"When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world." George Washington CarverWhat is Social Entrepreneurship?Statement of Faith
You can find other "Market with Meaning" but you definitely want to see "Profit with Purpose".
I personally "Believe in Kingdom Transformation" because I know there is only ONE "Life for Significant". --- 2010年2月17日 星期三，Centre for Social Innovation <info@socialinnovation.ca> 寫道﹕
寄件人: Centre for Social Innovation <info@socialinnovation.ca>
主題: Social Innovators Update
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日期: 2010年2月17日,星期三,上午3:17  | 2.16.10 | | Hey there Innovators! So we’re half-way through our Discover CSI Month, but we’re only really getting started! There is still a ton of free workshops, Open House, Talent Night, etc. and best of all it is open to everyone so come check it out! And don't forget to check all the other amazing news, events, and jobs below! | | |
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1. Register Now! ONN Hosts 2010 Conference for Ontario Nonprofits and Charities Join the Ontario Nonprofit Network and your sector colleagues in this pivotal, action-oriented event! Taking place on April 12-13, 2010 at the Hart House (U of T), this two-day provincial conference brings together leaders from the nonprofit, public, and private sectors to chart the course of Ontario’s nonprofits and charities. Since our last conference in May 2009, ONN has travelled across the province to meet with you and to learn about the issues that you, your organizations, and your communities are facing. Together, we identified the top six priorities for Ontario’s nonprofits and charities and we're now ready to move into our next phase—ACTION! Highlights this year include sessions on building successful campaigns, competing for people in the nonprofit sector, vocational renewal, supporting youth leadership and engagement, perspectives on government relations, and much more! Register now or visit our website for more information. back to top 2. HST Webinar: What You Need to Know to be Ready
The Ontario Nonprofit Network is hosting a 2-hour webinar on February 18, 2010 to help nonprofits and charities prepare for the new Harmonized Sales Tax. As a result of two sold out HST seminars last week, ONN has invited tax expert, Jonathan Spencer, C.A., back for another outstanding presentation. While the HST does not come into effect until July 1, 2010, nonprofits and charities need to have their new accounting systems in place for May 1, 2010 when transitional rules come into effect. This webinar will lead members through the key elements of the HST, help organizations understand how the HST will affect them and develop a plan for the necessary changes. The seminar will be of interest to Executive Directors, staff and board members charged with implementing the HST at their organizations and communicating the impact of the new tax. For more information and to register, visit our website. back to top 3. CiviCRM Receives Top Rating From Non-Profits Recently, CiviCRM, an open source constituent relationship management system received the highest rating for Overall Happiness in the Nonprofit Technology Network's (NTEN) just released Data EcoSystem Survey. CiviCRM beat out other commonly used systems including Raiser's Edge, Convio, Salesforce, DonorPerfect, as well Custom Built Solutions. This follows CiviCRM's top ranking in NTEN's 2007 Constituent Relationship Management Survey for the system that nonprofit users were most willing to recommend or recommend highly. JMA Consulting, a CSI tenant, is the leading provider of CiviCRM services in Canada. JMA's President, Dr. Joe Murray, is a member of the CiviCRM Advisory Board. He is also the co-author of a forthcoming book on CiviCRM for Packt Publishing. back to top 4. Toronto Brigantine Sailing Program Toronto Brigantine Inc. is registered charity that has been offering experiential sailing programs for nearly 50 years. With both Summer and Winter Programs, youth between the ages 13 - 18 learn to sail the Great Lakes while building confidence and developing leadership skills. On each of the brigantines, Pathfinder and Playfair, TBI offers an adventuresome challenge unlike any other! To learn more, please visit our website. back to top 5. Enter the 2010 Green Innovation Awards! Calling all green entrepreneurs! Do you have an idea for Toronto’s next great green product or service? The 2010 Green Innovation Awards will provide funding of up to $50,000 to help you develop your idea and bring it to market. Learn more about the award and apply online at livegreentoronto.ca. Application deadline: March 12, 2010. back to top EVENTS
6. Discover CSI: Speak Up! Find Your Voice February 19, 2010
12pm – 1:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Alterna Savings Boardroom
Free This session is intended to be an intro to helping participants develop their vocal skills. Participants can expect to learn effective breathing, body use, voice care, projection and cadence. As part of her consulting practice, Erika Bailey facilitates vocal development on the philosophy that everyone has a beautiful voice if they use it in a healthy and authentic manner. Spin off benefits from this session include the start of comfort in speaking publicly and for prolonged periods, general vocal health to promote better performance, and joy resulting from the infusion of listening, singing and music-making in the work day. So, come with your vocal hopes and dreams as well as your vocal challenges and let’s get to work/ play! For more information, please visit the website. Please note that for this session, you will require a yoga mat (if you have one) and some relevant presentation material (something that you would normally present in front of a group) to practice what you’re learning. Register Now! back to top
7. Discover CSI: Alive Inspire: Easy Steps to Improving Your Physical Space! February 23, 2010
1:30pm-2:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Alterna Savings Boardroom
Free Mette Keating from InDeVision will be teaching everyone some quick solutions to help you immediately improve your space and mood! These techniques can be applied to any space whether it be your home, home office, or small business. Mette will provide you with a list of 10 quick things you can do to start making your space your very own and something you enjoy being in. You will be inspired to take action!
This workshop is for you if have an interest in colour, layout, lighting, your physical space and the influence that all of the former things has on human behavior and development. We will be seeking to answer questions like what is colour and how do we perceive it? How can you implement colour in your workspace without painting? Choose the colours that you need? Create positive flow in your space? How to choose with awareness and to go beyond just taste? Control your clutter and create more focus and ease? Understand which layout will make you feel energized rather than drained? Register Now! back to top 8. Discover CSI: Constellation Model: Mobilizing Networks February 24, 2010
1 – 2:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Alterna Savings Boardroom
Free This workshop explores how two networks, both using a Constellation Model of governance and both incubated projects of CSI, have effectively mobilized communities for change. The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) is a network of nonprofit networks in Ontario, while Frontline Partners withYouth Network (FPYN) is a network of individuals. Both have evolved the Constellation Model in different ways to suit the mission of their networks. Why did these networks develop? What are their aims? What are the processes and structures they use to organize? How effective have they been? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this governance model? These are some of the topics that will be discussed in this workshop. Presenters:
Constance Exley, Director, Ontario Nonprofit Network
Jenny Katz, Network Coordination, Frontline Partners with Youth Network Register Now! back to top
9. Discover CSI: Intro to Online Advocacy February 24, 2010
1pm – 2:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Innovation Lab
Free The session is intended for anyone who wants to run effective advocacy campaigns online - no tech experience required! If your organization is looking to move your campaigns online, this introduction to the basics is a good place to start. The focus is on the strategy and tactics of effective online campaigns, not the specific tools available (although these will be mentioned). Eric Squair and Jason Meyers (Five Stones) will cover the basics, including: - why online advocacy campaigns are not primarily about technology
- the key elements for moving advocacy campaigns online
- recent research on how Canadian MPs perceive - and react to - online advocacy
- resources to learn more and keep you inspired
Register Now! back to top 10. Discover CSI: Vital Signs Report Presentation February 25, 2010
2:30pm start
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave. Suite 120 (First Floor)
Toronto, ON
Free Frontline Partners with Youth Network will be hosting the Toronto Community Foundation President & CEO Rahul Bhardwaj as he speaks about the findings of the Toronto's Vital Signs(r) report and their implications. "This report provides a snapshot of Toronto and gives us all a clear picture of the health of the city. We hope to raise awareness of the trends and encourage citizens to think actively about the kind of city we want to have," said Mr. Bhardwaj. This event will focus on community health issues that are relevant to youth and the people who work with youth – it will also include a Q & A session and a brainstorming session on what to do with the information. For a glimpse of the event, please watch this video. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to fpynadmin@gmail.com. For more information, please visit this website. back to top 11. Discover CSI: CSI Open House February 26, 2010
10am – 9:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue
Free Our doors will be wide open on February 26th as we host our very first Open House and we would be delighted if you can join us! We've got exciting things going on all day such as free workshops (follow the links below for more info and to register): We will also be hosting tours (10am, 12pm, and 3pm), free Yoga sessions (12pm and 1pm), CSI Marketplace/Meet the Press, Cocktail Hour, and Talent Night. For a full list of all the events and details for Discover CSI Month, please visit the website. back to top 12. Big Shiny Organizations: Organizational Development Workshop Series Wednesday, March 3rd, 10th and 17th
6 - 9 PM (registration/ refreshments at 5:30 PM)
The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation
230 Richmond Street East
Pricing according to YSEC Membership
This workshop series is designed to help you grow your organization effectively. - March 3, 2010 - Workshop #1: Strategic Positioning of your Social Enterprise. Learn how to create a compelling positioning statement that gets people interested in what you do.
- March 10, 2010 - Workshop #2: Infrastructure matters! Why do we need to build strategic and operating infrastructure? Learn what forms of strategic and operating infrastructure your organization may require in order to become more effective and impactful.
- March 17, 2010 - Workshop #3: Planning for Now and Then: Short-term planning for long-term goals. Develop critical thinking skills to help you to more effectively develop and implement your strategic and operational plans.
Workshop 1 is facilitated by Michel Neray, founder and Chief Differentiation Officer of The Essential Message. Michel has helped thousands of independent professionals and growing corporations discover and communicate their authentic competitive advantage. Workshops 2 and 3 are facilitated by Betty Ferreira, founder and head of ReStructure Non-Profit Consulting. Betty is a nonprofit executive and turnaround-restructuring specialist. back to top 13. Young Social Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition March 25, 2010
6 - 9 PM
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, 4th floor YSEC is hosting a pitch competition for young social entrepreneurs. If you have an idea for a social enterprise and need some funding to move your project forward, enter the pitch competition for a chance to win a $1,000 interest free loan. Winners will also receive 5 hours of free consulting through The Institute of Entrepreneurship and Community Innovation at George Brown College. Enter the competition and get your ideas heard by leaders in the field of social finance. Make history by being the first recipient of YSEC's Social Finance Chain. Deadline to apply is February 26th, 2010. For more information on the Pitch Competition. The prize is funded by Canada’s first for-youth-by-youth social entrepreneurship fund – YSEC’s Social Finance Chain. Find out how the Fund works.
All applicants must be YSEC members. Membership can be bought online and gives you free entry into our monthly MeetUPs and discounts on all our other services. back to top 14. Blogging for People Who Should: March Session
Wednesday nights, March 10th, 17th, 24th and 31st (four-session workshop)
6pm - 8:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
$185 including refreshments (8 participants max)
Register online here If you are doing work in the social sector and want people to know about it, this workshop is for you. “Blogging for People Who Should” is both an introduction to the science of blogging (the original 'social media') and a workshop on the art of telling your story online in an authentic and engaging way. Over the course of four evenings, you will learn how to: * put together a basic blogging plan that works for you
* find and use the blogging tools that will work for you
* join and initiate conversations on the web
* make sure your message is being heard by your target audience
* extend the reach of your blog with other tools (including twitter and facebook)
* monitor and measure the impact of your efforts Eric Squair has been blogging, and teaching people to blog, at organizations such as Greenpeace Canada and Make Poverty History, since 2004. He works out of the Centre for Social Innovation, facilitating email, web and social media capacity and strategy for non profits and independent businesses. You can learn more about the course, including a synopsis of the sessions and answers to frequently asked questions here. back to top JOBS 15. DECODE Lead Strategist DECODE is a company devoted to building stronger relationships between organizations and youth, young adults and young families. For more than fifteen years, DECODE has used a unique approach to research, strategy and innovation. It helps clients build and communicate better products and services, create better workplaces and raise citizen engagement. In addition to an expert team of strategists, DECODE uses a global network of young people to generate insights and ideas. We are looking for a Lead Citizen Strategist to DECODE Young Citizens, with a minimum of five years' experience. If hired, you will be responsible for: - Actively seeking out business development opportunities within all levels of government
- Building on and leveraging DECODE’s generational and life-stage knowledge
- Client relationship management
- Designing and managing public opinion research and consultation projects
- Proactively leading DECODE's Citizen business
This is a permanent position at DECODE's downtown Toronto office. For more information, please visit here. back to top 16. St. Stephen’s Community House Marketing and Sales Associate St Stephen's Community House is a nonprofit social agency in downtown west Toronto. Our Conflict Resolution Service is a social enterprise which provides mediation, training and consultation services to business partners, individuals and groups in the community. We are seeking a dynamic experienced individual for the following new full time position. Accountable for the marketing, outreach and sales of St. Stephen's CRS fee-based and free community mediation services, the Marketing and Sales Associate will conduct market research, develop plans, and implement effective strategies to promote these services and increase revenue generated. For more information on responsibilities and qualifications. Deadline is: 4 pm Friday, February 19, 2010. back to top 17. Toronto Fashion Incubator Full-time Business Development Manager With a passion for the fashion community, the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI) is a unique, vibrant organization dedicated to supporting and nurturing Canadian fashion designers. The first official "fashion incubator" in the world, the TFI debuted in 1988 as the Toronto Centre for the Promotion of Fashion Design. An innovative and highly respected non-profit, TFI plays an essential role in the growth and promotion of the Canadian fashion community by helping creative entrepreneurs to develop the business and professional skills they need to thrive and survive. TFI has created a new Business Development Manager position. Reporting to the Executive Director, we are looking for an experienced person to plan, execute and monitor an integrated sales and marketing program that supports the growth objectives of the TFI. The Business Development Manager will supervise a part-time Sales & Marketing Assistant and be accountable for increasing membership and revenue year over year. For more information, please visit this website. Submission Deadline: February 25, 2010 5:00 pm (EDT) back to top |
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