The BC Institute for Co-operative Studies/Canadian Social Economy Hub and the School of Public Administration present...

Bridging the Gap: Between the Ideal and Reality in the Governance of Non-Profit Organizations

with Vic Murray, Adjunct Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Victoria

Thursday, March 6th
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Collard Room, Swans Hotel

CSEHub, CCEDNet, RIPESS, Économie solidaire de l'Ontario, and BALTA are pleased to invite your participation in an upcoming telelearning session!

• How does civil society influence public policy?
• How does it compete with private and public services on employment issues?

February 7, 2008 - The second guest in Co-operation and the Social Economy: The 2008 BCICS/CSEHub Winter Speaker Series was Jorge Sousa, assistant professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. Jorge presented on his work with the Atkinson Housing Co-op in Toronto, and discussed the challenges and rewards of co-operative housing development by using examples of conversion processes and new developments.

How do students become engaged in studies related to the Social Economy? What support do they require? How do they access information and resources? How do they make the transition from researchers to practitioners, or vice versa? Do student researchers at social economy organizations view their work as simple employment, or as training for their future careers, or... both?

January 24, 2008 - Robin Tunnicliffe was the inaugural lecturer in Co-operation and the Social Economy: The 2008 BCICS/CSEHub Winter Speaker Series, and presented on her research and practical experience as a farmer and member of a co-operatively-run organic product marketing group. If you would like to listen to the podcast of this talk, please click here.