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ONESTEP AGM Reminder |
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ONESTEP's Annual General Meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 20,2006 from 11:00am-1:00pm The meeting will be located at the Holiday Inn at 370 King Street West in Toronto. Lunch will be provided Member packages will be sent in the mail at the end of August. |
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In This Bulletin:
Member News
Meetings, PDWs and member only resources
Call for Participants: Think Tank Forum in Toronto on Financial Vibrancy
Call for Participants: SHARE your lessons learned on financial vibrancy
South West Regional Meeting
News/Alerts
CBT related media reports, RFPs and announcements
HIEC's FutureForce Summit
CARS NEWS new edition
Call for Participants: "Building Bridges" Labour Studies Conference
Gates Foundation CEO Patty Stonesifer to Discuss Buffett Gift at IS Annual Conference
Interested in Electoral Reform in Ontario?
Events
Understanding Canadian Workplace Culture
(Toronto (North Etobicoke))
ONESTEP Annual General Meeting
(Toronto)
Uncovering the Genius: Enhanced Facilitator Training
(Blind River)
Online Resources
The Impact of Welfare State Restructuring on The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Canada and the US
The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World
Job Postings
Employment Facilitator
(Richmond Hill)
Executive Director
(Toronto)
Communications Specialist
(Mississauga )
Member News
Call for Participants: Think Tank Forum in Toronto on Financial Vibrancy
ONESTEP is planning an exciting
two-day Think Tank Forum with CBT agencies from across the province as part of
the Paths to Financial Vibrancy Project. This ‘gathering
of the minds’ will be an intensive learning session with CBT practitioners,
experts, and leaders to discuss specific and proven strategies for becoming
financially vibrant and develop action plans for the CBT sector. We will be
working towards producing an innovative, web-based tool that will map out the
steps associated with the multiple and inter-related paths to financial vibrancy
to help CBT agencies develop and implement their own plans to becoming
financially vibrant
ONESTEP will
reimburse travel to and from
Think Tank
participants will be selected based on their insights and experiences related to
at least one of the paths of financial vibrancy. Participation in the Lessons
Learned Sharing process is a requisite for the Think Tank Forum.
If you’d like to
participate in the Think Tank Forum in
For more
information (in French and English) on how to get involved: http://www.onestep.on.ca/pfvp/testsite.htm
Or
contact:
Project
Manager
Email: shelley@onestep.on.ca
Tel: 416-591-7151
x221
We are grateful
to the
Call for Participants: SHARE your lessons learned on financial vibrancy
Keep in mind: there is more to financial vibrancy than finance.
First and
foremost, financial vibrancy is the product of multiple organizational
capacities such as visioning, strategic planning, leadership, financial and
program accountability, effective human resource management, effective
communication and partnership, and so forth. No single capacity works in
isolation from any of the others; and moreover, they are dynamically linked:
responding to opportunities, challenges and needs on an ongoing
basis.
You are requested to share your
thoughts (either through the Lessons Learned Sharing Template or the Online
Forum) by August
11th.
Two downloadable documents have been created to help us facilitate the preliminary knowledge-gathering process:
1. The Lessons
Learned Sharing Guide (background information on the
project):
English: http://www.onestep.on.ca/pfvp/files/PFVP_Lessons_Learned_Sharing_Guide_(eng).doc
French: http://www.onestep.on.ca/pfvp/files/PFVP_Lessons_Learned_Sharing_Guide_(fr).doc
2. The Lessons
Learned Sharing Template (a template to share your thoughts;
please complete and email back to us):
French: http://www.onestep.on.ca/pfvp/files/PFVP_Lessons_Learned_Sharing_Template_(fr).doc
If you’d rather share your thoughts
through a bulletin-board type online forum, we are also hosting a Paths to Financial Vibrancy Online Forum.
It’s easy to participate in this forum -- instructions on how to log-in are
posted on the home page.
http://courses.atutor.ca/bounce.php?course=312
Basically, we ask that you share -
in point form if you wish – “do’s” and “don’ts,” and any caveats you think
people should be mindful of based on your experiences in one or more of the
following inter-related paths to financial vibrancy: Only respond to ONE or TWO
of the paths – the paths in which you have the most experience. We are looking
for quality, not just quantity. It is by deepening our knowledge on these paths
that we will grow as a sector.
We also ask that if you have a
success story, to please share that as well. Success stories will inspire others
and help them see your success as real and attainable.
This is the first time
the sector has been asked to work together and come up with action plans to help
develop the capacity of the sector. Your input is vital to the success of this
process.
You’re now ready to get started
… Reflect. Relax. Share. Thanks very much for your participation!
If you have any questions, contact
THANK YOU!!
Le projet des voies du dynamisme financier
Dans le
secteur de la formation en milieu communautaire (FMC), nous devons modifier en
profondeur nos méthodes afin de nous adapter au nouveau cadre de financement
tout en demeurant efficace, mais nous devons également exploiter le potentiel
existant.
Dans l’immédiat, notre objectif est
de mettre en commun notre expérience, nos connaissances et notre compréhension
collectives – notre « sagesse collective » si l’on veut – des leçons tirées sur
le dynamique financier. À long terme, nous souhaitons, certes, que le secteur de
l’emploi et des services au marché de l’emploi soit plus efficace, mais aussi
que les organismes deviennent sans cesse plus dynamiques au plan
financier.
Les voies du dynamisme financier
sont nombreuses, et nous savons que beaucoup parmi vous ont connu du succès en
utilisant une ou plusieurs de ces voies. Aucun organisme n’excelle dans toutes
les facettes, mais nombreux sont ceux dont les efforts dans certaines d’entre
elles ont été couronnés de succès.
Bref, nous vous demandons de nous
indiquer – dans un style télégraphique si vous désirez – quelles sont vos règles
de conduite (choses à faire et à ne pas faire) et vos mises en garde, compte
tenu de vos réussites passées avec l’une ou l’autre des voies du dynamisme
financier :
· GOUVERNANCE
· DÉVELOPPEMENT DE
L’ENTREPREUNARIAT ET DU COMMERCE
· ÉLABORATION DE
PROGRAMME
· GESTION
FINANCIÈRE
· GESTION DES RESSOURCES
HUMAINES
· SUIVI DES
RÉSULTATS
· UTILISATION DE LA
TECHOLOGIE
· CRÉATION DE RELATIONS ET
COMMUNICATIONS
· UTILISATION DE LA
RECHERCHE
En compilant les connaissances
acquises par les organismes de FMC – grands et petits, urbains et ruraux – et,
en faisant abstraction de l’échelle de la réussite de l’une ou l’autre de ces
voies, le secteur tout entier ressortira enrichi de cet
exercice.
Les questions relatives à la
politique occupent une grande place dans le financement et seront abordées dans
le cadre du projet. Personne n'ignore qu'au cours des dernières années, les
politiques du gouvernement fédéral, en particulier, ont posé d’énormes défis au
secteur dans lequel nous évoluons. Cependant, la signature de l’Entente
Canada-Ontario sur le développement du marché du travail (ECODMT) nous permet
d’espérer que des politiques plus souples et plus réalistes verront le jour.
Guide
d’échange des leçons tirées
Nous avons fait parvenir le
Guide d’échange des leçons
tirées à environ
200 organismes de FMC, dont des
organismes membres de Réseau ontarien
des organismes pour le développement
de l’employabilité (ROODE/ONESTEP),
l’Association ontarienne des centres
de consultation pour l’embauche des jeunes (AOCCEJ/OAYEC) et l’organisme ACTEW
(A Commitment to Training and Employment for
Women).
Les
documents sont joints (en Anglais et en Francais).
Outre la compilation des leçons
tirées dans le présent guide, nous hébergeons un forum sur Internet – cliquez ici.
Dans un cas comme dans l’autre, il
est facile de partager vos connaissances, vos expériences et vos
impressions.
Ce projet comportera également un
Forum de réflexion de deux jours les 20 et 21 septembre prochain à Toronto. Pour
l'occasion, nous réunirons un groupe représentatif de 40 organismes de FMC
provenant de tous les coins de la province qui ont connu du succès avec l’une ou
l’autre des voies du dynamisme financier, afin d’échanger leurs connaissances et
leurs perspectives.
Ne laissez pas
la longueur du présent guide vous intimider. Rappelez-vous que nous vous
invitons à relater que les leçons apprises pour les voies que vous-même et vos
collègues connaissez le mieux.
NOTA
:
Dès la réception du présent fichier,
attribuez-lui un nom en utilisant la fonction « enregistrer sous » et en
incorporant, par exemple, le nom de votre organisme dans le nouveau nom de
fichier.
Nous vous prions
de faire parvenir le document rempli à Shelley Smith aux
adresses suivantes :
MERCI!
The next South West Regional meeting is to take place September 29th, 2006. An agenda and location information will be sent out prior to the meeting.
News/Alerts
This conference is intended for anyone who will be or is affected by workforce development issues: employers, employees, HR Managers, General Managers, Associations, educators, political representatives, and community members.
Click here for more information.
Attached is a neak preview copy of the Spring Summer edition of CARS News in English!
Click here for more information.
Call for Participants: "Building Bridges" Labour Studies Conference
Below is a call for participants for the "Building Bridges" Labour Studies Conference, to be held at the University of Windsor on February 2-3, 2007. This conference seeks to being together academics, movement leaders and activists and artists to analyse the sources of division within and between labour and social movements, and to foster strategies for building more effective forms of solidarity.
Click here for more information.
Gates Foundation CEO Patty Stonesifer to Discuss Buffett Gift at IS Annual Conference
Warren Buffett's record-setting gift to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will have a profound impact on the foundation and significant ripple effects in the charitable sector and the global community.
Click here for more information.
Interested in Electoral Reform in Ontario?
The Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform will be conducting an assessment of Ontario's electoral system by holding discussions and reviewing public feedback between September 2006 and April 2007.
Click here for more information.
Events
Understanding Canadian Workplace Culture (Toronto (North Etobicoke))
MicroSkills Employment Resource Centre invites you to attend a workshop on Understanding Canadian Workplace Culture.
Click here for more information
ONESTEP Annual General Meeting (Toronto)
The ONESTEP AGM will be held on Wednesday September 20th at 11:00 am in Toronto. Details regarding the key note speaker and the location will be announced shortly. Mark your calendars now!
Click here for more information
Uncovering the Genius: Enhanced Facilitator Training (Blind River)
YOUR MIND IS YOUR GREATEST TECHNOLOGY!
THIS PROGRAM TEACHES YOU HOW TO USE IT
TO REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
* Increase your ability to inspire your clients to succeed
* Improve overall participation and performance
* Motivate clients to take control of their lives
Click here for more information
Online Resources
The Resource Library is an online searchable database of information about community-based employment and training across Ontario and beyond. Visit the ONESTEP Resource Library: www.onestep.on.ca/resource/intro.cfm Below are some recent additions:
The Impact of Welfare State Restructuring on The Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector in Canada and the US
Building on a previous study in the state of Delaware and a review of research done in other locations in the US, I recently investigated the impact of welfare state restructuring on the nonprofit social services sector in two provinces in Canada, British Columbia and Ontario. Research in the US has shown that welfare state restructuring has produced unforeseen (and largely negative) consequences for nonprofit sector capacity and inter-organizational relationships. Welfare reform has increased the demand for services from the US nonprofit social services sector.
Manuscript
Summary of Findings
Click here for more information
The Non-Profit Sector in a Place-based Policy World
The value of the non-profit sector has never been clearer. In addition to its age-old role of providing social goods and services that the market and public sectors have failed to deliver adequately, the sector is a key player in the new social policy era. So argues David Hay, Director of CPRN’s Family Network. Hay says that despite the challenges inherent in funding regimes, reporting requirements and regulations, the sector is still a major source of social innovation. Its committed workforce, experience, knowledge, flexibility and creativity, its entrepreneurial capacity and its holistic approach are its strengths. Hay suggests that non-profits are well placed to play an increasingly important part in place-based policies of the future.
Click here for more information
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