Leadership Lab Lunch & Learn – Accessibility Act – Central Region
All are welcome to join Tovah Sherman, CEO and cofounder of reachAbility, for a discussion of the new Nova Scotia Accessibility Act. Topics covered will include the a review of the act, an update of its implementation and next steps, community engagement, empowerment and accessibility, the legislation's impacts on organizations as well as potential opportunities […]
RESCHEDULED-Financial Sustainability-Central Region
FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY - FULL DAY Government funding is a core source of revenue for many community groups, but diversifying beyond public funds is a key imperative to increase financial sustainability these days. Participants in this workshop will use a self-assessment tool to measure internal organizational competencies in four core areas of financial sustainability. Building on that […]
Valley Leadership Lab – Social Enterprise Round Table
The Community Sector Council is proud to host Common Good Solutions for their first 'Social Enterprise Roundtable'. The evening will start off with a screening of The Social Shift, a documentary that follows three young Nova Scotians journey across Canada to highlight businesses that are adding economic and social value to world. Following the documentary we will […]
Accessibility Act Information Session – Middleton March 12th
Opening Doors for Everyone (ODE) Lunch & Learn Under the direction of The Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, reachAbility is excited to introduce to you this FREE workshop! Business Accessibility laws are changing! How will it affect you? ODE is a disability and inclusion awareness workshop focused around Nova Scotia’s new Accessibility Act, the Business ACCESS-Ability […]
Executive Director Network-New Glasgow-Pensions & Benefits
For this particular Executive Director Network meeting for the Northern region the Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia (CSCNS) will highlight pensions & benefits in Nova Scotia's community sector. Nick Mombourquette from NewGround Financial will be on hand to present information to the community sector in regard to pensions and benefit program options that can work in […]
Grant Writing-Central Region
GRANTS: FINDING & WRITING Introduction (morning): Finding grants and writing them can seem like a mysterious art form, but it’s really about figuring out what funders are looking to invest in and seeing if there is a match with your organizational goals. Participants in this workshop will: look at common challenges in grant finding and […]
Legal Information Society of NS & Accessibility Act Presentations-CENTRAL Region
Community sector participants are invited to the CLARI Room at Saint Mary's University, March 25, 2019 from 9am-12noon for presntations on LISNS (Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia) and the Accessibility Act (reachAbility) About LISNS Legal Information Society of NS helps Nova Scotians build legal life skills to minimize conflicts, and promotes access to justice […]
Grant Writing – Valley Region
GRANTS: FINDING & WRITING Introduction (morning): Finding grants and writing them can seem like a mysterious art form, but it’s really about figuring out what funders are looking to invest in and seeing if there is a match with your organizational goals. Participants in this workshop will: look at common challenges in grant finding and […]
Kairos Blanket Exercise-Stronger Together-Cape Breton
The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ program is a unique, participatory history lesson – developed in collaboration with Indigenous Elders, knowledge keepers and educators – that fosters truth, understanding, respect and reconciliation among Indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. The KAIROS Blanket Exercise™ is a workshop that explores the nation-to-nation relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Blankets arranged […]