CSI Tenants NARCC and CCNTO co-hosting Human Rights Day Event: December 7, 2006

The National Anti-Racism Council of Canada and the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter will be joining with the Urban Alliance on Race Relations, Labour Community Services, and the Chinese Canadian National Council to host a reception commemorating International Human Rights Day on Thursday, December 7.

This reception will be held at the Urban Alliance on Race Relations offices
302 Spadina Avenue, Suite 507
5:00pm on December 7
Please RSVP to Yumei Lin at yumei@urbanalliance.ca

Social Innovators Update December 2006

Here is a quick update of upcoming events.

1. Introduction to Social Enterprise - Monday, December 4
   Please RSVP to maria@socialinnovation.ca to reserve your seat. Space is limited!
2. Grow Your Own Social Enterprise! - 16-week Program beginning January 2007
   Contact Eli Malinsky, Program Manager, at eli@socialinnovation.ca. for more information
3. GET Smart: Market Trends: Cooperative Opportunities Across Sectors - Tuesday, December 12
   Space is limited! Please RVSP by email to maria@socialinnovation.ca or visit www.greenenterprise.net to learn more or to join Green Enterprise Toronto.

Remember to visit www.socialinnovation.ca for additional details!

CCEDNet 2007 National Conference: April 18-21, 2007

Bring It Home: Building Communities on a Rock Foundation
April 18-21, 2007
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Geared toward CED and social economy practitioners, civil servants, academics
More information: http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/conference_07.asp

Co-operatives and Innovation: Influencing the Social Economy: May 28 to June 1, 2007

Three organizations will come together from May 28 – June 1, 2007, for the first time in a joint conference. The International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Co-operative Research, the Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation, and the Association for Cooperative Educators will together host one unified conference in Saskatoon, SK. This event will combine the approaches and audiences of the respective organizations and will be held in conjunction with the 2007 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Co-operative and social economy researchers, educators, and practitioners from across Canada and around the globe will participate in these meetings. In conjunction with the larger gathering of the Congress, their attendance will make this conference a significant international event.

For more information, including a call for papers (submission of abstracts due February 1, 2007), go to www.usaskstudies.coop/socialeconomy/Congress2007.

Social Enterprise Development Program

2007 Social Enterprise Development Program: From Ideas to Action

Social Entrepreneurs often have more ideas than they can realistically implement. How do you know which idea is the most likely to succeed? How do you go from a hundred ideas to the implementation of that one key idea? Are you even ready for social enterprise and the changes it will inspire?

The Centre for Social Innovation is partnering with Aperio to offer a nine-session course that will help you transform your social enterprise idea into a grounded and achievable action plan. Using best practices, case studies and practical examples from the group, this course will provide a framework to help you develop earned income strategies that balance financial and social goals. The Program begins in January and participants will meet once or twice a month until May. All sessions will be held at the Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto.

To apply or to learn more about the program, please send an email to maria@socialinnovation.ca. Please note that space is limited to 20 participants.