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1. Becoming the Change You Want to See: Blogpost on CSI Video Series Be the change you want to see! How does a City of diverse people with different experience and interests come together to effect change? Check out the 3rd video in CSI's Live Green Toronto Community Action Toolkit to see an example of how individual action can combine with community-based action to create great results. back to top EVENTS
2. Community Conversation on Cancer: Series of Focus Groups – Begins July 20 For list of Community Conversation on Cancer dates July – Sept click here
All sessions 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
All sessions at Centre for Social Innovation, 4th Floor
215 Spadina Ave., Toronto
RSVP required to attend. Snacks provided. Community Conversations on Cancer is an advocacy tool that helps to surface the concerns and opinions of the public regarding cancer. The conversations are focus groups and we are looking for 6-10 participants. They are flexible and we can talk about how environmental factors contribute to cancer or how to improve the healthcare system – its up to you! You don’t have to be an expert on Cancer to do these conversations – we want people from all different fields to come and give their opinions. After the conversation is complete we will be creating a report with all the information from the conversations. We will distribute this report to elected officials across Canada.
For more info click here back to top 3. Facebook Business Breakthroughs: Harness the Power of the World’s Most Popular Social Networking Site to Attract Customers and New Create Opportunities July 21, 2010
9:00 am – 1:00pm
Centre For Social Innovation, Alterna Savings Room, 4th Floor
215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
$97 early bird, $125 at the door (if available) Facebook, with over 300 million users, is a powerful relationship building platform. It can be used for building your reputation, your brand and people’s trust in you as well as establishing yourself as a expert or market leader. It has become a popular way for people to learn and share information between networks of friends, family and colleagues, and this workshop will address how to harness this powerful social media platform.
Topics covered in this workshop include understanding Profiles, Business Pages and Groups how they can benefit your business, how to maximize your Facebook presence, security and privacy settings, positioning yourself as a hub in your community, best practices for using Facebook for business so you avoid making mistakes that cost you to lose friends, fans or members and much, much more. Presented by Jaime Almond
For more information and to register click here back to top
4.Windsor Expat Party - Windsorites Unite!
July 22, 2010
5:30 pm
Duggans Brewery
75 Victoria St, Toronto
$25 (net proceeds to support University of Windsor Endowed Scholarship
Fund and the Windsor Essex Community Foundation) Did you live, work or go to school in Windsor? Then you are invited! Come join us for a night of revelry and cheer! For more information and to register click here or email David Furlong. back to top 5. Success Circle™ Financial Health for Business Owners July 28, 2010
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Oakham House, Room A/B (Ryerson University)
63 Gould Street, Toronto
Cost is by charitable donation to Street Kids International for first time attendees
The vast majority of entrepreneurs don't know their financials. For most business owners, their numbers are a grossly overlooked tool. Ignoring the numbers in your business poses great risks as decisions can become a guessing game, financials are done based on gut feelings, and pricing is pulled out of a hat. You will learn:
Measure your financial health the same way doctors measure physical health. Bring a calculator, your financials (no one else will see them but you) and some paper. To register click here
For more info click here or email or call 416-544-8667 back to top 6. WordPress Training - WPADV01 – Advanced WordPress Development July 29 & 30, 2010
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Center for Social Innovation, Think Tank, 4th Floor
215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
$855 (/w 10% Discount) In this two-day training course explore the more advanced features of WordPress. If you're a designer this is an absolute essential training course where you'll go through the process of developing your own WordPress theme. Learn the proper techniques for building themes and templates to your requirements. The second day will focus on the plugin architecture and how plugins / widgets fit within the WordPress framework and theme development. We'll go through the process of building your first plugin and what you should keep in mind when doing so. We'll explore the fun world of hooks and actions which will give you the ability to modify WordPress and other plugins to your client's needs. To register and for more information click here or email Bart Dabek back to top
7. Leveraging Linkedin for Business: How Mastering a Seemingly “Boring” Tool Can Create Your Next Big Opportunity July 30, 2010
9:00am – 1:00pm
Location: Centre For Social Innovation, 4th Floor Alterna Room
215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
$149 early bird, $169 at the door (if available) Linkedin is the premier Business Networking site, yet many people are still unsure how to use it effectively to enhance their current networking activities and generate new business opportunities. If you’ve wondered how to get Linkedin working for your business, this special seminar is for you. In 4 hours, you’ll discover how to get the maximum results from
Linkedin.
Topics include learning the Linkedin fundamentals, creating a profile that reflects your brand while building trust and credibility with your target audience, how to strategically grow your network to connect with people who will buy your services, Linkedin best practices, business generating strategies and much, much more.
Presented by Jaime Almond
For more information and to register click here back to top 8. TechSoup Canada Toronto Net Tuesday: Twitter: Who is Using It and Why? August 10, 2010
5:30 pm – 8:0 0pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120
$5 donation
What is your Twitter strategy? Do you have one? As an organization or as an individual, Twitter gives you a chance to promote, raise awareness, voice your opinion and make a call to action in one place to your community network. We are going to talk about who is using Twitter and who is using it well.
In reflection of the G20 and moving towards the elections, we would like to discuss how organizations should mobilize their communities into action and discussion for positive change.
To RSVP click here or email Jennifer. back to top 9. Inclusive Education Institute: Best Practices for Ontario's Equity & Inclusive Education Strategy August 24 – 26, 2010
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., Toronto
Early Bird Rate available until July 16 Ontario has embarked on a bold plan to become the best publicly funded education system in the world, and inclusion is a foundation of the delivery of high-quality instruction for all learners. Leadership, and leaders with vision, are critical to bringing the Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy to life in schools and school boards. Join other system leaders and educators from across Ontario to share best practices, including:
Implementing equity and inclusive education policies and practices; Developing school improvement plans and reviewing classroom strategies for inclusion; Leadership for communication of diversity and inclusion to staff across school boards. For more information or to contact click here or email
back to top 10. Social Venture Partners Toronto Screening of Home Safe Toronto August 26, 2010
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm (film screening at 6:45 pm)
CAMERA Bar
1028 Queen St. W., Toronto
Free for Social Venture partners; $15 for non-partners. Bring your teen and adult children
Light supper provided; cash bar Laura Sky, the producer and a distinguished local documentary filmmaker, will attend. Home Safe Toronto reveals how close homelessness is to many hard-working, hopeful Torontonians. Their stories will open our eyes and hearts, and ideally inspire a new determination to end homelessness in Canada. To view the trailer click here . If you are interested in learning more about our network of passionate professionals who pool volunteer time and charitable donations to strengthen selected Toronto non-profits, please come to this film screening. To book a seat please email
For more info click here back to top
JOBS 11.Volunteer for the Cente for Social Innovation
Have you ever wanted to become a part of the CSI team? CSI is looking for their next team of volunteers to come on board from August - November (for one day a week). The volunteer posting on our blog includes a volunteer form to submit with your resume. Email your completed form and resume to Yumi Hotta, Community Animator at CSI. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Deadline: Wednesday, July 21st at 5pm. back to top | 
"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
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