InformOntario

2012 Symposium

InformOntario Membership

Membership to InformOntario is open to a wide variety of organizations which provide Information and Referral/Assurance to their clients and their communities. It is an annual fee, renewable each January.

• RENEWALS --- InformOntario 2012 membership form

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• NEW MEMBERS -- InformOntario 2012 membership form

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Announcing....MCI Grant

Through a Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration Partnership grant Building Local Information Support to Ontario Newcomers, InformOntario is developing online training courses and toolkits of best practices to build the capacity among those providing information and referral services to newcomers in Ontario.

The 3-year project will engage pilot sites within selected communities with existing working relationships between local Community Information and Referral/Assurance Centres and newcomers organizations.  

Details on the application process for 3 community pilot sites will be coming soon.

As a first step, InformOntario is seeking a qualified Project Coordinator with proven project management skills including facilitation and negotiation, financial forecasting (related to deliverables and expense budget) and evaluation, as well as the ability to communicate well through various methods including phone, email or webinar.  Community Sector experience is essential.

Link to job description and application process.

Link to project background and deliverables.

Deadline for applications for Project Coordinator is February 17th.

InformOntario Board of Directors

As of January 2012

Trudy Beaulne, President
Executive Director
Social Planning Council of Kitchener-Waterloo/
Community Information Centre of Waterloo Region

Laura McDonald, Treasurer
Individual Representative

Rosemary Park, Secretary
Board Member, VCIC

Sylvia Mueller
Information Barrie

Suzanne Robinson
Individual Representative

Michele Watson
United Way of Durham Region

 Philip Wolfart
Manager,Volunteer Manitoba

Coordinator
Barbara McLachlan

To contact InformOntario
c/o 3010 Forest Glade Dr, Windsor, ON N8R 1L5
(519) 735-9344

info@informontario.on.ca

 

2011 Symposium

This year's theme: Recipe for Success

 

 

Register now for our 2011 Education & Networking Symposium at Vanier Hall, University of Windsor, June 9-10, 2011.

Fees:

Early Bird special --- register and provide payment by April 30th to receive the membership price of $200 for the full conference. See registration form for details. Form in Excel format.

 Workshops include:

Presentations include:
AIRS services for professional practice
Return on Investment calculator
OADA best practices
proverty reduction initiatives
CIRS topics on advocacy and settlement work

Final program --- 8 1/2" x 14" PDF format

See details in Symposium flyer - in PDF format.

.Other Activities:

Meet and Greet on Wednesday event at The Honest Lawyer (downtown Windsor) 

Thursday evening’s dinner will be hosted at the Market Buffett within Caesars Windsor.

 Questions? Call Barb at 519-735-9344 or e-mail at info@informontario.on.ca