Saturday, April 26th, 2014
11:30am Central Time 

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Co-operative governance is a core attribute of the co-operative model. In order for your co-operative to be a viable and successful organization, it is essential that all stakeholders understand the different facets of healthy co-operative governance. Saskatchewan Co-operative Association invites you to attend our upcoming webinar that will aid in your co-op's understanding of governance in a fresh and accessible manner.

What will you learn?
The webinar will give a brief overview of co-operative governance. It will include:

• advice from the members of First Ownership Co-op who combine over 100 years of co-op membership, development, leadership across Canada and around the world;
• learn from their experience on how to implement wise & enjoyable co-operative governance;

Webinar participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with the presenter and other participants.

Who is this for?
The presentation will be useful for anyone seeking a basic understanding of governance issues, particularly people who are in the process of developing or expanding a co-operative. Experienced co-operators who would like to learn about another perspective on co-operative governance are also invited to attend.

Register now

Registration Fee: $30 + tax

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Speaker: Vanessa Hammond

Involved with co-ops since the age of 13 in rural Ireland, Vanessa has lived in 12 countries while working in 65 countries worldwide. During which time Vanessa has worked with a multitude of formally incorporated co-ops in over 20 countries and co-op type groups in about 30 other countries.

Along with her acclaimed international co-operative experience, Vanessa is actively engaged through her work in the Canadian health care co-operative sector. Vanessa currently represents Canada on the International Health Co-op Organization (IHCO). She is currently preparing to represent Canada at the upcoming meetings of the IHCO and the HCW14 (Health Care Worldwide 2014) meetings in Europe along with the joint AGMs of the IHCO, HCCFC and the Quebec Federation at the Global Co-op Summit, all set to take place at the Quebec 2014 International Summit of Co-operatives in early October.

Aside from her governance work with healthcare co-ops, Vanessa works as a co-op developer based in Victoria, BC. On her spare time, Vanessa spends her time with family and friends in addition to supporting Celtic cultural events all over North America

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Slow internet stinks. It kills business growth, hinders education, impedes health care services, and generally just makes life a little less enjoyable. But what can you do? Aren’t we all just stuck with the service we’ve got?

On the next CommunityMatters® conference call, Christopher Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Billy Ray of Glasgow Electric Power Board will join us to talk about Community Broadband Networks, publicly-owned providers of high-speed internet.

You’ll learn about the benefits of community broadband along with tips for getting started with a network in your city or town.

Read more on our blog

Register now

Featuring:

• Christopher Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• Billy Ray, Glasgow Electric Plant Board

Christopher Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and host of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast will share more about why our communities need broadband, and how community-owned networks can offer a viable service.

We'll also hear from Billy Ray of Glasgow Electric Plant Board in Glasgow, Kentucky. Billy will share how he helped spearhead efforts to create the first municipal broadband network in the country.

CONTACT:
info@communitymatters.org