April 2008
Welcome to What’s Budding @ Maytree
Welcome to the April issue of What’s Budding @ Maytree, your source for news about all things Maytree.
Maytree Leadership Conference May 6, 2008
Join us for a half day of inspiration, networking and professional development at the 2008 Maytree Foundation Leadership Conference -
May 6th – 12:00 noon – 6 p.m. – 89 Chestnut Street
Guest speakers include, Michael Adams, Dr. John Helliwell, Dr. Chaviva Hošek, Dr. Will Kymlicka, Dr. Kwame McKenzie and Uzma Shakir as we consider the current state of Canadian diversity, identity and wellbeing.
Workshops cover a wide range of topics: human trafficking, linguistic access to justice, reforming the refugee system, transportation and equitable development, diversity in governance; and community leadership development.
View the full conference program
Last Sessions of the Season!
Five Good Ideas:
Using Your Voice to Deliver Your Message
With Bonnie Gross, President, Speech Science
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Policy Principles:
Policy Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation
With Randy McLean, Economic Development, City of Toronto
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 – 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sessions are free, but space is limited so register today!
Urban Nation by Alan Broadbent
Please join Maytree’s Chairman, Alan Broadbent as he addresses the problems facing our municipal regions, and possible solutions, on Thursday, May 8th, 7:00 p.m., at the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom in Toronto.
The event will be hosted by the Toronto Star’s Christopher Hume, with opening remarks by Mayor David Miller. An open question and answer session will follow.
Alan Broadbent is the author of the upcoming book Urban Nation: Why We Need to Give Power Back to the Cities to Make Canada Strong; available where books are sold, including www.amazon.ca.
This event is supported by Pages’ This Is Not a Reading Series and HarperCollins Publishers. For more information, contact Barbara Bower: barbara.bower@harpercollins.com.
Maytree goes International!
With the arrival of two new staff members, Kim Turner and Pat Tobin Maytree will launch Cities of Migration this summer. This new project will link cities and city regions globally to promote the integration of migrants. It will capture good integration practices and stories, and showcase and disseminate these to support a lively exchange of ideas between many stakeholders. By doing this, Maytree hopes that London learns from Toronto, Toronto learns from Lisbon, and so on, and so on.
New Grant for Poverty Reduction
Maytree is pleased to announce a grant of $100,000 per year for two years to the Ontario Employment Education & Research Centre for the Workers’ Rights Information & Support initiative. The initiative will provide information, education and support to newcomers, women, immigrant and racialized workers about their rights at work and how to address workplace problems.
“We are very excited to have the support of the Maytree Foundation. There are so few resources available to workers, especially immigrant workers, that provide them with accessible information and support when they face violations of their rights in the workplace. This is an excellent opportunity to address this important need,” said Brenda Campbell, administrative coordinator at OEERC.
abcGTA Appointees
Maytree is searching for people who represent the diversity of the GTA and who are ready, willing and able to serve on boards of voluntary organizations and public institutions. In demand now are individuals with legal, financial management and human resources expertise.
Visit our site to find out how you can add your name and profile to the roster and help to diversify the face of governance in the GTA.
Congratulations to these recent abcGTA appointees:
- Zahra Dhanani and Sheerin Sheikh to the Toronto Community Housing Corporation Board of Directors
- Soban Pasha Ahmed to the Epilepsy York Region Board of Directors
- Rebecca Huang to the Council of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario
- Yvonne Blackwood to the Council of the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Aamna Ashraf and Maya Bhullar to the Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA), Board of Directors
- Abena Buahene to the Council of College of Psychologists of Ontario
- Alina Chatterjee to the Laidlaw Foundation Board of Directors
Rebecca Huang had this to say about her appointment, “I’m happy to have an opportunity to lend my skills to the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, and shed light on issues that foreign trained or female engineers might face.”
Public Policy Training Website Institute goes West!
The Calgary-based Max Bell Foundation is launching a Public Policy Training Institute which was inspired by Maytree’s own PPTI. MBPPTI was developed using Maytree’s PPTI curriculum and is accepting applications for its first year.
“Maytree has long had a well deserved reputation for leadership and innovation. When we first learned about Maytree’s Public Policy Training Institute, we had a strong sense that it would be tremendously valuable for participants. We’re grateful to Maytree for leading the way on this initiative, and hope to live up to the standard of excellence that’s been set,” said Allan Northcott, senior program officer with the Max Bell Foundation.
We’re pleased the model is being replicated and wish the Max Bell Foundation every success with their program! For more information about the Calgary-based program, and an on-line application form please visit: www.maxbell.org/mbppti.
Jane’s Walk: May 3 and 4, 2008
The Centre for City Ecology celebrates the legacy of the foremost urban thinker of our times with a series of free neighborhood tours on May 3 and 4, led by well-known and unsung neighbourhood activists who speak knowledgeably about the people, places and history that make each community unique.
This year Jane’s Walk Toronto will include more than 50 walking tours—twice as many as last year. The tour guides range from former Mayors and community gardeners, to grade seven students and street food connoisseurs.
The Inner Suburbs of Toronto are featured this year—we invite you to delve into the vibrant street life and burgeoning communities in North York, Scarborough, East York and Etobicoke. Visit www.janeswalk.net for details, schedules and tour descriptions.
News You Can Use
Toronto Community Development Institute
The Toronto Community Development Institute is on April 24, 25 and 26…register today!
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario
Registration is open; for full workshop descriptions and to register visit: www.torontocdi.ca.
Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto: A social enterprise funding program
The Centre for Social Innovation has officially announced the launch of Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto (ENP-TO)—a program to spark and support social enterprise in the GTA. ENP-TO provides grants of up to $10,000 to non-profit and charitable organizations interested in starting or developing a revenue-generating initiative.
For more information, visit: www.socialinnovation.ca/enp.
Social Tech Training
Web of Change and MaRS invite you to the Social Tech Training (STT)—a unique hands-on Web 2.0 oriented learning intensive for people working in the social change sector. This three-day training session will be held June 22-24, 2008, in Toronto, Ontario. Each participant will emerge with new technical, creative, and leadership skills, a powerful network, and a customized, comprehensive “Web 2.0 Plan” for their organization.
For more information, visit: http://www.marsdd.com/socialtechtraining.
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