Impact and Strategic Clarity Community of Practice: Covid-19 Notes from the field
September 23, 2020
There is no roadmap, it all seems so overwhelming, but you are doing it, you ARE managing the crisis! We’re fortunate to be part of a group of nine inspiring women coaches working with the McConnell Foundation in the Innoweave Impact and Strategic Clarity Coaches’ Community of Practice. Many members…
On the COVID and Poverty Front Line- meeting the emergency and adapting to the new world with Shawn Bayes of Elizabeth Fry
July 9, 2020
In some of our recent episodes we have been speaking with leaders in the nonprofit and social benefit sectors about the changes and opportunities they anticipate at a system level as we adapt to the new COVID situation in Canada. Today, we are talking about the front line: what the…
Reflect, Reimagine, Rebuild Webinar
July 8, 2020
The J.W. McConnell Leading Through Crisis stream has supported community organizations with new coaching opportunities, mentorship, and resources throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Join SIA’s co-founding partner Lynn Ferguson to learn more about why reflection and reimagining are valuable steps. This crisis is ongoing, and we don’t yet know what is…
Impact and Strategic Clarity Community of Practice: COVID-19 Notes from the field
May 21, 2020
There is no roadmap, it all seems so overwhelming, but you are doing it, you ARE managing the crisis! We’re fortunate to be part of a group of nine inspiring women coaches working with the McConnell Foundation in the Innoweave Impact and Strategic Clarity Coaches’ Community of Practice. Many members…
Workshop – Thinking Ahead: Making the Most of Your Strategic Planning Process
September 30, 2019
A day long training workshop with Lynn Fergusson, hosted by the Sustainability Network. We’ll provide an overview of strategic planning and our approach to tying it to impact in a concrete, actionable and inspiring way. We’ll provide examples, then share tools and give you a chance to get your feet wet….
What is Innoweave? Application deadline!
May 9, 2019
If you’re thinking about submitting an application to Innoweave’s Impact & Strategic Clarity program, a reminder that the next deadline is Monday June 3rd. We’ve been coaching in this program for 5 years and have seen great results in organizations’ ability to articulate their impact and create a clear pathway to delivering it. We’re…
Youth CI Learning Circle 3.0
April 17, 2019
We recently had the pleasure of facilitating the Laidlaw Foundation’s third annual Youth CI Learning Circle. Representatives from collectives, grant recipients and partners from all stages of the Youth Collective Impact process gathered to share their experiences working on Collective Impact initiatives for youth in Ontario. New insights about youth engagement, focusing on…
Announcing: the Impact Conversations Podcast
November 1, 2018
We are proud to announce the launch of our brand new podcast, Impact Conversations. Impact Conversations is a show about change makers getting things done. Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors talk to NGO leaders, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and environmental innovators about their goals and how they’re…
Social Impact Advisors Launch
April 7, 2017
We are delighted to announce our new partnership – Social Impact Advisors. We have been collaborating for years on our client work, from sharing our client journeys, outcomes, and lessons learned, to jointly developing and delivering workshops. We will continue to coach/facilitate with the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation’s program, Innoweave,…
Hosting Innoweave’s Learning Circle and Upcoming Application Dates
April 1, 2017
Hard at work at the Learning Circle, at Foundation House. Sally & Lynn recently led a Learning Circle for Innoweave’s Youth CI Mar 29th, 2017, engaging Collective Impact groups at various stages to share their insights, challenges and successes. These collectives are groups of cross-sector organizations…