[All] FW: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental Network Study & Green Book

[Robert Milligan]

Felix,

I have an MAC OS X which will not open the first attachment and the  
2nd opens with a blank page. Would a more universal
format be possible?

Robert Milligan


On 6-Dec-10, at 12:43 PM, Susan Koswan wrote:

> Hi GRENers,
> If you attended the last GREN meeting, you would have heard the  
> presentation and request from Felix Munger. There’s some academic  
> stuff happening, but what is of immediate concern to you is that  
> Felix needs all of us to look at the attached  list for the creation  
> of a Green directory of groups in Waterloo Region. See below for  
> details and respond to Felix directly at email below.
>
> Thanks,
> Susan K
>
> From: Felix Munger [mailto:felixmunger at me.com]
> Sent: November-24-10 11:43 AM
> To: jjackson at web.ca; Susan Koswan
> Subject: Fwd: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental  
> Network Study & Green Book
>
> Hello Susan and John,
>
> Thanks for having me at the meeting yesterday and giving me a chance  
> to present our research and the green book idea.
> Please see the email from Manuel Riemer below regarding  
> organizations and contact information.
> Also, I will follow up with Manuel regarding the question of  
> "reference people/mavericks" and will contact individuals of the  
> group if I have questions.
>
> For now, please forward the email including the excel sheet as you  
> see fit to members of GREN in order for us to get a list of  
> organizations that is as complete as possible.
>
> Regards,
>
> Felix
>
> Subject: contact information for Waterloo Region Environmental  
> Network Study & Green Book
>
> Dear Environmental Organizations and Activists in Waterloo Region,
>
> Over the past couple of years, many of the environmental  
> organizations and activists in the Waterloo Region have expressed an  
> interest in strengthening collaborations with other organizations  
> and potentially developing a formal coalition or network in order to  
> be more effective.  Now, we are taking a step into that direction  
> and need your support.
>
> There are two exiting developments. First, the Community,  
> Environment, and Justice Research Group (CIJRG) at Wilfrid Laurier  
> University is conducting a study that will take advantage of a tool  
> that has been recommended by scholars and community organizers as  
> useful for developing effective networks, called Social Network  
> Analysis. The main goal of this study is to assess the level of  
> collaboration among local environmental organizations and to  
> identify the usefulness of this tool for developing a formal  
> environmental network within this region.
>
> The second development is the creation of a Green Book, an easily  
> accessible and searchable online database that will list all the  
> environmental organizations and groups in the Waterloo Region.  We  
> are convinced that both aspects will have very positive effects on  
> local environmental organizations.
>
> Clearly, for both initiatives it is critical to have a list of  
> environmental organizations and groups in this region that is as  
> complete as possible. This is where we need your help! We are  
> seeking your assistance in identifying local environmental  
> organizations to be included in the study and in the Green Book. It  
> should take only about 5-10 minutes of your time.
>
> Please review the 4 different sheets in the attached excel document.  
> The first sheet identifies the steps and inclusion criteria. The  
> second sheet asks you to review the existing list and add  
> organizations and/or their contact information.  The third sheet  
> provides you with an overview of the categories and subcategories  
> that might help you to think of environmental organization that  
> should be included. Finally, on the last sheet, please identify  
> other individuals who you think should provide us with information.
>
> There are three ways to provide feedback:
> 1)    You can add information to the excel file and email it to  
> Felix Munger at
>         mung1340 at mylaurier.ca;
> 2)    You can simply reply to this email with your suggestions; or
> 3)    You can simply forward any existing relevant list(s) that you  
> may have to mung1340 at mylaurier.ca.
> Please send your feedback by November 27, 2010. Please email us with  
> any questions or concerns.
>
> Thank you and regards,
>
> Manuel
>
> Manuel Riemer, PhD
> Assistant Professor
> Area Coordinator, Community Psychology
> Director, Community, Environment and Justice Research Group
> Department of Psychology
> Wilfrid Laurier University
> mriemer at wlu.ca
> 01-(519)-884-1970 ex. 2982
>
>
>
> <List of Environmental Organizations1.1.xls><ATT00042.htm>
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