Saskatchewan

You are here

Home

Citizen-Led Sustainable Change March webinar: Vivre St. Michel en Santé

1-2 pm ET

St. Michel is one of Montreal’s oldest suburbs. Since 2004, Vivre St. Michel en Santé (for a Healthy St. Michel) has employed an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy that has rebranded a neighbourhood once known for its high crime rates and lack of services into one that is known for its active and unified citizens and coordinated action. Particularly innovative are the processes used build “community” among a transient, diverse and largely immigrant population. Vivre St. Michel en Santé takes an integrated approach involving citizens, community organizations, donors and government offices. Collectively, their efforts have helped residents, with its mix of new immigrants, experience a better quality of life in the areas of art, culture, housing, security, health, sports, leisure, transportation and access to services.

Join us on Thursday, March 6, 2014, 1-2 pm ET (noon - 1 pm CT) when Brianne Peters and Jean Panet-Raymond present this Citizen-Led Sustainable Change webinar on an innovative urban and social revitalization strategy.

Register now

Jean Panet-Raymond talks about some of the factors that have contributed to the success of his organization.

Other resources

Event Contact

Deb Markley
Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
919-932-7762
deb@e2mail.org
http://ruralwealth.org/page/webinars-1

Employment Coordinator - Core Neighbourhoods At Work Program

The Core Neighbourhoods at Work program supports adults and youth who reside in or around the Core Neighbourhoods of Saskatoon in their efforts at obtaining training, education and employment. Quint is seeking a dynamic individual to fill an Employment Coordinator Position.

Compensation: 
Deadline: 
26 Feb 2014
Phone: 
E-mail: 
Website: 
http://quintsaskatoon.ca
Region: 
Saskatchewan

Co-operative Consumption and the Rise of the Sharing Economy

11:30am - 5pm Central Time
 
Station 20 West 1120 20 St W
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Registration: $20
 
The sharing economy, which finds its origins in co-operative movement, has succeeded in drawing the attention of a new generation looking for more meaningful ways to build community and connect with each other in the market place. New models of co-operative consumption (like car sharing and co-working spaces) will be profiled along with long established collaborative businesses (like credit unions and retails co-ops).
 
Come to Co-operative Consumption and the Rise of the Sharing Economy to share your experiences, learn about new models and explore opportunities to develop and support a sharing economy in Saskatchewan. This is a chance to exchange ideas and information between the legends of sharing and collaboration and the innovators and developers of Saskatchewan’s latest sharing economy initiatives.

[ register here ]

Education for Co-operation: How do we educate co-operators?

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network is presenting this webinar to explore how the co-operative sector employs their 5th principle of co-operation - education, training and information.

[ register here ]

The featured speakers are Karen Miner, Christina Clamp and Erin Hancock.

Erin Hancock
Erin will begin by providing the results of a scan of Canadian co-op educational initiatives including those undertaken by primary co-ops, federations, universities and consultants. This research provides an understanding of what type of work is happening and points to opportunities for improvement as well. Erin is the Manager of Research and Education for the Canadian Co-operative Association.
 
Karen Miner
Karen will speak about the status of a current study for the 2014 International Summit Co-operatives on the state of co-operative management education. Also, she will profile the International Consortium of Leaders in Co-operative Business Education - a new, global network of institutions providing education and training for co-operative enterprises. Karen is the Managing Director of graduate level Co-operative Management Education at Saint Mary’s University.
 
Christina Clamp
Chris will report on a US-focused cooperative inventory project that captured: the scope of educational and/or training programs and materials; evaluation of specific materials; identification of other outstanding materials; and gaps in, or problems with, cooperative educational materials. Chris also conducted research to map the study of cooperatives in higher education in the USA and Canada in 2012-13.  She will report on the results of both studies and discuss the policy implications for co-op education. Chris Clamp is a professor of sociology at Southern New Hampshire University and director of the doctoral program in Community Economic Development and of the Center for Co-operatives and CED.  
 

CCEDNet GlobalMeasures Initiative

Noon - 1pm Eastern

Let's face it:  Demonstrating impact is critical when making the case for community programs to funders, stakeholders and policy makers. 

But it can also be very hard to do.  Community organizations tend to find the process of impact measurement complicated and expensive. There is no silver bullet, but strengthening evaluation capacity with a range of strategies, such as Social Return on Investment, can help us improve the effectiveness of what we do and enhance the case for support. 

To strengthen the evaluation and impact measurement capacity of our members, CCEDNet has partnered with GlobalMeasures Initiative (GMI) to offer affordable access to a powerful Social Return on Investment and outcomes measurement platform. 

GMI is a project that was created by Social Asset Measurement (SAM) and the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation (3ci).  It brought together 3ci’s ten plus years of expertise in impact measurement, and SAM’s impact measurement software, the Social Return Intelligence platform (SRI).  SRI has been reviewed and accepted by the UK based international SROI Network, and has been funded by the National Research Council of Canada. 

GMI provides participants with educational webinars and are walked through the process of creating their own impact measurement framework. They are then able to access the SRI software to continuously report on their impact.

Regular costs for the GMI program are $2,000 for the first year, and $500 in subsequent years.  But in this special offer, CCEDNet members are eligible for a 12%-18% discount. Not a member?  Find out more about the leading Canadian movement for inclusive and sustainable community economies, and join us!

If you want to strengthen your evaluation capacity and try out SROI or other outcomes frameworks, GMI might be right for you.

CCEDNet Presentation from SAMETRICA on Vimeo.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Creating Funds for Social and Environmental Impact - National Launch of 'Community Finance Solutions'

Community Finance Solutions provides expert advisory support to high-potential initiatives creating new impact investing funds and innovative financial products. We envision a vibrant marketplace of effective impact investing funds and innovative financial products in communities across Canada, pooling and placing capital to create social and environmental impact.
 
The national launch will take place on Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 12 p.m. EST through a webinar. The launch event is entitled Creating Funds for Social and Environmental Impact and will provide an insider’s view on developing a new impact investing fund. The launch webinar will be moderated by Katie Gibson from the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing and will feature the following speakers:
  • Jane Bisbee, Social Enterprise Fund (Edmonton, AB)
  • Garth Davis, New Market Funds (Vancouver, BC)
  • Margie Mendell, Concordia University speaking about La Fiducie du Chantier de l'économie sociale (Montreal, QC)

Who is eligible for support?

Our clients are individuals and organisations located across Canada who are working to launch new impact investing funds or innovative financial products. Please see our online application for more details.
 
Community Finance Solutions could support the following types of initiatives:
  • Creation of an investment fund focusing on First Nations communities, affordable housing, sustainable food and water, or renewable energy;
  • Development of a community loan fund for local businesses;
  • Creation of a blended philanthropic and investment fund to finance projects with a social mission;
  • Issuance of a community bond to finance an infrastructure project; and
  • A variety of other impact investing funds and products that meet our established criteria.

[ Register today ]

More information:

For more information or if you have further questions about Community Finance Solutions, please contact kgibson@marsdd.com or visit our website. 

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Saskatchewan