December 2011 eNewsletter

Contents

Learning Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Resources
Health and Sustainability Promotion

Learning Opportunities

Around Manitoba
Various Locations & Distance Education
Outside Manitoba

Around Manitoba

Brandon

Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - December 5 – 6

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the Issues – December 6 – 7

Manitoba Conservation Districts Association – Annual Conference – December 12 – 14

Manitoba AG Days – January 17 – 19

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Family Violence and Addictions – January 24 – 25

Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Tune Up - January 25

Brandon RHA - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training - February 21 – 22

Manitoba Professional Planners Institute – Manitoba Planning Conference 2012 – February 22 – 24 ***NEW***

Gimli

Manitoba Agriculture Food & Rural Initiatives – Direct Farm Marketing Conference – March 9 – 10 ***NEW***

The Pas

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Motivational Interviewing and Change – February 1 – 2

Thompson

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Pharmacology – February 7 – 8

Winnipeg

Canadian CED Network – Effective Proposal Writing – December 1

Volunteer Manitoba – Volunteer Management Introduction – December 1 – 2

QNET – Igniting Corporate Spirit: Understanding Self, Understanding Others – December 1

MATC Neurodevelopmental Services – Autism Seminars – December 1 & March 2

Manitoba Farm Mentorship – Government Regulations for the Small Farm – December 3 ***NEW***

QNET - Project Management: A Practical Approach – December 5 – 6

ACHIEVE Training Centre - Emotional Intelligence - Increasing Harmony and Productivity - December 6

Canadian Green Building Council – The Concrete Facts About LEED – December 6 ***NEW***

Canadian Mental Health Association – Mental Health First Aid – December 6

Volunteer Manitoba – Keeping Top Performers – December 6

West Central Women’s Resource Centre – Red Road to Healing Facilitator Training – December 6 – 8 ***NEW***

Statistics Canada – Surveys from Start to Finish – December 6 – 8

Winnipeg Public Library – Neofascist Terror Networks Today: An Overview of Right-Wing Extremism – December 7

ACHIEVE Training Centre - Mediation - An Informal Process for Conflict Intervention - December 7 – 8

QNET – QUEST: Workplace Motivators: The Importance of Organization & Employee Alignment – December 8

Winnipeg in motion - Dance Your Way Through the Holidays Take II – December 9

The Aulneau Renewal Centre – The Treatment of Trauma from an Attachment Perspective – December 12 – 14 ***NEW**

QNET – Lean Principles 101: Making lean thinking principles easy to understand - December 13

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Pharmacology – December 13 – 14

Canadian Green Building Council – LEED Canada for Existing Buildings – December 14

Rainbow Resource Centre – standOUT! Manitoba GSA Conference – December 14

Rainbow Resource Centre – stand UP! Ally Training for Service Providers – December 14

QNET – Managing Four Generations in the Workplace: Veterans, Baby Boomers, Generation X and the Net Generation - December 15

Bike Dump – Brakes – December 21

Living Prairie Museum – Winter Day Camps – January 3 – 5 ***NEW***

Manitoba Forage Council - Manitoba Grazing School & Forage Sympsoium - January 5 – 7

Canadian Mental Health Association – Exploring the Journey of Recovery – January 10

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Fundamentals of Addictions – January 10 – 12

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Aboriginal People and Addictions: What are the Issues - January 17 – 18

Bike Dump – Hubs – January 18

United Way of Winnipeg – Charity Law Seminars: New Rules for Administering Charitable Receipts and Expenditures – January 18

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada – Developing an Effective Management Action Plan - January 18 – 19

Winnipeg in motion - Road to Fitness – January 20 ***NEW***

QNET – QUEST: The Mango Principles:  Leaders as Community Builders – January 23 ***NEW***

Red River Basin Commission – Land & Water International Summit Conference – January 24 – 26

QNET – Certificate in Management Development – January 24 – March 13 ***NEW***

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Understanding Gambling and Gambling Behaviour – January 25 – 26

QNET – Lean Six Sigma Learning Session – January 26 ***NEW***

Winnipeg Narrative Therapy – Addressing domestic violence implementing a community based approach – January 26 – 27

Canadian Evaluation Society – Enhancing Online Research Practices – February 1

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Aging and Addictions – February 1 – 2

Food Matters Manitoba – Localvore Iron Chef Cook Off II – February 3

Manitoba Eco Network – Reel Green Film Festival – February 3 – 4 ***NEW***

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba – Women and Addictions – February 8 – 9

MATC – School Age Autism Seminars – February 8 – 9 ***NEW***

Manitoba Council for Children with Behavioural Disorders – Michael Ungar Professional Development Session – February 10

Manitoba Environmental Industries Association – Remediation & Prevention Conference – February 15 ***NEW***

QNET – QUEST: Human Systems: The Missing Ingredient – February 15 ***NEW***

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba - Fundamentals of Addictions - February 15 – March 1

QNET - Leveraging Social Capital at Work - February 16 ***NEW***

Winnipeg in motion - Fun With Frisbees – February 17 ***NEW***

Frontiers Foundation – Northern & Aboriginal Housing Forum and Tradeshow – February 21 – 23 ***NEW***

QNET – Write it Right: High Performance Business Writing – February 22 ***NEW***

QNET – Strategic Planning: From Vision to Action – February 23 ***NEW***

Food Matters Manitoba – Growing Local Conference -  February 23 – 25

QNET – Emotional Intelligence – for achieving personal and organizational success – February 28 ***NEW***

Statistics Canada – Understanding Demographic Data – February 28 ***NEW***

Statistics Canada – Turning Statistics Into Stories – February 29 ***NEW***

Recreation Connections Manitoba – Recreation Unplugged – February 29 – March 2 ***NEW***

Various Locations & Distance Education

Wellness Institute - Get Better Together! - Various dates and locations

Outside Manitoba

Antigonish

Coady International Institute - Indigenous Women in Community Leadership – ***January 20 DEADLINE***

Edmonton

Canadian Public Health Association – 2012 Conference, Public Health in Canada: Creating and Sustaining Healthy Environments – June 11 – 14

Long Beach

National Centre for Bicycling & Walking – Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2012 – September 10-13 ***NEW***

Regina

All Nations Hope AIDS Network – Saskatchewan HIV Conference - December 1 – 2

Saskatoon

Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada – National Conference – February 14 – 16

Toronto

Conference Board of Canada – Canadian Food Summit – February 7 – 8

Vancouver

University of British Columbia – Early Years 2012 Conference – February 2 – 4

University of British Columbia - Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – April 18 – 21

Funding Opportunities

Funding Deadlines Calendar

Aboriginal Funds for Species at Risk Program

Assiniboine Credit Union

Building Community Through Arts and Heritage

Canada Summer Jobs

Canadian Institute for Health Research, Funding Opportunities Database

Canadian Rural Partnership – Community Development Program

Canadian Tire Jump Start

Canadian Women’s Foundation - Girls’ Fund Grants ***December 20 DEADLINE***

Carolyn Sifton Foundation

Celebrate Canada

Community Festivals Support Program

Designated Heritage Buildings

Earth Day Canada Community Environment Fund

Ethnocultural Community Support Fund

FCC AgriSpirit Fund

Grey Cup Legacy Fund Coaching Seminars Award Program

Forest Enhancement Program

Habitat Stewardship Program for Species at Risk

Earth Day Canada, Hometown Heroes Award Program

East Interlake Community Development Project Support Initiative

Hometown Green Team

Hometown Manitoba

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

Interlake Health Promotion Project Fund

The Keg Thanks A Million Grants Program

Kid Sport

Manitoba Alternative Food Research Alliance

Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund

Manitoba Community Arts Council Grants

Manitoba Community Museums Grant Program

Manitoba Community Places Program ***December 15 DEADLINE***

Manitoba Community Services Council

Manitoba Cultural, Heritage and Tourism

Manitoba Grants for Innovation in Education

Manitoba Foundation for Sports Scholarships

Manitoba Heritage Grants Programs

Manitoba Hydro Commercial Custom Measures

Manitoba in motion Physical Activity Grants

Manitoba Lotteries Corporation

Manitoba Mentorships

Manitoba School and Community Arts Programs

Manitoba Water Stewardship Fund

Manitoba Youth Leadership Scholarship

National Crime Prevention Centre

Neighbourhoods Alive! Lighthouses

Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

The Rebuilding Nature Grant Program

RCMP Foundation

Selkirk & District Community Foundation, Games Legacy Fund

Sogo Active

Sport Manitoba

Status of Women

Sunova Credit Union Community Investment Program

Sustainable Development Innovations Fund

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation ***December 15 DEADLINE***

Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds***December 2 DEADLINE***

Urban Green Team

Young Canada Works

Youth Serves Manitoba

Youth Take Charge

Winnipeg Arts Council

Winnipeg Foundation Community Grants ***December 30 DEADLINE***

WISE Fund

Western Communities Foundation ***December 31 DEADLINE***

 

Resources

American Journal of Preventative Medicine – Smokefree Community Policies Promote Home Smoking Bans

American Planning Association- Great Places in America

CHNET-Works!- Health as if everybody counted (Blog)

The Health Communications Unit – Online Business Case Creator

Policy Horizons Canada – Location, Location, Location: Putting Evaluation in “Place”

National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy- Framework For Analyzing Public Policies

National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy - Traffic Calming: Political Dimensions

Northern Housing Consortium – A foot in the door:  a guide to engaging housing and health

Partnership for Sustainable Communities – Supporting Sustainable Rural Communities

Health and Sustainability Promotion Days – December

World AIDS Day December 1

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery December 2

International Day of Disabled Persons December 3

International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development December 5

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women In Canada December 6

International Anti-Corruption Day December 9

Human Rights Day December 10

International Mountain Day December 11

International Migrants Day December 18

United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation December 19

International Human Solidarity Day December 20