Join the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) and fellow sector colleagues in this pivotal, action-oriented event taking place April 12th - 13th at Hart House, University of Toronto. This two-day provincial conference brings together leaders from the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to shape the course of Ontario’s nonprofits and charities.

The focus of this year's conference is to move ideas into action. Since the last conference in May 2009, ONN has travelled across the province to meet with organizations and learn about the issues they are facing in their communities. Through this process, the top six priorities of Ontario's nonprofits and charities were discussed and now it's time to move into the next phase — ACTION!

Highlights of the conference include the following:

Day 1 - April 12th:

  1. Keynote Address - Judith Maxwell

  1. Building effective campaigns

  2. Competing for People: Why the Nonprofit Sector is a Good Place to Work

  3. Vocational Renewal

  4. Supporting Youth Leadership and Engagement in the Nonprofit Sector

  5. Fireworks Panel: Perspectives on the Nonprofit Sector's Relations to the Government

Day 2 - April 13th

  1. Ideas into Action: Mobilizing Our Sector

  2. The Path Ahead: What We Know and Don't Know

  3. Collaborative Sessions: Figuring It Out Together

PARO invites you to join an Aboriginal Women's Economic Development Forum on March 8th from 8:00a.m. - 3:00p.m. The forum is titled "Obawaadan! Doodangen! (Dream It! Do It!)" and will be held at the Prince Arthur Hotel, 17 Cumberland St. North, Thunder Bay, ON. This free one day conference hosted in part by the Ontario Native Women's Association and PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise, with valuable contributions made by K-Net and Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund, will assist and inspire Aboriginal women to become Entrepreneurs.

To see the event flyer for the Economic Development Forum and more information, please click here. The forum is also available to watch online.

Assocation of Municipalities of Ontario's (AMO) third annual Urban Symposium will explore the challenges and opportunities of urban issues. Past speakers at this exclusive event have included:

       - New York Urban writer, Adam Gopnik
       - Journalist and Diplomat, Pamela Wallin
       - Amsterdam's Urban Planner, Ton Schaap

Join over 100 of Ontario's Urban thinkers, elected officials, municipal and provincial staff for presentations and discussions on how Ontario's Urban centres are Connecting Citizens.

The Symposium will showcase ideas and initiatives related to:

       - Sustainable City Living
       - Urban Mobility
       - The Culture of Cities
       - Emerging Challenges of Urban Growth
       - and much more...

Last year's Urban Symposium in Brampton was a great success. Don't miss this unique opportunity.

The Ontario Federation of Labour, in cooperation with the Canadian Labour Congress is holding a one-day Pension Summit in Toronto to address the following issues: employers are not keeping their pension promises, more than 60% of Ontarians don't have a workplace pension, and almost half a million seniors in Ontario live on less than $15,000 per year.

It doesn't have to be this way. Canadians can have a fair and secure pension system. This is our "medicare moment" to get the pension reform Canadians need.

The cost is $125.00 (retirees no charge) and registration is required. To view the event flyer, please click here.

Research and shared perspectives on the Social Economy play an important role in informing the way we imagine social life in Canada as well as shaping the way in which the economy, individuals, and the environment will co-exist in the future. Since it is recognized that each individual embodies a unique perspective on the Social Economy and that it is a community of these diverse perspectives which dictates the manner in which the Social Economy movement will move forward - we are pleased to create a space where students and those with interest in the Social Economy may share their perspectives.

Conference topics may include:
o    innovations in community-based and participatory research
o    the Social Economy (SE) and the global economic crisis
o    the Social Economy and international development
o    experiences with community economic development
o    the role of the Social Economy in local economies
o    critically engaging the Social Economy
o    using art and other alternative methods to practice and engage in the SE
o    inequality and the Social Economy
o    sustainable development and the Social Economy

The Deadline for abstract submissions is March 1st, 2010. Anybody who has had experience working with and researching various aspects of the Social Economy is invited to submit an abstract.

The Social Economy Student Network’s Student Conference on the Social Economy is held in association with the Association for Non-Profit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) June 2nd - 4rth, and the Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation (CASC) June 1st – 4rth.  All students submitting abstracts to the Student Conference on the Social Economy are encouraged to participate in the ANSER and CASC conferences as well as the 1st day of the National Summit on a People-Centred Economy.

For more information on abstract submission, please click here.

Join The Toronto Rural Council for an engaging day of shared learning and dialogue on the innovations reshaping northern health and healthcare. The forum is titled, "Transforming Northern Health: Innovations Making a Difference" and offers a live webcaset of the keynote address by forum presenter, Honourable Dr. Carolyn Bennett. Registration is required.

Topics to explore:
 -Current trends in rural & northern health care
 -Innovative community solutions
 -Health innovations and economic development opportunities
 -How rural and northern communities can adopt innovations to improve health and health care

Who should attend?
 -Elected officials
 -LHINs & CCAC boards and staff
 -Community-based health organizations
 -Health care providers
 -Hospital boards and staff
 -Public Health Units
 -Rural residents

Forum Fee: $65 • Youth/Student Rate: $25 • Keynote Address Webcast Fee (2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.) $20

To view the event flyer, please click here.