Centre for Social Innovation - Where Change Happens!

March 24, 2010
9am - 4pm
Centre for Social Innovation
215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 400
Alterna boardroom
$350 (Max. of 9 persons)

Are you looking for the best system that will track, measure, explain your greening efforts and show that you walk the talk? This session is designed to help you create your own Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001(the Canadian and International standard).

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.
- Self-declare as conforming o ISO 14001 and qualify to use the "ISO 14001 Self-Declared" logo.

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.

Shirley Segev, MBA, will lead the workshop. Shirley is a Green Business Coach, implementing environmental management systems conforming to ISO 14001. Prior to focusing on environmental management as a consultant, Shirley worked for 20 years in consumer packaged goods marketing specializing in innovation.

The workshop is a program of Green Enterprise Toronto. It is made possible by sponsorship of the City of Toronto. It is supported by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and endorsed by Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas (TABIA)/GreenTBiz.

This is an excellent value proposition. The participatory workshop format yields excellent results in record time. Individual consulting fees to deliver this value to each business would cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $3,000.

For more information and to register go to www.sustainabilitynetwork.ca

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.

March 27 & March 28, 2010
Metro Hall
55 John Street
$150 - Subsidies available

Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada (YSEC) is launching re:Vision 2010, our inaugural entrepreneurship conference for young leaders.  If you're a) an Organizer, entrepreneur or activist, b) 17-30, and c) demonsrated leadership and a commitment to change in your community, you should be at re:Vision 2010.

YSEC is bringing together 100 young change makers, a line-up of top local and international speakers and facilitators for a weekend of workshops, skill-development, and instruction. re:Visionists will use the weekend to supercharge their initiatives, harness innovation, and build sustainable projects.

Deadline extended. Find out more and apply here