March 2016 What I've been up to

  • Surrey Social Policy Advisory Committee meeting
  • Completed class at SFU  called "Shared Spaces: Foundations for Dialogue and
    Engagement between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Peoples." It was a great class and I recommend it strongly!
  • BCASW RDB Branch - Social Work Week Celebration
  • Started an Introduction to Tea class at VCC and taking a peek into the local tea community!

I attended:

  • Four day Ready to Raise 2016 Virtual Summit on Community Strategic Planning hosted by Tracy Smyth and Tammy Dewar
    • Day One: Vince Gowmon & Line Marie Perron on Leadership, Trust & Creativity
    • Day Two: Paul Born and Maggie Hodge-Kwan on Data & Engagement
    • Day Three: Erica Crawford and Tanya Gadsby on Change and Graphic Facilitation
    • Day Four: Joanne Schroeder and Alison Bledsoe on Systems Thinking, Values & Evaluation
  • Urban Land Institute's webinar on Innovative Developments: Three Philadelphia Case Studies
  • Urban Land Institute's webinar on "What's your Roadmap for Cultivating Leadership?"
  • Charity Village's webinar on "Four Keys to Financial Success in small to mid-sized Non-Profits and Charities"
  • National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health's webinar on Re-thinking Family Violence: Centering Indigenous Knowledges
  • Charity Village's webinar on "5 Tips to Write the Ultimate Fundraising Cover Letter"
  • CASW's webinar on Ending Client Relationships
  • NEARI Press' webinar on Family Reunification after child sexual abuse with Joan Tabachnick and Peter Pollard
  • National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation's webinar on Participatory Budgeting