Nonprofits and the Social Economy: From Far and Wide

Tenth Annual Conference & Celebration
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON

The Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) is a dynamic growing association that is organizing its tenth annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. ANSER brings together leading academic researchers, practitioners, consultants, policymakers and community organizations from Canada and internationally to discuss current and emergent issues, debates and challenges in the fields of civil society, social economy, and nonprofit research and practice. Join ANSER for what promises to be an engaging and provocative conference. The theme for the tenth conference at Ryerson University is: Nonprofits and the Social Economy: From Far and Wide.

The conference is an opportunity to welcome and explore the power of ideas to connect people and communities, encourage discussions and debates and to create knowledge and change. Within this context, nonprofits and other social economy organizations are well poised to lead these discussions.

Registration opens January

There is a reduction for early registration before March 31, 2017. There are two fees to be paid, one for the Congress registration AND one for a one-year membership in ANSER. In addition to the right to participate in the conference, members in ANSER receive a newsletter and the opportunity to apply for ANSER research prizes. When registering, you also have the option of selecting the annual banquet in the evening of June 1, 2017 for an additional fee.

Submit proposals for individual papers, panels, or roundtable discussions

More information is available from the ANSER website (www.anser-ares.ca). The Congress website (congress2017.ca) also includes information on accommodation, discounts for travel, and local information.

For more information, email siemensl at uvic.ca or check the ANSER conference website and follow @anserconf and #anser2017 on Twitter for updates about keynote speakers, plenary panels, banquet details and the other exciting events organized for your visit.

2017 ANSER Program and Conference Committee

Lynne Siemens, University of Victoria (Program Chair)
Micheal Shier, University of Toronto (Local Host)
Sébastien Savard, University of Ottawa
Jack Quarter, University of Toronto
Laurie Mook, Arizona State University
Rachel Laforest, Queen’s University
Jorge Sousa, University of Alberta
Ushnish Sengupta, University of Toronto

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Sault Community Career Centre
503 Queen St E

Information and discussion on using business practices to solve community and social issues.

Who should attend?: Entrepreneurs that want their business to have an impact in their community.

Find out what the term “Social Entrepreneurship” really means and how to get started and discover new ways to create a positive impact using business strategies.

To register by phone or email call Rebecca Commanda at 705-949-2301 ext. 4276 or rebecca.commanda at algomau.ca

About Social Entrepreneurship Evolution (SEE)

If you'd like to participate with SEE, don't delay!  Not only will you be contributing to Northern Ontario's social economy, including youth retention, you will also be part of a growing network of innovative social enterprises, not-for-profit organizations, businesses, grass roots community collaborations, cultural groups, microfiance institutions, investors and dynamic young people to build your own capacity to succeed. For any questions on how to get involved with SEE, contact Jude Oritz at jude.ortiz at algomau.ca. 

How to enable individual investment in community economic development is a fundamental question for those working to support the creation and growth of initiatives with social impact. Since 1999, Nova Scotia has used the model of Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs), capital pooled from contributions by individuals, corporations and trusts within a defined community and used to fund business development within the defined community.

New Brunswick is the latest province to implement legislation to enable community investment through Community Economic Development Corporations (CEDCs). Individuals will now be able to purchase shares or securities in CEDCs in their local community to pool their resources together to invest in eligible community projects. CEDCs will be controlled by a local group of officers and directors.

Learn about what's unique about the New Brunswick model for community investment, key lessons learned in establishing the CEDC legislation, and more!

PRESENTER

Jeff Harriman, Senior Analyst-Capital Markets, Financial and Consumer Service Commission (FCNB)

Jeff is a Chartered Accountant, and is the FCNB’s main point of contact for our Fullsail capital markets initiatives. Currently he is working on a number of programs and initiatives relating to FCNB’s access to capital focus. Jeff joined the FCNB in June, 2007 in the Regulatory Affairs division as a Securities Analyst where his responsibilities included financial statement, and prospectus reviews. He has experience on several National Finance Committees. Prior to joining the Commission Jeff worked for 10 years with Deloitte & Touche, LLP, 7 within Saint John and 3 in Brisbane, Australia.

HOST

Wendy Keats, Executive Director of the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick and CCEDNet Board Member

Wendy Keats is a co-founder and the Executive Director of the Co-operative Enterprise Council of New Brunswick, a leading CED agency in the province. Prior to this, she spent 18 years as a private CED consultant and trainer working with nearly 200 community groups in organizational development, strategic planning, governance, project management, and many other development areas. Wendy is a certified mediator and served as a senior faculty member of UPEI’s Centre for Conflict Studies for more than a decade.  She provides training and mediation services to all levels of government, business and the community. Wendy sits on numerous boards and committees related to CED and has a special passion for youth engagement and renewable energy.  She lives completely off-the-grid in the woods of Salisbury, tending her gardens and relaxing on the river whenever the hectic world of CED allows it.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• New Brunswick Announces Draft Regulations for Community Economic Development Investment Funds
• New Brunswick Publishes Regulations Creating CED Corporations
• Community Economic Development Investment Funds: The Nova Scotia Experience
• CEDC Expression of Interest Form
• Offering Document for CEDCs

12pm to 1pm Mountain Time

How might local capital improve economic development in Albertan communities? Would it result in diversification, job creation, development of value added agriculture and downtown revitalization?

The Unleashing Local Capital Program helps communities establish Opportunity Development Co-operatives, or ODCs. ODCs are community led enterprises that raise capital through the sale of RRSP and TFSA eligible shares to finance local business development. Strong examples include the Sangudo and Crowsnest Pass Opportunity Development Co-operatives.

Register for the Unleashing Local Capital lunch and learn webinar

Lunchtime webinar provides

• An overview of Unleashing Local Capital Program, background and local Albertan examples
• How to start an Opportunity Development Co-operative
• The capital raising process
• How local capital can drive economic development
• Rules and regulations related to local financing, and how to raise capital in accordance to the current rules

There will also be time for discussions and questions and answer

This webinar explains how ODCs can be another arrow in your economic development quiver. If you are looking for strategies around addressing economic leakage, succession planning, financing new businesses and growth, this webinar is for you!

If you have any questions, please contact Seth Leon, manager of co-operative services, at sleon at acca.coop

12:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Time

Innoweave is pleased to partner with Accelerating Social Impact to offer a National Social Enterprise Feasibility Planning Workshop.

The workshop is designed to help leadership teams of 3-4 (including board members) start to explore a concrete opportunity or idea for creating a social enterprise by:

• Assessing the market for their potential product or service
• Identifying potential customers
• Developing potential pricing structures
• Identifying next steps to become launch-ready

Register for the National Social Enterprise Feasibility Planning Workshop

The Innoweave Social Enterprise workshop builds on the Innoweave Introduction to Social Enterprise webinar. Teams may also view this pre-recorded webinar if they were unable to participate on October 3rd, 2016.

Event details:

• When: Tuesday, November 22nd and Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET (9:00 am - 11:00 pm PT). Participants are required to commit to both days (the workshop content will be spread over these two sessions).
• Where: This distance workshop will be hosted via Cisco WebEx. A link to the meeting and workshop documents will be provided to successful applicants.
• Deadline: Applications are due by October 25th, 2016. Space is limited. Successful applicants will be notified by November 1st, 2016.
• Cost: Free

Teams approved to participate in the workshop will be asked to meet and complete a brief pre-workshop activity to help prepare for the workshop.

Participating organizations will also be eligible to apply for implementation funding in January 2017 to engage a coach to help them with development following the workshop. Learn more about Innoweave Implementation Funding

If you have any questions, please contact us at info at innoweave.ca.