PWAC Presents: Power of Partnerships
Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Centre for Social Innovation, Suite #120.
Cost: $40 PWAC members, $60 non-members
Registration Form: http://www.pwac.ca/eventsandresources/pwacpresentsregform
Contact Email: info@pwac.ca
Contact Phone: 416-504-1645 ext.1
By learning how to form strategic partnerships, you will never be overwhelmed with workload and multiple client expectations again. When applied, Successful Partnership Models result in mutual benefits and tremendous opportunity for growth. Learn how to form powerful partnerships that support the growth of your business or organization, discover how to build relationships with other business professionals to help promote your specialty service and expertise, and learn how to apply Successful Partnership Models that provide mutual benefits and opportunities for growth.
Participants will learn:
- Why partnerships are crucial for the growth of your business, organization or association.
- Criteria for forming partnerships and how to model successful cooperative partnerships that are proven winners.
- How partnerships relieve isolation and provide support to self-employed individuals, consultants and freelancers.
- How to maintain independence, stay focused and meet objectives, while forming partnerships and relationships that help move you towards your goals.
- How to recognize opportunities for increased business and exposure through formation of positive partnerships.
- How to use personal performance public relations to benefit your business profile and attract new clients, customers or audiences.
- Why it is important in partnerships to establish and maintain a respected business profile.
- How to create promotional strategies that include partners, for mutual business benefit, personal and professional growth.
November
Design Thinking Workshop
What: Design Thinking for Social Innovation
When: 1.5 days: Mon Nov 10 & Tues Nov 11 (Monday: 5pm - 9pm , Tuesday: 9am - 5pm )
Where: Centre for Social Innovation
Cost: $100 per person (Max. of 16 persons); includes food
Are you charged with introducing innovation and change in your organization? Do you wrestle with finding the "right" idea and managing the risk of failure? Design Thinking is a creative problem solving approach that can help you and your organization feel more confident about trying new solutions. Design Thinking is now taught to graduate students at Stanford and The Rotman School of Management. It is relevant to businesses and to nonprofit organizations. And now is your chance to learn it too!
In this experiential workshop, we will introduce the framework around design thinking as it is taught at the Stanford school, and then give participants many opportunities to practice their skills. During the two days hands-on workshop, participants will be exposed to a succession of mini labs where they will learn tools and techniques in the areas of needs findings, visualization, ideation, rapid prototyping, create feedback loops, and then immediately apply them to one or several real case studies in the field of social innovation, in a team environment.
Click here for more information and to register
Introduction to Risk Management: How to Motivate Your Leaders and Get Started
Wednesday, November 19
1:00PM to 5:00PM
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., Suite 120
$55 (includes refreshments and resource package)
When risk management is working well, it frees up resources. It also provides peace of mind and helps attract and maintain the confidence of key stakeholders. In this half-day workshop, participants will learn about the obstacles to risk management and how to overcome them, the benefits of risk management, how to create a risk management task force, and how to develop a risk management plan. All participants will receive a comprehensive resource package.
Register online or by phone by calling Cathy Barr at 416-597-2293, ext. 306. A credit card number is required to hold your place.
The Ontario Association of Food Banks presents Food for Thought
Wednesday, November 19
The Carlu
444 Yong Street, 7th Floor
6:00pm +
$250/person; $2,500/table
Featuring Host Evan Solomon, CBC
Jessica Jackley Flannery co-founded Kiva.org, the world's largest online micro-loan organization, as an innovative way to lift people out of poverty. A dynamic speaker, she has appeared on Oprah alongside Bill Clinton, and the former US President has stated of Kiva, "I think the capacity to expand is infinite." On Wednesday, November 19th, 2008, Jessica will make her first Canadian public speaking appearance at The Carlu in Toronto. She will share her inspiring personal story to help fight hunger across Ontario.
Hosted by CBC's Evan Solomon, the second annual Thought for Food Gala is the signature fundraising event of the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB). Our challenge is great - over 320,000 Ontarians are forced to turn to food banks each month. Join us for this unique evening as Kiva and the OAFB unite to demonstrate a ground-breaking way for you to help end hunger.
Click here for more information and to register.
Introduction to Risk Management: Key Risks and What to Do about Them
Thursday, November 20
9:00AM to 5:00PM
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., Suite 120
$110 (includes lunch, refreshments and resource package)
Participants in this full-day workshop will learn about the ten key risks facing nonprofit organizations in Canada and how to manage these risks to protect their organization and people. Topics include governance, board liability, employment practices, volunteer management, driving, workplace safety, fundraising, special events, partnering and contracting, and working with children and youth. All participants will receive a comprehensive resource package.
Register online or by phone by calling Cathy Barr at 416-597-2293, ext. 306. A credit card number is required to hold your place.
Register for BOTH WORKSHOPS and SAVE 20%
Speech Writing
Tuesday, November 25
9:30am to 12:30pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Ave., Suite 120
$42 for PWAC members and $63 for non-members
A Workshop from the Professional Writers Association of Canada
Helping people put into words what they want to say in public can be fun -- and a lucrative source of revenue for freelance writers. The Writing Fairy® Speech Writing Workshop offers a three-hour exploration of how to write speeches and event remarks for clients.
The seminar includes:
- knowing your speaker/client and audience;
- interviewing the speaker for speaking style and content;
- writing in a "voice" different from your own;
- researching and fact checking;
- creating a dynamic opening, compelling body and inspiring ending for the talk;
- adding humour when appropriate;
- tailoring the speech/remarks fixed format to the client's needs;
- timing the speech draft; and charging professional rates..
For more information click here or email info@pwac.ca. To register, use this form.
