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Election Time: CED Lobbying Tips!

Date: 
2008-01-05

Why should you lobby?
Letters, emails, and in person meetings are all avenues for lobbying. Meetings with MPPs, Candidates, and/or their staff in your riding will help raise awareness of CED/social enterprises and highlight the main issues within the movement. Educating and informing legislatures about needs within the social enterprise and CED movement will help persuade the government that their support is important and required.

The following are a few key points these meetings would help achieve:

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National Policy Work
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2008 CCEDNet-Ontario Policy Framework

Date: 
2008-03-11
CCEDNet Ontario advocates for a policy agenda that builds the social economy and enhances
community economic development as a way to:

1. Build Fairer, Stronger Local Economies,
2. Tackle Poverty And Homelessness, and
3. Create Sustainable Communities

We call for public policies that create an enabling environment for communities to create their
own futures, building on the innovation and commitment of thousands of active
citizens/volunteers and their community organizations.
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National Policy Work
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Social Business Manager:

Social Business Manager

Causeway Work Centre is committed to developing and operating social businesses designed to provide competitive supported employment to persons with a disability or other barriers to employment. Causeway currently operates the Ottawa Social Purchasing Portal, a food services business, a landscaping business, and a used bicycle repair and sales business. The Social Business Manager will oversee the business operations of all current and future social enterprises.

Responsibilities
Compensation: 
40,000-50,000
Deadline: 
28 Mar 2008
E-mail: 
dpalmer@causewayworkcentre.org
Website: 
Region: 
Ontario

Northern Ontario Women's Economic Development Conference

SAVE THE DATE!

APRIL 29-30, 2008, Valhalla Inn

Save the date for the first regional economic development conference devoted to advancing business development opportunities for women. Conference themes include:

  • Building a Business in Northern Ontario
  • Creating Sustainable Livelihoods
  • Growing Our Northern Communities

The Northern Ontario Women's Economic Development Conference is open to both women and men who share a vision for developing innovative, women-centred solutions to help build strong and sustainable Northern Ontario communities.

It will engage regional communities in thought-provoking and informative discussions regarding the economic role of women and their current and future growth potential in promoting economic and social progress for the North.

Don't miss out on this thought-provoking and informative conference, aimed at empowering women in business and in the workplace.

For more information contact: outreach@paro.ca

To download the invitation (PDF) please click here.

Executive Director- Common Ground Co-operative

Common Ground Co-operative (CGC) is an incorporated, not-for-profit charitable organization that supports catering and retail food service outlets organized as business partnerships among people with intellectual challenges. The CGC (Toronto) has an exceptional opportunity available for an Executive Director who wishes to join a small, innovative organization that is developing social enterprise as an employment alternative for people with intellectual challenges. For more information click here.
Start Date: 
Sun, 01/27/2008
Deadline: 
14 Feb 2008
E-mail: 
hr@jvstoronto.org
Website: 
Region: 
Ontario

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