Workshop

Playing Politics in Ontario- A Pre-Election Primer 2022

Sean will present a checklist of pre-election preparations for organizations intending to advance their policy agendas in the Ontario General Election of June 2, 2022. Topics will include: Initiatives Before, During and After the election campaign (e.g. platform proposals, campaign strategies, participation in local all-candidates meetings and leaders’ debates, post-election-day strategies and plans); New rules […]

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2022 Oxfam Summit

Real change happens when people come together and use their collective power to lift up their communities. Together we have the ability to represent an array of people, issues and lived experiences, all with a shared passion for ending the injustice of poverty and inequality. That is why Oxfam Canada is calling on activists, community

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The Secrets of Building a Better Board 25 Tips Tools and Hacks for Improving Board Engagement

‍‍To be effective, nonprofits must recruit board members who support their ideals, represent the diversity of the community, and bring a wide range of skills. Does your board measure up? If not, why not? Where do they need improvement? How can you support them — as staff or a fellow board member — in doing

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Lessons Learned from Canadas Record on Climate Change and Other Recent Reports from Canadas Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development

Sustainability Network welcomes back Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) to discuss his latest reports to Parliament. Commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco and Principals Kimberley Leach, James McKenzie and David Normand from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada will join us to discuss the issues covered by these recent CESD reports:

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Workshop: Exploring Decolonial Approaches in Public Engagement

Join the ICN on Friday, March 25th at 12PM (EST) to reflect on decolonial approaches in public engagement. The ICN will collaboratively reflect on key challenges and tensions associated with doing public engagement in decolonial ways. Drawing on insights from ICN’s research project on Feminist, Anti-racist and Decolonial Approaches in Public Engagement, they will focus

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Cool Combos: Climate (and other) policies that could galvanize support among Canadians for ambitious action on climate change and biodiversity loss. An ecoanalytics research update.

Hear from a top researcher about a major national survey last fall (post-floods, post-election) on what Canadians really think about proposed solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss and what combinations of government measures could galvanize greater support for serious action on these dual emergencies.

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Climate Migrants and the Global Climate Exodus

Free Zoom Webinar event open to all. Feb. 8, 2022, 12-1 pm EST. Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/climate-migrants-and-the-global-climate-exodus-tickets-244680474887?keep_tld=1 Panelists: Amali Tower, Founder and Executive Director of Climate Refugees, US Megan Capp, Instructor in Criminology (Justice and Human Rights), UFV, Manager of Social Justice, Seniors and Housing, Archway Community Services, BC Alea Mohamed, President of SFU International Studies Student

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EarthNet: Scaling Climate and Ecological Action Through the Power of Social Networking

January will see the launch of EarthNet, a new online social network for the Canadian environmental movement. We are all facing an unprecedented global crisis. Yet our governments and international institutions are struggling to respond to the climate and ecological emergencies and widening inequality. So much needs to be done, and so much needs to change,

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OCIC ‘Adaptive Leadership in a Changing World’

Context: Adaptability is listed by business leaders as the #1 most in-demand capability when they look to hire employees and promote leaders. In a world where digitalization, automation, work displacement and re-skilling are the new norms, and where disruptions such as Covid-19 have accelerated the pace of change, organizations need leaders who have learned to

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Leading the Future: Societal Trends Shaping the Sustainability Agenda

Please join us for a briefing and interactive discussion on the latest public opinion and stakeholder trends shaping the evolution of the sustainability agenda. Chris Coulter, CEO of GlobeScan, will share recent consumer and stakeholder insights on sustainability to help better understand how the sustainability agenda is shifting in Canada and around the world. This

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