The Purple Cow Is Coming to Toronto

SIPpost Issue # 559: June 7, 2007

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The Official Newsletter of the Society of Internet Professionals (SIP)
Issue # 559: June 7, 2007
Editor/Publisher: Max Haroon: editor@sipgroup.org
Previous Issues: http://www.sipgroup.org/news/newsletterarchive.html

4th Search Engine Strategies Show & Conference, (Marketing and Optimization) June 12-13, 2007 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre

We are proud to be an Association Sponsor of this show and conference. This is a two-day, multi-tracked conference focused on all search related promotions, revealing all the innovative marketing approaches and tactics used to reach your customers. Listen to "success stories" and the best practices from SEM/SEO industry leaders, experts and the search engines themselves. Visit www.SES-Toronto.com. Use promotion code 10SIP and save 10% off.

Sessions include:

• Local Search: A Growth Industry
• Marketing to Women Online
• The Canadian Search Landscape
• Search User Behavior
• RSS, Blogs, & Podcasts: Successful Syndication Tips
• Linkbaiting & Widgets: Viral Bag o' Tricks

Details

SIP Launches AIP (SEO) Certification at SES Show

As a key part of its mandate, Society of Internet Professionals (SIP) has established AIP (SEO) designation, a standard of professionalism for practicing SEO professionals. Accredited Internet Professional (AIP) designation is an accreditation of an Internet professional’s qualification and experience.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Professional is a practicing Internet professional who integrates web technologies to market and promote businesses and their web sites. A SEO Specialist is a combination of search engine marketing strategist and public relations specialist with a good knowledge of online and offline business promotion practices.

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Details & Application Package
Take the Self-Assessment, review competencies & download the application from our web site:
http://sipgroup.org/certification.html


Association of Independent Consultants (AIC) in partnership with SIP presents
Podcasting for Profit

Would you like to cash in on the new 'podcasting' craze? Leesa Barnes will show you how to generate leads and make money using a 7 Step Process that she developed and has used worldwide.

Presenter
Leesa Barnes. President of Toronto-based Caprica Interactive Marketing. Leesa has helped hundreds of businesses worldwide generate an income from podcasting. She is author of the forthcoming book called Podcasting for Profit.

Date and Time
Monday June 25, 2007, 7:30 p.m. (Registration at 7:00 p.m.)

Location
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, 1250 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto
Map and Directions >>
(The entrance to the hotel is on Wynford Dr.) Parking is $3

Registration
$25 (SIP members $10, please rsvp if you wish to attend as a SIP member) at the door

Details

Topic: PODCASTING FOR PROFIT
3 Ways to Make Money from Podcasting
Presented by: Leesa Barnes President of Caprica Interactive Marketing
Do you want a better ROI where your business is concerned? Would you like to cash in on the new 'podcasting' craze?
Leesa Barnes will show you how to generate leads and make money using a 7 Step Process that she developed and has used worldwide.
In this workshop, you'll learn how to:
1. Attract new clients to your consulting business without wasting time conducting complimentary sessions.
2. Create additional streams of income with your podcast, so you can work less yet earn more.
3. Become a star in your industry and command a following on pennies a day.
4. Create leads and open doors without having to cold call.
5. Get that book deal without having to write a book proposal or work through a literary agent.
6. Gain a top ranking on page 1 in Google without hiring a search engine expert.

About Leesa Barnes:
Working with management teams, entrepreneurs and organizations, Leesa Barnes teaches insider tips on how to open doors, generate leads and make money using a podcast. She is President of Toronto-based Caprica Interactive Marketing. Leesa has helped hundreds of businesses worldwide generate an income from podcasting. She is author of the forthcoming book called Podcasting for Profit (Maxpress, August 2007) which will show individuals and businesses how to make money podcasting in seven easy steps.
Learn more about Leesa Barnes

PS:
How many interesting events are coming next week in Toronto. It’s going to be a very busy time.
First and foremost, Segh Godin is coming to Toronto. He is our guru. The Purple Cow. Never boring. Founder and original squid at Squidoo.

Wednesday, June 13, 2007
9:00am - 9:45am
Keynote Presentation: Seth Godin, entrepreneur, agent of change and author of The Dip.

Don't miss Wednesday morning's Keynote Presentation with entrepreneur and bestselling author Seth Godin. Godin is author of The Dip, which has been reviewed as "a mind grenade" and provides a little bit of insight that will help you see what's causing your organization (or you) to get stuck.

TEDTalks: Seth Godin: Sliced bread and other marketing delights
Credit: TED Conferences

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Toronto IT Events: Week June 12 - 16, 2007

Search Engine Strategies Toronto
The Premier Conference for Search Engine Marketing & Optimization
June 12 - 13, 2007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Bldg.)

Info Security Canada
Stay in front of the fast, ever changing information security curve, at Infosecurity Canada 2007, your first and best line of defense.
June 12 - 14, 2007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (North Bldg.)

Energize IT 2007 (Toronto)
Join Microsoft for an action packed day of innovation, technology, community, and learning. Re-energize your IT career and your IT passion.
June 16, 2007
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Bldg.)

Venue: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Location: 222 Bremner Blvd., Toronto Ontario M5V 3L9, Canada

Enterprise Toronto: Upcoming Events Summer 2007

Enterprise Toronto: Small business: seminars, workshops, tradeshows
Credit: Enterprise Toronto

It's a short list of upcoming events organizing by Enterprise Toronto, a program operated by the City of Toronto Economic Development Office to help entrepreneurs and small businesses.

MORNING SEMINAR SERIES:
OVERVIEW OF RUNNING A SMALL BUSINESS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: This seminar will focus on the requirements of a successful Small Business start-up. Review the necessities and scope of the considerations to create your business - legalities, financial & accounting issues, marketing programs, producing profit, and many other topics.
by Marvin Greenberg
Dates, Time & Schedule: 07 June 2007 From 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: Toronto City Hall
Second Floor, Committee Room 4
Address: 100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N2
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Starting a Small Business

MORNING SEMINAR SERIES:
BUSINESS FOR NEW ENTREPRENEURS AND NEW CANADIANS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: This seminar will give new entrepreneurs and new Canadians practical steps on how to develop and nurture contacts through informal and formal networks.
It will show you how to build your network map while pursuing your business goals.
by Flavian Delima
Dates, Time & Schedule: 12 June 2007 From 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: Toronto City Hall
Second Floor, Committee Room 4
Address: 100 Queen Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2N2
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Networking

WOMEN'S SEMINAR SERIES:
POWERFUL VISION: CREATING A ROADMAP TO SUCCESS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: Create a powerful vision and get ready to embark on your success journey.
Vision is not a plan; it is a living process. During this informative and motivating event, you will discover the key elements of a compelling vision and will explore how to open the door to the biggest, best success imaginable. Helen Tsotsos, certified coach trainer and entrepreneur will provide tools and techniques that will enliven and empower your ultimate vision. Leave with a checklist of "Living Vision" musts in order to ensure your journey is clear, enjoyable and evolutionary.
by Helen Tsotsos
Dates, Time & Schedule: 14 June 2007 From 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: North York Civic Centre
Lower Level, Committee Room 1
Address: 5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON
M2N 5V7
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Women Entrepreneurship
- Personal Motivation

MORNING SEMINAR SERIES:
MARKETING FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: A work shop loaded with ideas on how to market your small business on a budget. Learn how you can compete more effectively, using time-saving, street savvy marketing tips that will help you grow your business faster and save money, too.
by Drew Simmie
Updated on April 27: The seminar has been re-located to Committee Rm 3
Updated on May 3: The seminar has been re-located back to Committee Rm 4
Dates, Time & Schedule: 19 June 2007 From 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: North York Civic Centre
Lower Level, Committee Room 4
Address: 5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 5V7
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Marketing - General

BUSINESS CLINICS:
CANADIAN MARKET RESEARCH
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: The seminar will focus on an introduction of Canadian Market Research techniques and resources and learning cost-effective strategies to gather the necessary information needed to make sound business decisions. - by Maggie Weaver
Dates, Time & Schedule: 19 June 2007 From 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: Etobicoke Civic Centre
Enterprise Toronto Boardroom, Main Floor
Address: 399 The West Mall
Toronto, ON
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Business Clinic
Event Category(s): - Marketing Research

MORNING SEMINAR SERIES:
WAYS TO IMPROVE SALES EFFECTIVENESS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: Take the fear out of selling. Sell more in less time to the right prospects. Know where to look for your leads and give your prospects a reason to speak and buy from you.
by Eleanor Kwan
Dates, Time & Schedule: 28 June 2007 From 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: North York Civic Centre
Lower Level, Committee Room 3
Address: 5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 5V7
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Selling

MORNING SEMINAR SERIES:
GOOD-TO-KNOW PRACTICES FOR SMALL BUSINESS EMPLOYERS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: Did you know, that the subcontractors that work for you might be considered by the Ministry of Labour to be your employees? Avoid retroactive payments and/or hefty fines by the MOL for contraventions of the Employment Standards Act, by learning about the mandatory requirements for every employer.
by Roumiana Moutafova
Dates, Time & Schedule: 12 July 2007 From 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: North York Civic Centre
Lower Level, Committee Room 3
Address: 5100 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 5V7
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Employment Regulations

DOING BUSINESS IN ONTARIO - ENGLISH SEMINAR

Description: This is a one-day orientation on topics relating to business start-up for recently landed business immigrants. Seminars are offered in several languages. Speakers from the private and public sectors will discuss topics such as the Canadian business environment, banking and accounting for small business, business opportunities, and the removal of terms and conditions for immigrant entrepreneurs. This seminar provides an opportunity to ask professionals your business and immigration questions.

For more information about this venue and/or registration for this event, contact Ms. Michelle Bargel at 416-325-6976.
Dates, Time & Schedule: 12 July 2007 From 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: Call for Information
Address: Call for information
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Contact: Ms. Michelle Bargel
Contact Number: 416.325.6976
Contact Email Address: bis@edt.gov.on.ca
Web Address: http://www.2ontario.com/bi/bi_seminars.asp
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Financing
- Immigrant Entrepreneurs
- Networking
- Starting a Small Business
- Business opportunities

ADVANCED SEMINAR SERIES:
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
THIS IS AN ENTERPRISE TORONTO EVENT!

Description: Most employers in Ontario that hire workers must comply with the minimum standards set out by the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Participants in this seminar will gain practical knowledge on these standards that apply to their workplaces for things such as: Record Keeping and Payment of Wages, Hours of Work and Overtime, Minimum Wage, Vacation and Public Holidays, Leaves (Pregnancy, Parental, Emergency, Family Medical), Termination and Severance of Employment, Enforcement and Penalties
by Ministry of Labour
Dates, Time & Schedule: 24 July 2007 From 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Registration Fee: NO FEE
Event Venue: Toronto City Hall
2nd floor, Committee Rm 4
Address: 100 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M5H 2N2
Canada
Contact: Enterprise Toronto
Contact Number: 416-395-7416
Contact Email Address: events@enterprisetoronto.com
Event Type(s): - Seminar
Event Category(s): - Employment Regulations

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My New Friend TED dot COM

TED: Ideas worth spreading
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Web 2.0 creates a niche for a new semantic web agent to pick the best of the best of worldwide conference podcasting. What a great idea from a Bruno Giussani's article about a new trend in our digital life:

Great speech after great speech for free

This burgeoning of conference podcasting worldwide suggests a few thoughts:

* One: great ideas and knowledge are now shared freely as never before, available for people to use and share: I've heard of teachers using talks as part of their syllabus; corporate managers burning them on CDs and giving them to their staff or using them during team retreats; etc.
* Two: all of those conferences seem to be doing it for the same reason: TED believes "in the power of ideas to change attitudes, lives and ultimately, the world"; Pop!Tech's Zolli (quote above) talks about "harnessing the power of visionary ideas" to "build a better world"; LIFT's goal is to "connect people (...) and propel their conversations into the broader world to improve life and work".
* Three: the multiplication of conference videos may open a niche for a meta-curator role, picking the best of the best.

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National Job Fair: Learn the Essentials

The National Job Fair & Training Expo
September 14 and 15, 2005 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Photo: © Liudmila Cherniak

We started this Pursuit of Employment's e-venture after our visiting The National Job Fair & Training Expo (NJF&TE) two years ago.

This 'Ultimate Recruitment Event!' is the largest in the Ontario job and career fair industry with a multimedia advertising campaign of over $350,000 in value.

But only a couple of bloggers write about their job fairs' experience.
To launch a successful career with a blog, it's better to write celebrity gossip, or to criticize mainstream media, or to set up political columns, or to create sports chat, or to do all of the above.

See you at The National Job Fair & Training Expo 10th-Anniversary Edition in Toronto.

April 3 and 4, 2007

Tuesday, April 3, 2007: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, Exhibition Hall C
255 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario M5V 2W6

On my list to learn:

The Public Presentation Area
Presentation No. 5 - 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Keynote speaker: LINDA LEADERDALE, Columnist and Financial Editor, THE TORONTO SUN
Title: How to Get That Job
Brief description: Linda Leatherdale, award-winning financial editor and columnist for The Toronto Sun, is a regular commentator on business, political and personal finance issues. A believer in advocacy journalism, she has led highly-charged campaigns on the GST, the high cost of credit cards and bank services changes, government fiscal policy, and writes regularly on taxation as well as real estate, consumer and small business issues. Linda also stages popular award-winning seminars on retirement planning and real estate, and has made appearances on television and radio.
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National Job Fair on tap

We all know where the good-paying jobs are: In government, where 34,000 Ontario civil servants and employees, who work at Crown corporations, hospitals, municipalities, colleges and universities earn more than $100,000 a year.
That's up 24% from 2005.
Many of them earn twice that amount if they're lucky enough to work for hydro or the scandal-ridden Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.
Meanwhile, many small businesses complain they can't find workers to fill job vacancies.
At the same time, immigrants with skills can't find jobs.
So, to hear about where the jobs are and how to break down the job barriers, come out to the National Job Fair at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. I'm speaking there at 3 p.m. Tuesday.

LINDA LEATHERDALE
Source: Toronto Sun, April 1, 2007

The Entrepreneurship Seminar Room
Seminar #5 - 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Title: Learn the essentials to launching a business online
Presented by: Student Connections
Keynote speaker: JANE SCHEPANSKY, Program Manager, Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning
Brief description: Suitable for current small business owners who haven't yet moved online or for entrepreneurs who are just starting up their business. Recent online shopping statistics, and the logistics of launching a website will be explored. Student Connections at Humber helps more then 700 businesses per year to become successful online.
_________________________________
Student Connections (SC) provides the following e-business and Internet training services:

• E-business Basic Training: Designed to help SMEs implement e-business, this suite of services offers the tools businesses need to succeed online.
• Customized Training & Presentations for Business: SC delivers on-site customized services including comprehensive group presentations on e-business, Web marketing and safe surfing.
• Computer & Internet Basics for Business: Beginner to advanced level courses cover everything from getting online to search techniques and online communication.
• Computer & Internet Basics for Seniors: Based on SC's Internet training foundation, these modules have been developed specifically for seniors.

Affordable Technology Training for Business & Seniors

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Updated info (June 1, 2007):

11th edition of The National Job Fair & Training Expo

Tuesday, September 25, 2007: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building, Exhibition Hall C
255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON, Canada

The general admission is $3.50 per person
You are welcome!

Job Fair Just Across from the Parkdale Library

Flyer: PLEDC and Absolute Recruitment JOB FAIR
Credit: PLEDC & Absolute Recruitment

Looking for a job?

ABSOLUTE RECRUITMENT - JOB FAIR

Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Time: 9:30am and 5:00pm

Location: Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre
Address: 220 Cowan Ave. (across from the Parkdale Library)

Directions: Map
Closest major intersection: Queen St. West and Dufferin St.
Located on the south side of Queen St. West at Cowan Ave.

Parking
Paid - lot 1 block west on Queen St.

Public Transit
TTC streetcar #501 along Queen St. West.
TTC Dufferin bus #29 southbound from Dufferin subway station to Queen St., walk 5 minutes west to the library.

JOB FAIR presented: PLEDC and Absolute Recruitment

Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation (PLEDC) presents the Absolute Recruitment - Job Fair on March 6th 2007 @ Masaryk-Cowan Community Centre between 9:30am and 5:00pm.

Absolute Recruitment a leader in job placement services in Toronto will be on site all day to accept applications for numerous customer service related positions in and around Greater Toronto.

Additionally, opportunities for resume advice will available all day for attendees to the job fair, provided through Youth Employment Services (Y.E.S) - from the Bloor-Dundas Employment Center location. YES will also be there throughout the day to provide help in retooling resumes to create a more polished appearance, and a job ready feel to the document.

Marcus McLean
Media Relations Coordinator
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Parkdale Liberty Economic Development Corporation
1313 Queen St. West
Toronto, ON. M6K 1L8
(tel): 416.516.8301
(cel):416.903.6871
(fax):416.526.6345

www.myspace.com/parkdaleliberty

JOB FAIR on TUESDAY MARCH 6th
Reply to: resumes@absoluterecruitment.com
Date: 2007-02-22, 3:19PM EST

Absolute Recruitment will be meeting and greeting all day from 9:30am to 5pm on TUESDAY, MARCH 6th 2007. We have the cool jobs now we just need the cool people!! Please be prepared for a mini interview and bring your energy!!

If you are friendly up beat and positive please bring your resume and come on down!

If you have any questions please call Kayla or Kimberly at 416-644-1600

We have many positions, permanent and temporary, in administration / reception, call centre, warehouse, data entry and customer service.

Credit: toronto.craigslist.org

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Society of Internet Professionals™: SIP at the CareerDoor Job Fair: Job Board Launch Change Management Seminar and More...

Society of Internet Professionals™: SIP at the CareerDoor Job Fair: Job Board Launch Change Management Seminar and More...

This is a Job Fair 2.0 - NEW Recruitment Vehicle for HiTech Professionals

Co-founder and CTO, Chuck Mariotti, says “As an IT Professional myself and co-founder, it was important to me that our events offered a more dignified and valuable experience for IT Professionals than career fairs of the past. We had to have ways to allow for one-on-one scheduled interviews and value-added educational and networking opportunities as well. We are really looking to partner with the HiTech community and the organizations that service them – that is what makes us stand-out!”

CareerDoor Inc. HiTech Career Fairs:

Finding it hard to get an interview... tired of your resume not being
found. Job seekers can now finally secure interviews with hiring
managers giving you a chance to demonstrate you have the skills and
capabilities to tackle the position offered. Our HiTech targeted
career fairs enable face-to-face meetings between job seekers and
employers, helping them both to quickly identify employment fit.
Visit us at www.careerdoor.com to register for the next event.

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Possibilities: Toronto's Online Employment Resource Centre
Credit: Findhelp Information Services

I met the poss.ca team at one of the Job Fairs last year.
There are more possibilities in our ocean of possibilities.
It’s handy, interactive and user-friendly platform of 211 community connection information services.
Use it and link to poss.ca.

Possibilities is Toronto's first Virtual Employment Resource Centre. The first step to a great future can be found here! Browse through our articles and archives, connect to resources, educate yourself about options and explore opportunities. It's all here: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

http://www.poss.ca/

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Citizenship 2.0: Five Good Ideas

Five Good Ideas' Page

Credit: The Maytree Foundation

Register now for 2007 Five Good Ideas sessions

Five Good Ideas
Building Essential Management Skills for Successful Community Organizations
2006-2007 Series

The management of nonprofit organizations is a complex and unique task, made all the more challenging by the resource limitations that many of the GTA's nonprofit organizations find themselves battling.
Five Good Ideas is a lunch and learn program where industry or issue experts discuss powerful yet practical ideas on key management issues facing nonprofit organizations. The sessions are most useful for management staff and board members at small and mid-sized nonprofits.
Each expert presents five practical yet strategic ideas and explores with the audience how these ideas can be translated into action. At the end of each session, participants self-organize in small groups and continue the discussion to generate the best and most relevant of all ideas. The "good ideas" are published on our website as a lasting resource tool for nonprofits.

These is an upcoming session:

Citizenship 2.0
with Anil Patel, Executive Director, Framework Foundation
Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 12:00 to 2:00 PM

Today, many active community leaders argue that no single sector – public, private or nonprofit – is capable of solving our modern day challenges on its own. A new dialogue is needed, and a more powerful focus on citizen involvement is required to collectively address these issues. Anil Patel will provocatively explore the role that volunteerism plays in the context of the ‘greater good’. Anil’s talk will unveil his newly coined concept of Citizenship 2.0, a more holistic approach to the challenges and opportunities relating to civic responsibility through the lens of volunteerism. He will present an interconnected core set of principles that focus on how to maximize a citizen’s contribution in the community over the long-term relative to their capacity to give.

Location:
St. Michael's College - Elmsley Hall, Charbonnel Lounge
Google Map: 81 St. Mary Street, Toronto, ON

(St. Mary Street/Bay Street - 2 blocks south of Bloor Street).
Closest subways are Bay Station and Wellesley Station.

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TURNING OUT TO TALK YOUNG PHILANTHROPY AT THE FRINGE

Anil Patel, Director and Co-Founder of the Framework Foundation, an organization that advocates volunteerism through creative initiatives, suggested that giving doesn’t have to be an “either-or” choice. Donating time rather than money is a worthwhile compromise. For every $1 spent in traditional fundraising campaigns, only $2 is generated. For every $1 spent on volunteerism efforts, $7 in benefits is generated. By encouraging what Samir Khan of D-Code, a strategic marketing firm, calls the “participatory instinct,” both the donor and organization benefit.

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Anil Patel, co-founder and Executive Director of the Framework Foundation said that:

“The Working Group has developed a very impressive modelling process that has exceeded the expectations of Framework Foundation. Framework Foundation is a small but growing organization with limited experience and skills in systems design. The Working Group was essential in making Framework Foundation a big hit with our volunteers, partner volunteer agencies and key-stakeholders. I would recommend the Working Group to all other NGOs looking for information technology/information management solutions."

The Working Group


[PDF] First Principles: It’s Time to Get in the Picture.
Anil Patel. Co-Founder, Framework Foundation
September 2006

[PDF] Step Into the Shoes of a Potential Volunteer
An Environmental Scan: The effectiveness of Nonprofit and Voluntary Organizations websites' ability to engage volunteers
Framework Foundation
Fall 2005

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Career Edge:: Canada's Internship Organization
http://overview.careeredge.ca/

hireimmigrants.ca
http://www.hireimmigrants.ca/home.htm

TRYEC:: Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council
http://www.triec.ca/

The Maytree Foundation
http://www.maytree.com/

Update 2007: The Global Economy

In partnership with Time magazine, the World Economic Forum hosts the Time Board of Economists for a discussion of the issues and themes likely to dominate the global economy in the coming 12 to 18 months. links: The World Economic Forum Weblog technorati tags: 98 blog posts tagged World Economic Forum Posts that contain "World Economic Forum" per day for the last 30 days. Get your own chart!