Best Maytree Foundation Podcasts (2024)

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Five Good Ideas for being inclusive of Indigenous Peoples 45:31

6d ago45:31

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Bob Goulais, founder of Nbissing Consulting Inc., joined Five Good Ideas to discuss some wise practices to be more inclusive of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit. “Most of all,” said Bob, “consider integrating Indigenous values and ways of being.” Bob’s five good ideas: Be values-based in everything you do Involve First Nations, Métis, and Inuit in c…

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Five Good Ideas on how to help yourself to help others 47:11

2M ago47:11

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Farzana Doctor is an activist, community organizer, social worker, and author. In this session, Elizabeth McIsaac talks to Farzana about about how you can practice self-care and community-care around your work. You can find Farzana's good ideas, resources, and full bio here.By Maytree Foundation

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Five Good Ideas on advocating for change from the frontline 51:21

4M ago51:21

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Diana Chan McNally is a frontline worker and advocate for homeless people. In this session, Elizabeth McIsaac talks to Diana about what she's learned in combining both roles. You can find Diana's good ideas, resources, and full bio here.By Maytree Foundation

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Five Good Ideas on working with Ombudsman Toronto for positive change 46:58

4M ago46:58

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Ombudsman Toronto is an independent and internal office that holds the City accountable to its residents. It makes recommendations to the City to improve its service and ensure they're fair. In this session, Elizabeth McIsaac talks to Toronto Ombudsman Kwame Addo about how individuals and residents can get the most out of working with his office fo…

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Five Good Ideas for disrupting ableism in the workplace 46:39

5M ago46:39

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In this session, Sree Nallamothu and Fran Odette joined Elizabeth McIsaac to discuss how to create an accessible workplace. They explain how to be proactive, to move beyond niceties, the power of language, embracing intersectionality, and putting accessibility in the budget. You can find the transcript, and Sree and Fran's full bios here: Five Good…

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Five Good Ideas for successful succession planning 49:14

8M ago49:14

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In this session, Joan Garry, founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab, emphasizes the need for proactive and ongoing succession planning, reframing it as part of organizational readiness, and the critical role of the board in driving this process forward. She highlights the risks of inadequate succession planning, such as difficulties in recruiting …

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Five Good Ideas for aspiring board directors 48:41

8M ago48:41

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This session provides a guide to participating in nonprofit boards, drawing on the expert knowledge of Rick Powers, a governance and board leadership specialist at Rotman School of Management. Topics include the importance of understanding fiduciary duty and duty of care, addressing the "information chasm" between board members and management, the …

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Five Good Ideas for getting journalists to call you back 34:17

9M ago34:17

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Your non-profit organization does good work and has an important story to tell. Media coverage can be a great way to establish credibility, build cachet, and reach a larger audience. But journalists are not necessarily short on stories or sources. So what are the Five Good Ideas for getting a journalist to call you back? Denise Balkissoon, Ontario …

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Five Good Ideas for building a sustainable and resilient collaboration 50:33

1y ago50:33

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It can be hard sustaining a collaboration because tackling community issues together creates challenges to partnership and momentum. But you can set up a collaboration for success. Focus on four areas—people, resources, process, and impact—and the factors that determine their quality, like leadership, funding, community engagement, and the ability …

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Five Good Ideas to create a sense of community and belonging at your workplace 56:10

1y ago56:10

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Silence around questions of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace has started to sound more like complicity. Now people can’t talk enough about EDI. But how do you put all you’ve read and learned into action? In this session, recorded live on March 31, 2023, Dr. Tanya (Toni) De Mello, Vice-President, Equity and Community Inclusion…

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Five Good Ideas for building effective relationships between community organizations, governments, and businesses 50:16

1+ y ago50:16

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“We couldn’t do it without you!” “Without strong partners, this couldn’t be done.” We use these phrases because they are at the heart of how we work for social change. Social change does not happen in a vacuum. In this session, recorded live on February 23, Agapi Gessesse, Executive Director, CEE Centre for Black Young Professionals, shared her fiv…

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Five Good Ideas for values-driven digital transformation 52:14

1+ y ago52:14

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How can you advance your non-profit’s values through the use of technology? In this session, recorded live on January 23, Amy Sample Ward, CEO of NTEN and author of The Tech That Comes Next¸ and Katie Gibson, Executive Director of the Canadian Centre for Nonprofit Digital Resilience, presented their answers to this question. [5:38] 1. Never put tec…

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Five Good Ideas for non-profits to manage their office space 48:50

1+ y ago48:50

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When searching for a new office space, it’s all about the lease. In this session, recorded live on November 25, George Georghiades, Principal and CEO of Lexington Park Real Estate Incorporated, presents his advice on who to hire for help, what to look out for, and how to minimize risk in what is often an organization’s second largest expense. These…

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Five Good Ideas on bringing your financial story to the board 49:29

1+ y ago49:29

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If the well-being of a non-profit organization depends on its financial health, then the quality of the relationship between senior, or finance, staff and the board of directors is key. In this session, recorded live on October 24, Michael Herrera, Chief Financial Officer at George Brown College, shares lessons from his wealth of experience as a st…

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Five Good Ideas for evolving your non-profit's impact in periods of transformation 48:04

2y ago48:04

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The charitable sector has navigated many new challenges in the past few years. How do we now quantify our impact, respond to the future of work, and relate and respond to social movements? In this Five Good Ideas session, recorded live on September 28, Sabreena Delhon, executive director of the Samara Centre for Democracy, discussed how to break ou…

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Five Good ideas on creating a psychologically healthy and safe workplace 50:21

2y ago50:21

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In this session, originally recorded on June 1, 2022, we asked Katharine Coons, National Senior Manager, Workplace Mental Health at Canadian Mental Health Association, to share her five good ideas on how create a psychologically healthy and safe workplace. Read the full transcript. Download the session handout. Five Good Ideas Reduce stigma Normali…

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Five Good ideas for building thriving partnerships within the charitable and non-profit sector 48:31

2y ago48:31

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In this session, originally recorded on April 26, 2022, we asked Teresa Marques, president and CEO of the Rideau Hall Foundation, to share her five good ideas on how to navigate effective development within the non-profit and charitable sector. Read the full transcript. Download the session handout. Five Good Ideas Form should follow function. Figu…

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Five Good Ideas about using human-centred design for social change 49:48

2y ago49:48

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In this session, originally recorded on March 29, 2022, we asked Nandita Bijur and Galen MacLusky to share the mindsets and principles that have helped their organization, Prosper Canada, introduce and integrate human-centred design into their projects. Download the session handout at https://maytree.com/wp-content/uploads/5GI-Mar2022.pdf. Five Goo…

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Five Good Ideas to get your communications fundamentals in order 50:20

2+ y ago50:20

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In this session, originally recorded on February 24, 2022, we asked Marlene Oliveira, a communications advisor and copywriter, to share her five good ideas on how to best get an organization’s communications fundamentals in order and how to plan to strengthen them. In her presentation, Marlene discussed the importance of specific frameworks, tools,…

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Five Good Ideas to influence public policy 48:12

2+ y ago48:12

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In this session, originally recorded on January 26, 2022, we asked Matthew Mendelsohn, a public policy entrepreneur, researcher, strategic advisor and public sector executive, to share his five good ideas on the best ways to influence the decisions governments make. Matthew provides an overview of lessons he has learned during his time in governmen…

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Five Good Ideas for building community-labour relations 46:59

2+ y ago46:59

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In this session, originally recorded on November 25, 2021, we asked Rosemarie Powell, Executive Director of the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN), to share five good ideas about the lessons she has learned as the leader of a community-labour coalition charged with implementing community benefits agreements. Local communities want the workfo…

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Five Good Ideas for greater governance – making bad boards better 50:38

2+ y ago50:38

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In this session, originally recorded on October 25, 2021, we asked Owen Charters, President & CEO of BGC Canada, to present his five good ideas about how a board can be better. They say strategy starts with the board, but is that really true, and should it be? Whether you’re an executive director or CEO (including an aspiring one), managing a board…

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Five Good Ideas about creating a successful hybrid workplace 49:52

3y ago49:52

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In this session, originally recorded on September 28, 2021, we asked Neena Gupta, a partner at Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, to present her five good ideas about creating a successful hybrid workplace. COVID-19 forced employers and employees to adapt to a virtual workplace. More than one and a half years into the pandemic, many employees don’t want to …

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Five Good Ideas to enhance your finance toolkit 46:49

3y ago46:49

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In this session, originally recorded on June 15, 2021, we asked Jeff Szeto, Chief Financial Officer at Avana Capital Corporation and Maytree, to speak about his five good ideas to enhance your finance toolkit. For anyone working in a for-profit, non-profit, or charitable organization, it is critically important to have a robust finance and accounti…

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Five Good Ideas for racial justice change-making 47:28

3y ago47:28

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In this session, originally recorded on March 25, 2021, we asked Lesa Francis, Avvy Go, Samya Hasan and Shalini Konanur to share five good ideas for racial justice change-making. How do we best address growing colour-coded inequality – for Indigenous peoples and peoples of colour, including Black Canadians? What are the institutional, structural, a…

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Five Good Ideas for demystifying digital transformation 37:11

3y ago37:11

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In this session, originally recorded on April 22, 2021, we asked Marina Glogovac, President & CEO of CanadaHelps, to share five good ideas for demystifying digital transformation. With a career spanning nearly three decades in technology and media (including working in the magazine industry during the shift to the internet), Marina knows the challe…

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Five Good Ideas about cultivating lasting relationships with media and journalists 47:36

3y ago47:36

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In this session, originally recorded on February 25, 2021, we asked Royson James to share five good ideas about cultivating lasting relationships with media and journalists. How do you adopt a media mind and make it yours? At some point you may have gotten burned by media or just ignored. Since disengagement isn’t an option, how do you move on and …

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Five Good Ideas about workplace harassment 55:52

3y ago55:52

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In this session, originally recorded on January 26, 2021, we asked Kristen Pennington to share five good ideas about workplace harassment. Workplace harassment complaints can cause significant organizational unrest, loss of reputation and damage to employee morale, in addition to considerable legal liability. In this session, Kristen Pennington, Pa…

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Five Good Ideas to build a city 56:29

3+ y ago56:29

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In this session, originally recorded on December 3, 2020, we asked Mary W. Rowe to share her five good ideas for the non-profit sector to build a city, now and in the wake of a global pandemic. Mary is President and CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute. She is no stranger to how cities recover from disasters, having worked in New Orleans after Hurri…

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Five Good Ideas for building financial health through the workplace 54:23

3+ y ago54:23

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In this session, originally recorded on October 28, 2020, we asked Nora Beatty and Alex Mazer to share five good ideas for building financial health through the workplace. With over 40% of Canadians living paycheque to paycheque, more employers are asking what they can do to increase the financial health of their staff. Alex Mazer and Nora Beatty o…

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Five Good Ideas about advocating for change 53:21

3+ y ago53:21

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In this session, originally recorded on September 28, 2020, we asked Paul Taylor to share five good ideas about advocating for change. Many of us are seeing the need to create a better world, one that is more just, equitable and sustainable. COVID-19 has caused us to ask a lot of questions about how we can build back better. It’s a moment that has …

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Five Good Ideas about fundraising in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic 44:37

4y ago44:37

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In this session, originally recorded on June 30, 2020, we asked Lindsay Groves and Susan Vardon to share five good Ideas about fundraising in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this period of uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic, many non-profit organizations have revised budgets and modified revenue projections to reflect the new realit…

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Five good ideas about maintaining morale while managing a remote team 25:08

4y ago25:08

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In this session, originally recorded on May 6, 2020, Christine Yip shares her five good ideas about maintaining morale while managing a remote team. After a few months of working from home, most of us will have fallen into some type of routine. At the same time, removed from our daily in-person contacts, relying on regular video calls, watching too…

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Five good ideas about re-opening your workplace post COVID-19 52:20

4y ago52:20

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In this session, originally recorded on May 26, 2020, Robyn Osgood and Dave McKechnie share their five good ideas about re-opening your workplace post COVID-19. Robyn Osgood, Managing Director, McMillan Vantage Policy Group, and Dave McKechnie, Chair, Employment & Labour Relations, McMillan LLP, discussed their five good ideas for organizations to …

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Five Good Ideas about building power for change 37:04

4+ y ago37:04

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In this session, originally recorded on February 26, 2020, we look at how to build democratic power for change. Our speaker for this session is Michal Hay, the Founding Executive Director of Progress Toronto. As an organizer, her focus is on bridging the gap between people and the political power needed for progressive change. Our cities are becomi…

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Five Good Ideas about creating a psychologically safe workplace culture 33:18

4+ y ago33:18

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In this session, originally recorded on January 28, 2020, we look at how individuals, managers, and organizations can create psychologically safe workplaces with Christine Yip. As work becomes busier, deadlines tighter, and pressure to do more with less becomes the rule rather than the exception, it is not surprising that the “self-care” movement h…

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Five Good Ideas about staying on the right side of the CRA

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In this session, originally recorded on November 26, 2019, we look at how your non-profit can minimize the risk of a CRA audit, and be in a good position if and when that auditor gives your organization a call. Our guest speaker for this session is Susan Manwaring. For the full transcript and the ideas, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/fiv…

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Five Good Ideas about podcasting with a purpose 29:06

4+ y ago29:06

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In the session you’re about to hear, originally recorded on October 29, 2019, we look at podcasting as a tool for non-profits to reach and engage new audiences. As we began to explore the medium of podcasting at Maytree, we reached out to Ausma Malik, Director of Social Engagement at the Atkinson Foundation and the host and producer of its popular …

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Five Good Ideas about reflexive leadership 27:47

4+ y ago27:47

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In this session, you’ll hear Paulette’s ideas on reflexive leadership as a lifelong effort to do the hard work of changemaking, starting with yourself and moving outward to your organization and broader society. For the full transcript and the ideas, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-reflexive-leadership/. Every leader…

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Five Good Ideas for building strong teams 33:10

5y ago33:10

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In this session, originally recorded on April 30, 2019, we tackle team-building with Naki Osutei. For the full transcript and ideas, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-for-building-strong-teams/ Individuals may generate ideas but teams bring them to life. In some cases we are working with teams of people who report to us in a…

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Five Good Ideas about bridging the age and culture gap for the new workplace 43:19

5y ago43:19

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In this session, originally recorded on March 28, 2019, we look at how to bridge the age and culture gap for the new workplace with our speakers Agapi Gessesse and Nation Cheong. For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-bridging-the-age-and-culture-gap-for-the-new-workplace/ There is a big shift in th…

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Five Good Ideas about running effective meetings 32:22

5y ago32:22

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In this session, originally recorded on January 22, 2019, we look at how to run effective meetings with Dr. Rebecca Sutherns. For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-running-effective-meetings/ Life’s too short for boring, unproductive meetings. Yet that’s precisely where many of us spend too much of…

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Five Good Ideas addressing diversity in grassroots non-profit organizations 35:39

5y ago35:39

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In this session, originally recorded on November 27, 2018, we look at how to address diversity in grassroots non-profit organizations with Maya Roy. For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-taking-networking-to-the-next-level/ In this Five Good Ideas session, Maya Roy drew on her own frontline experie…

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Five Good Ideas about taking networking to the next level 29:42

5y ago29:42

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In this session, originally recorded on October 25, 2018, we look at taking networking to the next level with our speaker Emily Mills. For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-taking-networking-to-the-next-level/ It’s not just about who you know – but about the meaningful ways you can exchange value w…

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Five good ideas about the power of local solutions for stronger communities 31:35

5y ago31:35

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In this session, originally recorded on September 18, 2018, we look at the power of local solutions for stronger communities with Karen Pitre. For the full transcript, visit https://maytree.com/five-good-ideas/five-good-ideas-about-the-power-of-local-solutions-for-stronger-communities/. The most successful solutions for building stronger communitie…

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Listening and learning – Indigenous Peoples and human rights 1:39:36

6y ago1:39:36

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In this session, originally recorded on April 30, 2018, two commissioners of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, Karen Drake who is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, and Maurice Switzer who is a citizen of the Mississaugas of Alderville First Nation, joined Chief Commissioner Renu Mandhane to discuss ways to move forward with human rights …

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Five Good Ideas about government relations 29:13

6+ y ago29:13

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In this session, originally recorded on January 29, 2018, Jaime Watt, Executive Chairman of Navigator, a public strategy and communications firm, shares his five good ideas about government relations. When approaching politicians with your issues, you will be competing for attention with many other stakeholder groups. To help politicians understand…

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