Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn, connect, and engage and register early to enjoy a discounted rate. Early-bird registration opens February 8th.For more information on the 2010 Conference, visit us on our website and sign up for our e-news. Questions? Email us at info@ontariononprofitnetwork.ca.
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3. HST Webinar: What You Need to Know to be Ready
The Maytree Scholarship Program is for protected persons or landed immigrants who were protected persons, between the ages 18 and 27, living on their own with no parents in Canada, entering first or second year of a university or community college in Toronto. It is designed for students with a sense of civic responsibility combined with a successful academic, work and/or volunteer service record. Applications are now available online and the deadline is Friday, March 26, 2010.
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6. rabble's Not Rex Murphy Contest Heating Up!
From talk radio to NOW magazine, people are talking about our Not Rex Murphy contest. If Rex Murphy has got you seeing red, why not be the next Not Rex? You can join the contest by submitting your video straight to rabble.ca through our YouTube Direct account that goes straight to rabble.ca and we hope straight to the matter. Contest ends February 14th! Click here for more information.
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EVENTS
7. TechSoup Canada Net Tuesday: Social Bookmarking
February 9, 2010
5:30pm - 8pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120
$5 by donation at the door
Social bookmarking is a way of sharing resources and information online. Whether it is for synchronizing bookmarks for personal use or to collaborate with a team of individuals, social bookmarking tools allow you to quickly build a list of resources through use of tagging and content sharing.
Join TechSoup Canada for the February Toronto Net Tuesday event and learn how two organizations have used social bookmarking. To RSVP, please register on our meetup.com website or email team@techsoupcanada.ca.
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8.Discover CSI Workshop: Creating Captivating Presentations with Keynote
February 10, 2010
12:30 – 2pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Innovation Lab
Free
Presentations have become a standard way of communicating to our audiences. Organizations use it to showcase new programs and services, to provide updates and information on activities, or to convince someone to come on board. Yet many of us know what it’s like to watch someone go through slide after slide and not feel excited nor engaged by their presentation. With the recent wave of people who have switched over to Macs this is intensified by the fact that very few people know how to use Keynote beyond the templates already set forth.
So how do you make a memorable presentation that keeps everyone on the edge of their seat? Come find out! TechSoup Canada will introduce you to Keynote on Mac OS X and show you how to transform simple slides into a cinematic experience for your audience. If you have any questions, please contact Yumi Hotta at yumi@socialinnovation.ca.
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9. 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 Boardroom
$25 ($10 CSI Members) GST inclusive
Max. of 25 people
Mette Keating from InDeVision with the support of the Centre for Social Innovation 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 here! If you have any questions, please contact Yumi Hotta at yumi@socialinnovation.ca.
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10. Authentic Facilitation II: Learning to Sit in the Fire of Conflict
March 5, 2010
9:15am- 5:00pm
Center for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., 4th floor
Alterna Savings Boardroom
Register Here!
The real test of facilitating or leading a group happens not when groups are in harmony, but when differences emerge. Many of us tend to contract, to take one side over another, to want to control or direct group response when this happens. How do we stay open to the transformational learning possible in times of conflict? This one-day primer on facilitating group differences offers a framework and different techniques and tools for what to do when things get rocky.
This program is intended to build on and deepen facilitation skills and is for anyone in situations where skillful navigation of differences is required whether in a unionized environment, school classroom, coalition process, or other organizational context. Prior experience facilitating is required or completion of the Authentic Facilitation Level I. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions concerning this prerequisite.
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11. ISO 14001 for NGOs Workshop: Creating a Path towards Sustainability
March 24, 2010
9am - 4pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Alterna Savings Boardroom
$350 (Max. of 9 persons)
Speaker: Shirley Segev, MBA
Are you looking for the best system that will track, measure, explain your greening efforts and show that you walk the talk? Sustainability Network and Green Enterprise Toronto present a session designed to help you create your own Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001(the Canadian and International standard). By the end of the day you will have a working Environmental Management System (EMS) and company policy for your nonprofit. You will create a business solution that save you money and help save the environment at the same time.
In this one-day hands-on intensive workshop you will develop an environmental management tool that will enable any size or type of organization to identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, products or services; improve its environmental performance continually; implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets, to achieving these and to demonstrating that they have been achieved; and self-declare as conforming o ISO 14001 and qualify to use the “ISO 14001 Self-Declared” logo. For more information and to register go to www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca.
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12. Women’s Leadership Institute: Leading Transformational Change in Turbulent Times
March 25 & March 26, 2010
9:15am-5:00pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., Suite 400
Alterna Boardroom
$500 for businesses, government and large non-profits;
$350 for small non-profits and sole entrepreneurs
Sliding scale available
Includes snacks and materials (lunch not included)
Do you desire to be more effective in your work while using less of your valuable time and energy? Want to become more skillful in handling workplace conflicts and differences of opinion? Believe it’s time for more women to occupy, and thrive, in leadership roles?
This 2-day program is an invitation for experienced women leaders from different sectors to sharpen leadership skills, clarify organizational vision and learn from a community of practice. Together, we will explore different frameworks, tools and techniques to help navigate the challenges that arise to offering transformational leadership at individual, team and organizational levels. You will leave with a renewed understanding of the dynamics involved in creating deep and lasting change on all levels of the organization and how to stay replenished in your leadership role. This program is for women who have experience in leadership roles including as team managers and senior level leaders, sole entrepreneurs, and facilitators/practitioners in different fields.
This course is by application only** - please send a paragraph including your current position, background and intentions for taking the program to: kate@AnimaLeadership.com. (This is meant merely as a courtesy toward our collective learning environment by ensuring participants have similar experience levels and interests). Contact us at info@animaleadership.com for more details.
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JOBS
13.Volunteer for ONN's Provincial Conference
The Ontario Nonprofit Network is looking for volunteers to help with the organization of its two-day provincial conference, being held in Toronto on April 12th and 13th. Help is needed in various capacities, both to prepare for the conference over the next two months and during the conference itself. Donate your time and seize the opportunity to engage with leaders in the sector, to learn about pressing issues faced by the sector, and to join in a collaborative effort to build for our future.
For more information, email: manjula@ontariononprofitnetwork.ca
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14. Women’s Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) Office Coordinator
As Office Coordinator, you will carry out the administration of WHEN’s office and
respond to requests in a professional and organized manner. You will report to
the Board co-chairs, but will work closely with various Board members when
required for specific projects or events. It is anticipated the Office Coordinator will work a minimum of 2 days per week, with the potential for additional hours as negotiated with the Board co-chairs based on workload. For the full job posting, please click here.
This position is available immediately. Interviews will held as applications arrive. No applications will be accepted after February 11, 2010. Please send your resume, cover letter and three references via e-mail to: Jocelyn@joelcelyn.com
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