[All] Social Innovators Update (source of "Silent Wind Power" info)

[Robert Milligan]

> From: "Centre for Social Inovation" <info at socialinnovation.ca>
> Date: June 23, 2010 1:32:55 PM GMT-04:00
> To: "Robert Milligan" <mill at continuum.org>
> Subject: Social Innovators Update
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> 6.23.10
> Hey there Innovators!
>
> Welcome to a new issue of Innovators offering a great mix of events,  
> job postings and development skills.  Enjoy!
>
>
> What's Inside
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> NEWS
> 1. HST and Nonprofits: Definition and Resource Guide
>
> 2. CSI Publishes Two Groundbreaking Books on the Innovation Model:  
> Free Digital Publications Now Available
>
> EVENTS
> 3. Support Silent Windpower - Information Event - June 23
>
> 4. Success Circle™ 90-Day Planning Session for Entrepreneurss - June  
> 25
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>  5. Meditation: A Path of Peace, Healing and Celebration - July 8
>
>  6. “The New Entrepreneurs: Building a Green Economy for the  
> Future": Book Launch - July 8
>
> 7. Coaching for Transformation: Workshop - July 9 or July 10
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> 8. Network Your Way to More Business Using Twitter:Workshop -July 9
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> 9. Sustainability Network Rooftop Summer Celebration - July 16
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> 10. Team Collective 3 - UrbanEx.- July 19
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> 11. Student Life Education Company: 2010 Charity Tournament– July 21
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> 12. Facebook Business Breakthroughs: Workshop - July 21
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> 13. Leveraging Linkedin for Business: Worskhop - July 30
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> JOBS
> 14. Community Outreach Director:
> UNITY
>
> 15. Office Adminisrator:
> REEL Canada
>
>
> CSI ANNEX UPDATE
>
> History was made at CSI's Party-to-end-all-parties on May 28, 2010.   
> Colleen'sblog brings pics of the party goers and props to the  
> supporters like Toronto urban winery Vintage One
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> You can make CSI history too - at the CSI Annex, opening this fall
>
> To find out more about the CSI Annex info sessions
> click here
>
>
> Shout Out For Global Justice
>
> Friday, June 25, 7:00pm Massey Hall, Toronto
>  $14 for Council of Canadians members,
> $20 for non-members
>
> rabble.ca is proud to co-sponsor this event and will be live video  
> streaming it atrabble.ca/rabbletv
>
> Featuring Maude Barlow, Leo Gerard, Amy Goodman, John Hilary, Naomi  
> Klein and many more notables
> WordPress Training
> WordPress Fundamentals
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> July 9, 9:00am - 5:00pm
> Centre for Social Innovation Think Tank
> 215 Spadina Ave, 4th Floor
> $450 (/w 10% discount)
>
> The basics of WordPress and what you need to know to run a  
> successful website
>
> To register
> and for more info click here
>
>
>
> NEWS
> 1. HST and Nonprofits: Definition and Resource Guide
>
> The HST will soon be implemented on July 1, 2010.  For a complete  
> guide with definitions and resources from the Canada Revenue Agency  
> click here
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> 2. CSI Publishes Two Groundbreaking Books on the CSI Model: Free  
> Digital Copies Now Available
>
> CSI is opening our model and sharing our story with the world with  
> two new publications:
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> Emergence: The Story of the Centre for Social Innovation
> Rigour: How to Create World-Changing Spaces
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> For a free digitial copy click here
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> EVENTS
> 3. Support Silent Wind Power - Information Event
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> June 23, 2010
> 1:30pm
> Centre for Social Innovation, Suite 120
> 215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
> Free
>
> Toronto Mayoral Candidate, Himy Syed, believes Strand Energy "has a  
> real, practical, working, turn-key solution" for Toronto. Come see  
> and hear about this world-beating Canadian technology and Support  
> Silent Wind Power. This event is organized by Borderline Research  
> and Communication and hosted by the Centre for Social Innovation.
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> 4.Success Circle™ 90-Day Planning Session for Entrepreneurs
>
> Friday, June 25, 2010
> 8:30am - 2:30pm
> Oakham House, Room A/B (Ryerson University)
> 63 Gould Street, Toronto
> Cost is by charitable donation to Street Kids International
>
> The one area that is most overlooked by business owners is  
> planning.  When you plan how to apply your knowledge in a controlled  
> way, you maximize your chances of success in the shortest time  
> possible. And  that is exactly what you will learn to do at the  
> Success Circle™ 90- Day Planning Session on June 25. You will learn  
> the difference between thematic planning and operational planning  
> and how both are needed to pull off spectacular results, and much  
> more. You will create a detailed plan of specific  actions you will  
> take over the following 90 days to drive your  business to success.
>
> To register click here
> For more info click here  or email, or call 416-544-8667
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> 5. Meditation: A Path of Peace, Healing and Celebration
>
> Starting July 8 and finishing August 26, 2010
> Thursdays 6:30pm  - 8:00pm
> Centre for Social Innovation, 4th Floor, Alterna Savings Room
> 215 Spadina Ave., Toronto
> $225.00 course fee
>
> For those new to or curious about meditation and interested in the  
> basic concepts and techniques. We will explore: 1) What is  
> Meditation?; 2) Mind, Memory and Thoughts; 3) The Problem of Fear;  
> 4) Effects of Fear & stress on the body, brain and mind; 5) Biology  
> of Joy and Peace; 6) Breath and Yoga as preparation for Meditation;  
> and 7) Practice a variety of meditation techniques including sound  
> (chants), visualization, guided imagery, mindfulness and dynamic  
> meditation.
>
> For more information/to register, click here
> Or contact Mary Poppe by email or phone at 416-923-4926
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> 6. Andrew Heintzman on his New Book “The New Entrepreneurs: Building  
> a Green Economy for the Future”: A Sustainability Network Forum
>
> July 8, 2010
> 8:00am
> Centre for Social Innovation, Suite 120
> 215 Spadina Ave., Toronto
> $20
>
> In "The New Entrepreneurs," author and venture capitalist Andrew  
> Heintzman introduces us to a burgeoning class of entrepreneurs who  
> are at the forefront of the green-tech economy. From forestry to  
> water to agriculture and oil, he maps out the leading enterprises  
> that are developing cutting-edge, high-profit, clean-tech products  
> and systems for export to a vast and rapidly expanding global  
> market. "The New Entrepreneurs" offers a fresh and visionary  
> approach to redesigning our current economic system, one that uses  
> the powerful forces within capitalism to act as a catalyst for  
> change - and profit.
>
> Andrew will be interviewed by Alternatives’ Executive Editor Nicola  
> Ross. Nicola is an award winning writer and author.
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> To register click here
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> 7. Coaching for Transformation: Coaching Skills for Managers,  
> Activists and Community Workers who Want to Empower People
>
> July 9, 2010 or July 10, 2010
> 9:30am - 5:00pm
> Downtown Toronto
> $150 regular rate, $95 student and limited means
>
> In this training you will learn core coaching skills for  
> acknowledging people's unique gifts and strengths, tapping  
> resourcefulness, expanding their options and creating compelling  
> action plans.  You’ll practice three levels of listening, the art of  
> asking powerful questions, identifying the powerful motivations that  
> underlie feelings, ways to move from being stuck to readiness to  
> act, and expanding the view of what is possible and translating  
> desire into action.
>
> Training led by Martha Lasley and Richard Michaels, co-founders of  
> Coaching That Works
>
> For more info email Henry Wai  or call (416) 913-8861
>
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> 8. Network Your Way to More Business Using Twitter
>
> July 9, 2010
> 9:00am – 1:00pm
> Centre For Social Innovation, Alterna Savings Room, 4th Floor
> 215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
> $149 early bird, $169 at the door (if available)
>
> If you have ever thought about using Twitter to generate more  
> business but don’t know how to get started, this special seminar is  
> for you.  During this practical, hands-on workshop, you will  
> discover how to get maximum results from the time you spend  
> tweeting. You will also create a simple, yet powerful, marketing  
> strategy that can allow you to grow your business using Twitter – in  
> as little as 20 minutes per day.
>
> Topics include understanding the 17 different types of tweets and  
> how to use them to generate interest in your business, building a  
> list of targeted followers, tools to help you automate building your  
> twitter brand and much more.
>
> Presented by Jaime Almond
>
>  For more information and to register click here
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> 9. Sustainability Network Rooftop Summer Celebration
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> July 16, 2010
> 6:00pm – 8:00pm
> Rooftop, 401 Richmond St. W., Toronto
>  Free + cash bar
>
> To register email your rsvp
>
> Let's Celebrate!
>
> You've worked hard. Now it's time to unwind, relax and celebrate.  
> Join friends in the environmental community for a fun evening of  
> refreshment and conversation.
>
> Thank you to event sponsors: Steam Whistle Brewing, Green Living,  
> Bullfrog Power, AutoShare, Choco Sol, EvolutionGreen with Chris  
> ChopikJuly 9, 2010 or July 10, 2010
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> 10. Team Collective 3 - UrbanEx.
>
> July 19, 2010
> And July 25, 2010
> 6:00pm
> Downtown Toronto
> $600 - $700 estimated cost, includes lodging
>
> "Change the world by changing you."
> If you want an experience that will forever impact YOU and the world  
> around you....join us for our next Urban Excursion!!  *Final Details  
> TBA after size of group is determined, as that alters costs*
>
> Deadline for application and deposit must be sent in by June 10th
>
> To sign up or inquire for more info click here or email
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> 11. Student Life Education Company 2010 Charity Tournament
>
> July 21, 2010
> 11:30 am
> Royal Ontario Golf Club
> 6378 Trafalgar Road, Hornby (Milton), ON
> Individual Golfer: $170.00, Foursome: $575.00
>
> The Student Life Education Company is hosting a Charity Golf  
> Tournament to support the programs we develop for secondary and post  
> secondary schools across Canada.
>
> The tournament is designed for golfers of all levels and abilities  
> to enjoy a fun-filled day of golf, mingling with sponsors and  
> supporters, as well as support a national charity that is committed  
> to supporting young people to make healthy choices around the use of  
> alcohol and other health issues. This year, the golf tournament will  
> be at the stunning Royal Ontario Golf Club.
>
> For more info click here  or email
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> 12. Facebook Business Breakthroughs: Harness the Power of the  
> World’s Most Popular Social Networking Site to Attract Customers and  
> New Create Opportunities
>
> July 21, 2010
> 9:00 am – 1:00pm
> Centre For Social Innovation, Alterna Savings Room, 4th Floor
> 215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
> $97 early bird, $125 at the door (if available)
>
> Facebook, with over 300 million users, is a powerful relationship  
> building platform. It can be used for building your reputation, your  
> brand and people’s trust in you as well as establishing yourself as  
> a expert or market leader. It has become a popular way for people to  
> learn and share information between networks of friends, family and  
> colleagues, and this workshop will address how to harness this  
> powerful social media platform.
>
> Topics covered in this workshop include understanding Profiles,  
> Business Pages and Groups how they can benefit your business, how to  
> maximize your Facebook presence, security and privacy settings,  
> positioning yourself as a hub in your community, best practices for  
> using Facebook for business so you avoid making mistakes that cost  
> you to lose friends, fans or members and much, much more.
>
> Presented by Jaime Almond
>
> For more information and to register click here
>
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> 13. Leveraging Linkedin for Business: How Mastering a Seemingly  
> “Boring” Tool Can Create Your Next Big Opportunity
>
> July 30, 2010
> 9:00am – 1:00pm
> Location: Centre For Social Innovation, 4th Floor Alterna Room
> 215 Spadina Ave, Toronto
> $149 early bird, $169 at the door (if available)
>
> Linkedin is the premier Business Networking site, yet many people  
> are still unsure how to use it effectively to enhance their current  
> networking activities and generate new business opportunities.  If  
> you’ve wondered how to get Linkedin working for your business, this  
> special seminar is for you.  In 4 hours, you’ll discover how to get  
> the maximum results from
> Linkedin.
>
> Topics include learning the Linkedin fundamentals, creating a  
> profile that reflects your brand while building trust and  
> credibility with your target audience, how to strategically grow  
> your network to connect with people who will buy your services,  
> Linkedin best practices, business generating strategies and much,  
> much more.
>
> Presented by Jaime Almond
>
> For more information and to register click here
>
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> JOBS
> 14.Community Outreach Director: UNITY
>
> UNITY is a youth led charity dedicated to showing youth how using  
> positive forms of artistic self-expression leads to making positive  
> life choices. Through our performance driven programs and events we  
> display the possibilities of positive self-expressions to help boost  
> the self-esteem of youth while steering them away from violence,  
> racism and other negative expressions. We currently run our programs  
> in around 20 Ontario schools, 5 Alberta schools and 5 Nova Scotia  
> schools.
>
> For full description click here
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> 15. Office Administrator: REEL Canada
>
> REEL CANADA is hiring a full time person to support our admin and  
> programming departments. It's an entry level position with lots of  
> room to learn & grow. Good opportunity for someone looking to get  
> into arts (or festival/events) management in a dynamic and rapidly  
> expanding organization.
>
> For full description click here
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