal government affairs in Canada and the United States. Sean is a recipient of the 2013 Bissett Distinguished Alumni Award from Carleton University's School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA).

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Event details:

  • When: Monday, September 15th at 12:00pm PT (9:00am ET)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Teams are encouraged to apply for one of numerous upcoming Constructive Engagement workshops listed on this page.

The content for this module was developed by Advocacy School.

Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop

Community Finance Solutions—an initiative of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing—will be hosting Innovations in Financing Affordable Housing: The Inside Scoop. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 12 p.m. ET.

We will provide a behind-the-scenes look at two housing funds currently in development, featuring the following speakers:

  • LoriAnn Girvan, Moderator
  • Joe Deschênes Smith, Trillium Housing (Toronto)
  • James McGregor, Investissement Résidentiel Responsable (Montreal)

Our speakers will provide practical advice for anyone considering creating a new investment product for impact, or anyone working in affordable housing and interested in new financing models.

Register today!

Read more about Community Finance Solutions

 

Introduction to Innoweave

1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)

Are you a passionate leader of a successful community organization looking for new ways to enhance your impact and solve enduring problems?

Innoweave has partnered with the Community Action Initiative and the Canadian Women's Foundation to host an Introduction to Innoweave webinar.

This one-hour webinar will be hosted online and will explain how Innoweave helps nonprofits learn about, select, and implement innovative tools and approaches that help them generate greater impact, more quickly and at a lower cost.

Attendance (or viewing a recorded version) at the Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar is a pre-requisite for participating in an Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop.

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  • When: Thursday, September 18th at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Please email info@innoweave.ca if you have any questions, or visit the Upcoming Events page to learn about other workshops and webinars in your area.

Introduction to Social Enterprise

12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)

Innoweave has partnered with enp Canada to host an Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar.

The webinar will provide an overview of social enterprise, and will review concepts and approaches associated with social enterprise. It will also provide an overview of the Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop, which will be held at different locations across the country this fall. Workshop details can be found here.

Attendance (or viewing a recorded version) at the Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar is a pre-requisite for participating in an Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop.

Register now

  • When: Tuesday, September 16th at 12:00pm ET (9:00am PT)
  • Where: This webinar will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting will be provided upon completion of registration via the link below.

Teams are encouraged to apply for one of numerous upcoming Constructive Engagement workshops listed on this page.

The content for this module was developed by enp Canada.

Launch Event: Canada's National Advisory Board Reports to the G8 Impact Investment Taskforce

TMX Gallery
130 King Street West

Celebrate with the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing the launch of the report of Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, entitled Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada.

The Social Impact Investment Taskforce was announced by UK Prime Minister David Cameron at the June 2013 G8 Social Impact Investment Forum in London. The Taskforce aims to catalyze the development of the social impact investment market.

The Social Impact Investment Taskforce was announced by Prime Minister David Cameron at the June 2013 G8 Social Impact Investment Forum in London. Chaired by Sir Ronald Cohen, the Taskforce aims to catalyze the development of the social impact investment market. - See more at: http://socialfinance.ca/2014/08/21/launch-event-report-canadas-national-...

This launch event offers a chance to learn about key insights that have emerged from the Social Impact Investment Taskforce and from Canada’s National Advisory Board, drawing on an international effort that was undertaken last spring to explore the potential for impact investing to address some of society’s most pressing challenges. This will also be an opportunity to network with others engaged in the impact investment, social entrepreneurship and non-profit/charitable sectors.

Agenda:

8:30 - 9:00am
9:00 - 9:20am
9:20 - 9:45am
9:45-11:15am
-  Breakfast and networking
-  Opening remarks
-  Market Open ceremony (projected on screens in the Gallery)
-  Presentations

Seating will be limited and on a first come, first serve basis

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Canada is represented on the Social Impact Investment Taskforce by Tim Jackson, Director of the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing (MCII), and Siobhan Harty, Director General of Social Policy, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

Learn more about the Taskforce and the National Advisory Board

Agenda:
8:30 - 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast and networking
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. – Presentations

Seating will be limited and on a first come, first serve basis so please Register Now!

- See more at: http://socialfinance.ca/2014/08/21/launch-event-report-canadas-national-...
Join us on September 15 to celebrate the launch of the report of Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, launched by the G8: Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada. - See more at: http://socialfinance.ca/2014/08/21/launch-event-report-canadas-national-... us on September 15 to celebrate the launch of the report of Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce, launched by the G8: Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada. - See more at: http://socialfinance.ca/2014/08/21/launch-event-report-canadas-national-...

Deepening Public Participation–Digitally

2-3pm ET
 
Your town is finally in the digital age with a website, online calendar, and Facebook page.  Now you can sit back and relax, right? Not exactly.
 
An array of online tools is available that can take your digital presence to the next level, promoting collaboration between government and citizens, engaging new audiences, and effectively complementing “analog” face-to-face engagement. It’s time for your town to get online and see what’s out there!
 
Join the next CommunityMatters® conference call and dig deeper into digital engagement with experts Alissa Black and Pete Peterson. You’ll learn about online public engagement and which digital tools are right for your town.  

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