Events & Features - National Dialogues
Tuesday, June 19, 2012 (All day) - Friday, June 22, 2012 (All day)
How the World is Changed
A conversation with Vickie Cammack (SiG@PLAN), Tim Draimin (SiG National), Al Etmanski (SiG@PLAN), & Cheryl Rose (SiG@Waterloo)
People engaged in systems change recognize they are dealing with complex, interlocking systems which can’t be controlled but can be shifted and influenced. They look for patterns across the social, economic, and political landscape. They use their deep understanding and trusted relationships to connect innovative ideas and initiatives with...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 (All day)
SiG Social Impact Webinar Series
A Webinar with Cheryl Rose
Cheryl Rose is the Director, Partnerships and Projects for SiG@Waterloo
Really effective collaborations between communities and universities are of increasing interest to organizational leaders, policy-makers, students, teachers, and researchers. They have the potential to be a crucial source of social innovation in the 21st century. SiG@Waterloo has worked with five outstanding examples of such collaborations to find out what...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 (All day) - Monday, February 13, 2012 (All day)
Social Innovation Generation is pleased to announce that the Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series is concentrating its next webinar events entirely on Canadian ideas in social innovation.
From November 2, we explore innovation through the eyes of our own SiG leadership team. It's rare that we focus on our own collaborative, but this gives us an opportunity to share with you the strength of this unique structure, and the great learnings that each Director has to impart. It's not so much a "...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 (All day)
SiG Social Impact Webinar Series
A Webinar with Frances Westley
Frances Westley is an internationally-renowned social innovation academic and co-author of Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed. She is currently J.W. McConnell Chair in Social Innovation at the University of Waterloo and co-founder of the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience.
During this webinar Frances frames her discussion around Social Innovation & Resilience. Resilience is, like sustainability,...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - 15:00 - 17:00
Paul Martin Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo
Just show up
SiG@Waterloo will be hosting a gathering for anyone interested in discussing the role of knowledge in society. This gathering will precede CU Expo 2011 in Waterloo where community-university partnerships will be explored as a vehicle for social change.
The Knowledge Commons refers to conceptual spaces where the boundaries between diverse locations of knowledge creation, forms of knowledge and uses of knowledge are diminished. This gathering will build upon past events and discussions including...
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 (All day) - Saturday, May 14, 2011 (All day)
Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5
CU Expo 2011 showcased the exemplars in community-university partnerships worldwide, and explored and introduced creative ways of strengthening our local communities.
Who is attending?
The conference drew over 800 people from Canada and around the world who are passionate about the power of community-university partnerships as a vehicle for social change. Students, community leaders, researchers, educators, funders, policy makers and others invested in community-building were in attendance.
Why...
Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (All day)
For more information, please visit the Social Finance website.
The findings of the Task Force on Social Finance were communicated with the public on November 30, 2010. The report is just the beginning of a new stage for social finance in Canada. It is anticipated that following the release of the report, there will be a number of informational and strategic workshops and working groups formed to facilitate cross-sectoral discussion and implementation of the recommendations.
At the November 30th...
Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 17:00 - 19:00
Hub Theatre and Tannery Event Centre in the Tannery District (151 Charles St. W., Unit Number 20, Kitchener)
The NFB came to Kitchener-Waterloo to connect with you and your community
Tom Perlmutter, Head of the National Film Board (NFB), is traveling across the country to hear and share the diverse stories of Canadians. Join Tom for an intimate evening of exchange and storytelling, and discover how the NFB can be part of your community. In addition, Tom spent time with individual members of the KW community, including Dr. Frances Westley, J.W. McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, for a one-on-one...
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 12:00 - 15:00
Net Change Week is a week dedicated to exploring the intersection between social technology and social change. Hosted at the MaRS Discovery Centre in downtown Toronto, Net Change Week hosted some of the most renowned thought leaders in the field of social technology and social change that challenged, inspired and informed participants from diverse areas such as education, popular culture, childhood development and philanthropy.
In an effort to spread the ideas generated at this event in...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 - 09:00 - 16:30
SiG @Waterloo has been pleased to be part of a national collaboration with Community-Based Research Canada, the Canadian Alliance for Community Service-Learning, and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health over the last year to convene the Canadian Knowledge Commons Initiative. We are interested and supportive of emerging efforts to address such challenges and hosting spaces to have these important conversations
Visit the Knowledge Commons Networking Website
A knowledge commons refers to...
Sunday, May 30, 2010 (All day) - Tuesday, June 1, 2010 (All day)
National Summit on a People-Centred Economy
Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario
May 30 - June 1, 2010
From May 30 to June 1, 2010, the National Summit on a People-Centred Economy will be an unprecedented gathering of leaders and representatives of the community economic development, cooperative and social economy sectors to build a common agenda and mobilize action for a secure, sustainable economy that puts people and the planet first. The Summit seeks to mobilize networks and organizations...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 09:00 - 16:00
MaRS Discovery District, Toronto
This conference brought sectors together for a conversation about social innovation and how it can change the way we support and interact with each other in the 21st century. Social change is increasingly dependent on collaborative action, as well as ongoing experimentation. In the face of constant economic and social uncertainty, meeting the needs of Canadians requires even more creativity to address current and emerging social issues. To explore the growing impact of the community sector and...
