The SEC’s Lunchbox Speakers’ events are lunch hour presentations that feature different social economy organizations and activities. The series runs monthly from Fall to Spring of each year and all events are free, no registration required. All Speakers’ events are hosted at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) and webcast live. Click here for webcast instructions.
For 2011/2012 the Social Economy Centre, in partnership with other education/research centres and community organizations, will be featuring different social enterprises in the Greater Toronto Area. See below for the full 2011/2012 schedule.
For more information, please contact Andrea at secspeakerseries@gmail.com.
RUNNING A SOCIAL PURPOSE BUSINESS: LESSONS FROM FURNITURE BANK
*No registration required
**Please note: room change to 3-104
The Furniture Bank operates one of the largest social purpose enterprises in Canada, is the second largest in Toronto by sales revenue, and is the largest employer of people who are marginalized.
Perry Davidson, Executive Director, and John Cumming, Business Manager of Furniture Bank will introduce the organization’s social purpose business, Furniture Link, and discuss:
- Furniture Link’s social enterprise model;
- Top challenges to running a social enterprise;
- Organizational sustainability;
- And much more…
Webcast: This event will be webcast live. View the webcast here. To be sure you can view the webcast, please review these instructions for preparing your browser
MIZIWE BIIK: A MICRO-FINANCING PROGRAM FOR THE URBAN ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY
Presenters
Kenn Ross, Manager, will introduce the program and discuss the challenges to its operation and sustainability.
Melanie Ferris will discuss her experience as a loan recipient. Melanie is a business woman specializing in plain language communication services. She is a past winner of Miziwe Biik's Business Woman of the Year Award.
Date: Wednesday October 26, 2011
Time: Noon to 1:30pm
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.
INSPIRATIONS STUDIO: AN ART-BASED MICRO BUSINESS INCUBATOR FOR LOW-INCOME WOMEN
* Free- No registration required
Theresa Morin, Program Coordinator, will provide an overview of Inspirations Studio’s social enterprise model.
Victoria Gudgeon, Studio Facilitator, will discuss the day-to-day operations of the studio
Deloris Thomas, Artist / Studio Member, will share her experience as a member of the collective
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.
When: Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm.
Where: 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 secspeakerseries@gmail.com
Webcast: This event will be webcast live. View the webcast here. To be sure you can view the webcast, please review these instructions for preparing your browser
A GOOD FOOD SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: LEARNINGS FROM FOODSHARE
* Free- No registration required
Zahra Parvinian, Director of Social Enterprise Programs, with
Alvin Rebick, Senior Manager of Kitchen and Focus on Food, and
Meredith Hayes, Senior Manager of School Programs
will introduce FoodShare Toronto’s social enterprise programs and discuss:
- The organization’s different enterprise program models, as well as the challenges, sustainability issues, and other aspects to running a food social enterprise
FoodShare Toronto is a non-profit organization whose mission is to work with communities to improve access to affordable and healthy food. Working “from field to table,” FoodShare runs many programs that focus on the entire system that puts food on our tables: from the growing, processing and distribution of food to its purchasing, cooking and consumption.
When: Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm.
Where: 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 secspeakerseries@gmail.com
Webcast: This event will be webcast live. View the webcast here. To be sure you can view the webcast, please review these instructions for preparing your browser
Rise Asset Development: Investing in people with mental health and addiction challenges
***Free - No Registration Required***
The Social Economy Centre (OISE/UT),
Rotman School of Management, &
Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)
Present
Investing in people with mental health and addiction challenges
Presenters:
Narinder Dhami, Executive Director, Rise Asset Development;
Trent Copp, Occupational Therapist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health; and
Rise Entrepreneur
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.
When: Wednesday, Feb 22, 2012
Time: Noon - 1:30 pm.
Where: 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 secspeakerseries@gmail.com
Webcast: This event will be webcast live. View the webcast here. To be sure you can view the webcast, please review these instructions for preparing your browser