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2008 Community Futures Conference
 
 
 
 
 
  
Pre Conference Training
 
 Optional Pre-Conference Training is available for an additional fee of $175.00
 
Monday, September 15, 2008
 
10:00am       Registration at Lakeview Resort & Conference Centre
 
10:30am       Loan Training - Security Documents & Remedies (Collections)
                  
This course is designed to give participants the knowledge to prepare and execute security documents (excluding mortgages) and perform collections in small business lending.  This course will go over common security documents, usages, and preparation.  It will also include a sample Letter of Offer, security documents on disk and a resource manual.  The second day of the training will concentrate on remedies and will include information on Personal Property Act, Consumer Protection Act, Bankruptcy Act and sample forms/letters/notices used under these laws for collection.  This course is designed for lending staff.  It will give your staff the resources for small business lending and educate them on collection procedures.  With the changing regulations this is a must attend course for junior and senior staff.  
 
Noon           Lunch
 
1:00pm        Continuation of Loan Training
 
3:00pm        Break
 
5:00pm        Session Ends 
 
 
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
 
9:00am          Loan Training - Continuation
 
10:45am        Break
 
Noon             Lunch
 
1:00pm          Continuation of Loan Training
 
2:00pm          Session Ends
 
2:00pm          Registration at Lakeview Resort & Conference Centre
 
2:30pm          Golf & Tours of the Interlake (For full descriptions please click here)
 
 
Schedule
 

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

 

8:30 PM to 9:30 PM           Registration at Lakeview Resort & Conference Centre

 

  

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

 

8:30 AM                    Registration
 

9:00 AM                    Breakfast and Opening Ceremonies
 

10:00 AM                  Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

 

Session One -  Board Training
HR for Non-Profit Boards 
     Trainer:  Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting
 

Session Two  -  Business Development Training

Client Counseling: They’re in the Office – Now What?
     Trainer:  Alison Kirkland, Manager, Client Services &
         Heather Stephens,   Loans Manager - Women's Enterprise Centre

 

Session Three  -  Community Development Training

Media Relations - Non-Profit Sector
     Trainer:  Christine Landry,  CF Manitoba

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch Break
 
12:30 PM                   Fair Trade Workshop
                                      Presenters: Zack Gross, Outreach Coordinator of Fair Trade Manitoba  
                                       (Manitoba Council for International Co-operation), Brendan Reimer, Regional
                                       Director of CCEDNET and Derryl Reid, Owner/Operator of Green Bean Coffee
                                       Imports, Manitoba's first Fair Trade Certified Coffee Roaster.
 
 

 1:00 PM                    Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

 

Session Four  -  Board Training

Practical Board Tools: Using the QNET Board Governance Criteria
     Trainer:  Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting

 

Session Five  -  Business Development Training

Exit Surveys – How to Conduct One & Get What you Need Out of It
     Trainer:  Mark Baxter, Outlook Market Research

 

Session Six  -  Community Development Training

Facilitator & Moderator Skills – Tricks, Tips & What’s the Difference?Tools & Techniques of Group Facilitation: How to Work a Crowd
     Trainer:  Ross Thompson

 

 

2:45 PM                    Coffee Break

 
3:00 PM                    Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

                                 

                                  Session Four   -  Board Training (continued)

Practical Board Tools: Using the QNET Board Governance Criteria
     Trainer:  Priti Shah, PRAXIS Conflict Consulting

 

Session Seven  -  Business Development Training

Pre-Post Review of Loan Applications – How to Find the Gold & Get Rid of the Mold
     Trainer:  Tammy Hudyma & Henry Sikora, Community Futures, &
                  Carmen Kowalchuk, Session Advisor, SMD
 

Session Eight  -  Community Development Training

                                  Strategic Planning – Beyond the SWOT

                                        Trainer:  Ross Thompson

 

5:00 PM                    Free Time

 

6:00 PM                    Picnic At the Lake & Networking Event - Enjoy a relaxing night on the beach 
                                with food and fun activities.
 
 
Thursday, September 18, 2008

 

8:15 AM                    Breakfast
 

9:00 AM                    Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

 

Session One   -  Board Training

EDP Training – Disability Awareness, Needs & Accessibility
     Trainer:  Cecile Bergen, SMD and Treena Ross

 

Session Two  -  Business Development Training

Value Added – Beyond Ag - Panel
     Trainer:  Myrna Grahn & Grant Carlson, MAFRI

 

Session Three  -  Community Development Training

Psychology Behind Champions & Leaders – Taught Or Born?
     Trainer:  Rhonda Lorch
 
10:30 AM                  Coffee Break
 
12:00 PM                  Lunch Break 
 

1:00 PM                    Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

                                  Session Four  -  Board Training- 4

Board Governance Models – Carver Model, Results Oriented Board, Operational, Traditional etc. – Navigating Through What’s Right For Your Organization
     Trainer:  Al Holmes, SEQUUS

 

Session Five  -  Business Development Training

Export Development – How Can the Small Guy Make it Work for Them?
     Trainer:  Daria Gawronsky, CBSC

 

Session Six  -  Community Development Training

Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative – Making Aboriginal Employment Work For You?
     Trainer:  Ken Sanderson, Aboriginal & Northern Affairs

 

 

2:45 PM                    Coffee Break

 

3:00 PM                 Break Out Sessions (Choose One)

                                 
                                  Session Four   -  Board Training (continued)
Board Governance Models – Carver Model, Results Oriented Board, Operational, Traditional etc. – Navigating Through What’s Right For Your Organization
     Trainer:  Al Holmes, SEQUUS
 

Session Seven  -  Business Development Training

The Importance and Strategic Use of Intellectual Property
     Trainer:  Etienne De Villers, Dimock Stratton LLP

 

Session Eight  -  Community Development Training

Suck it up Princess – When We Need to Admit Defeat & Move On
     Trainers:  Todd Goranson & Lana Cowling-Mason

 

 

5:00 PM                    Free Time

 

6:00 PM                    Cocktails

 

6:30 PM to Midnight   Banquet & Recognition Awards
                                This night will include a preseneation to staff members with 10 years or
                                more of service in the CF Program & Entertainment
 

 

 
Sponsorship Information 
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
 
 For more information on Sponsorship Opportunities please click here.
 
To download and print a Sponsorship Form please click here.
 
 
Sponsors to Date:
 
Platinum Sponsorship
 
 
 
 
 
Silver Sponsorship
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
      
Industry Training Partnerships
 
 
 
Bronze Sponsorship
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gimli Home Hardware
 
 
 
 
 
 
Local Sponsorship
 
 
 
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 Registration
 
 Register online! Please click here to register today!
 
To download a copy of the registration form to print click here.
 
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 Tours & Golf Descriptions
 2:30pm - 8:30pm
 
Everyone particpating in the tours will be picked up at 2:30pm sharp at the Lakeview Resort to be taken to the tour of their choice and will return to the Lakeview Resort approximately 8:30pm.
 
TOURS
 
Innovation in Industry Tours
 
This tour will visit the first Biodiesel processing plant in Manitoba - Bifrost Bio-Blends, then proceed to Sunterra Horticulture (Canada) Inc., harvester and bagger of peat moss.  Next you will visit Erosion Control Blanket, manufacture of environmentally friendly blankets to prevent erosion and the tour will end at Integrity Foods, with a farm tour and history of this value added business where they will treat you to their unique wood fired pizza for supper.
 
Community Development Innovation on a First Nation
 
Tour the Leigh Cochrane Memorial Visitors Centre, an innovative community project that celebrates the unique history and culture of Fisher River and its visitors from the province and beyond.  Experience cultural learning within the setting of the sacred fire, sweat lodge and tepee.  Than be treated to a traditional meal at the Visitors Centre.
 
Business Innovation & Discovery Tour
 
Visit Oak Hammock Marsh, enjoy a Discovery Tour with a Canoe Ride.  Then be taken to one of Manitoba's innovative businesses, Danny's Whole Hog.  This business started as a small meat processing plant and has diversified to include various products including a new line of barbeque sauces.  After a tour of the facility, you will be treated to a Barbeque supper.
 
GOLF
 
Links of the Lake - 18 hole texas scramble, power cart rental and a gourmet bag supper on the course.
 
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Accomodations
 
Lakeview Resort & Conference Centre
Rates: $109 - $199
Ph: (204) 642-8565
http://www.lakeviewhotels.com/mb-gimli.php
 
Misty Lake Lodge
Rates: $84 - $159
Ph: 1-888-647-8955
http://www.mistylake.com
 
Autumn Wood Resort
Rates: $95 -$150
Ph: (204) 642-8835
http://autumnwoodresort.com
 
Always Summer Bed & Breakfast
Rates: $80 - $95
Ph: (204) 642-7013
http://www.alwayssummer.ca
 
 
 Training Sessions: 
HR for Non-Profit Boards
 
Human Resource Management can be a complex task within a not-for-profit organization as resources are few but demands are generally very high.  Boards must often strike a delicate balance between taking on the HR function and delegating to independent contractors, senior staff and volunteer coordinators. 
 
This 2 hour session will focus upon three key areas:
  • Employee Versus Contractor:  Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Pre-Employment Enquiries:  What You Can and Cannot Ask?
  • Termination of Employment:  Breaking Up is Hard To Do
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Practical Board Tools: Using the QNET Board Governance Criteria
 
The QNET Board Governance Criteria is an improvement tool designed to enable not-for-profit boards to periodically assess board performance against a list of 21 criteria. 
 
Why is this important for your board?
  • Trivial items or hot issues often take up an excessive amount of board time.
  • There is little board time assigned to visioning, strategic and long-term planning.
  • There is no clear definition and separation of board/staff responsibilities.
  • The Board reacts to the agenda of the organization instead of following its own agenda.
  • Valuable board time is spent monitoring staff activities.
  • There is poor clarification of board versus executive authority.
  • Inefficient board governance practices often increase the turnover rate of talented board members and limit the potential talent pool of new recruits.   
 
Exit Surveys - How to Conduct One & How to Get What You Need Out of It
 
Surveys are the most common form of market research, so most people are familiar with them.  But few people are familiar with how to construct a successful survey.  This seminar will give you an understanding of survey design, sampling, questionnaire development, analysis, costs and reporting. 
 
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Facilitator & Moderator Skills: Tricks, Tips & What's the Difference?
     Tools & Techniques of Group Facilitation: How to Work a Crowd
 
Ross Thompson, former Manager of the Community Choices (Round Table) Program for the Province of Manitoba and currently the Mayor of Stonewall, MB, will share his experiences in group facilitation.  He will feature how to get the most from a group with diverse backgrounds and personalities.  This workshop is modified from a course Ross teaches to the University of Manitoba Planning School, Faculty of Architecture at the University of Manitoba. 
 
Be prepared to be cajoled from your comfort zone as Ross addresses the good, bad, and ugly characters one might encounter in institutional or volunteer groups and how to adapt to difficult behaviors!  Manual is provided. 
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Pre-Post Review of Loan Applications: How to Find the Gold
 
As business counsellors and lenders we are faced with many challenges working with entrepreneurs.  This session is designed to give participants an active hands-on review of two case studies.  These case studies will examine many aspects of loan application review including various scenarios of clients with a disability, aboriginal & youth.  This session will review these applications based on what assistance can be obtained for these clients as they begin their journey for financing from the application stage to the on-going client monitoring which will include a sample review system.
 
Workshop includes a review & group discussions of two case studies.  We'll discuss what we can do to help applicants succeed, what issues may arise with the application, etc.  There will be a brief review of Credit Scores - Beacon/Equifax Reporting Terms and a review of the Aftercare program model. 
 
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Strategic Planning: Beyond the SWOT
 
Ross Thompson, former Manager of Manitoba's Community Choices (Round Table) Program, and currently the Mayor of Stonewall, MB, will share his experience in group facilitation and strategic planning, involving aspects of "Take Five Brainstorming", Asset Based Community Development and Appreciative Inquiry.  Ross has used this technique with over 100 groups, organizations and municipalities across Manitoba and into Nunavut, demonstrating that strategic planning can be short and sweet, engaging, effective and fun!
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EDP Training - Disability Awareness, Needs & Accessibility
 
This workshop is designed to increase sensitivity and facilitate communication with people with disabilities.  Topics will include:
  • Visible vs. invisible disabilities
  • Respectful terminology
  • Environmental and attitudinal barriers
  • Etiquette for communication, interaction and providing assistance
  • Challenges faced by people with disabilities
  • Creating accessible spaces, operating procedures and services
  • Accomodations and services for various types of disabilities.
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Board Governance Models - Carver Model, Results-Oriented Board, Operational-Traditional, etc -  Navigating Through What's Right for Your Organization
 
We will explore Governance models from one extreme to another.  On one end of the spectrum is the Policy Governance model of John Carver.  On the other end is the "hands on" operational model that characterizes many small non-profits that cannot afford many full-time staff.  In between are several mixed models that combine both policy and operational tasks for the board.  How do you select which one is for you?  This session will introduce you to a situational model that helps you select the right degree of involvement on an issue-by-issue basis.  Sometimes that board should only be involved in setting broad policy and let professional staff do what they are trained to do.  In other times and circumstances (for example, in crisis), the board needs to get in and exercise much more control.  
 
Learn how to monitor the board's anxiety levels.  When anxiety is high, it is usually because the governance level is not right for the times or issue at hand.  When anxiety levels are low, it usually means that the board is comfortable with the way an issue is being handled and the information it has.  For Boards, learn how to negotiate governance contracts with your CEO to manage your anxiety levels.  For the CEO, learn the fine art of Board anxiety reduction! 
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The Importance and Strategic Use of Intellectual Property
 
This workshop will raise awareness of Intellectual Propery by introducing concepts such as:
  • the importance and strategic use of IP;
  • an introduction to trade secrets, patents, trade-marks, copyrights and industrial designs;
  • useful resources and tips;
  • links to IP publications and online tools; and
  • contact information.
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Media Relations in the Non-Profit Sector
 
Learn how to get your story, whether hard news or a soft feature story, to the press.  By discovering what makes a story interesting or not, you'll learn how to design your message, how to write a press release (including samples, "how to's", "do's & don'ts"), public service announcements and how to host a media event.  Find out about other options, too, like stand-up photos, op-ed pieces and letters to the editor. 
 
This seminar will teach you how the media usually operates, in the newspapers, on radio and on television.  Christine will teach you how to prepare for a media interview, how to work with Board members in preparation, do's and don'ts of media preparation and how to deal with the problem of the media 'getting it wrong'. 
 
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Export Development: How Can the Small Guy Make it Work?
 
Are you thinking of exporting but don't know where to begin or what's involved?  This workshop will discuss benefits and challenges of exporting, exporting opportunities, being export-ready, culture and sensitivities and much more.
 
 
Client Counseling: They're in the Office - Now What?
 

Gather tips and tools that will help you to be an effective business advisor delivering useful and relevant advisory services to each of your clients. This hands-on and interactive session will enhance your knowledge and confidence so that you can work wit