Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 12-1:30pm

***Free - No registration required

This event will also be webcast live.  View the webcast here.

Evergreen Brick Works is operated by Evergreen, a national charity that makes cities more livable. Since 1991, Evergreen has helped half a million Canadians transform their local landscapes. By deepening the connection between people and nature, and empowering Canadians to take a hands-on approach to their urban environments, Evergreen is improving the health of our cities—now and for the future.

Presenters

Tara Rogerson, Associate Director of Social Enterprise at Evergreen, describes her experience while starting a multi-million dollar social enterprise within an established charity.

Anthony Westenberg, Manager of Public Relations, shares his experience in building a social enterprise from a marketing perspective.

The panel will focus on:

• Evergreen Brick Works’ Social Enterprise model;
• What is necessary to make a social enterprise work; and
• The challenges encountered and overcome along the social enterprise’s development
  process

Location: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto,
252 Bloor St. West, (St. George Subway Station) Room 3-104

Bring your lunch and a mug. Water, coffee, tea, and fresh-baked snacks from Lemon & Allspice
will be provided.

For more information, please contact Andrea at secspeakerserie@oise.utoronto.ca

When: Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012, Noon-1:30pm

***Free - No Registration Required 

Rise Asset development is a Rotman/CAMH financial initiative providing microfinancing and mentorship to entrepreneurs who have/had a mental health and/or addiction challenge. The Rotman School and CAMH participate in advisory functions, volunteering their respective expertise in business mentoring and mental health supports and services to the benefit of Rise clients. Rise works to improve the health of individuals, while recognizing the interdependency of financial well-being to one’s overall quality of life. 

Presenters:  Narinder Dhami, Executive Director, Rise Asset Development; Trent Copp, Occupational Therapist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; and Rise Entrepreneur

Where: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, 252 Bloor St. West, (St. George Subway Station) Room 3-104

This event will be webcast live. View the webcast here.

* Free- No registration required

When: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012, Noon - 1:30pm

Inspirations was established in 1994, as a woman's craft/artisan collective by providing under-housed/homeless women an opportunity to participate in meaningful economic activity, by providing direct access to the market place for women working with handmade crafts.  Since 2001, Inspirations Studio has been a program of Sistering, a women's agency serving homeless, marginalized and low-income women in Toronto.

Presenters  

Victoria Gudgeon, Studio Facilitator,will discuss the day-to-day operations of the studio