Edmonton Area Executive Directors, join your peers in a casual atmosphere where leaders can connect, learn, and break down those pesky silos that persist in the sector.
Please note: ticket prices for this special edition of Wine & Wisdom reflect that we're requiring all attending Executive Directors to bring a guest in the form of a local emerging leader (in any capacity) who would benefit from connecting to other leaders. Please enter your guest's information during checkout.
We're changing things up!
This special edition of Wine & Wisdom will feature all the delicious wine and wisdom you've come to expect, but we're also turning our focus to welcoming the city's emerging non-profit leaders. We are asking all executive directors to bring an emerging leader along to this evening so they can benefit from connecting with other leaders and be a part of the conversation.
Wine & Wisdom is your chance to network with fellow Executive Directors & CEOs and to exchange insight and stories about your experiences in the nonprofit sector. Wine & Wisdom is built on the belief that regular networking is essential to creating a strong non-profit sector and affecting change in our communities.
Don't miss this opportunity to join your peers in a comfortable atmosphere and pick their brains on the issues leaders face in the non-profit sector!
The Discussion
For the April edition, we're calling it Wine, Wisdom & Welcome: Emerging Leaders. As leaders in our sector we need to encourage the development of emerging leaders, while in every area of our organizations there are emerging leaders seeking opportunity. We urge you to bring an emerging leader who you think would benefit from the networking and knowledge sharing on display at this event. Speakers will be focusing on the role of Executive Directors supporting emerging leaders.
The Details
Tickets are limited and this event regularly sells out, so don't hold off on registering for this and future Wine and Wisdom events! Tickets include light snacks and attendance at the event.
Wine & Wisdom is open to all Edmonton area non-profit Executive Directors and CEOs, and will be of particular interest to leaders of human services organizations. We encourage organizations to share this invitation with other Executive Directors/CEOs in your network.
The Speakers
Roxanne Felix-Mah has more than seventeen years of experience working in equity and inclusion in the fields of health promotion, community-based research, evaluation, settlement, and anti-racism in the private, public and non-profit sectors. These diverse experiences serve as a backdrop for her work in community capacity building, community development and mentorship.
Ashima Sumaru-Jurf has facilitated, coordinated and managed programs related to immigration and migration, intercultural competency, anti-racism, literacy, adult education, and organizational effectiveness in the not-for-profit and government sectors. She has worked with communities and organizations throughout Alberta to build inclusive and equitable spaces and to help find strengths-based solutions to the challenges we face.
Roxanne and Ashima have been working together for more than six years, starting out by collaborating on time-limited projects related to intercultural education and advocacy. As a result of these experiences, they discovered that their combined set of skills, anchored in the same values, could bring more to an organization than one person could alone. They found a strategic and operational leadership opportunity at the Multicultural Family Resource Society (MFRS), where they could continue working together, affording both career development and sustainable service to the community that aligned with their values of equity and community empowerment.
This event is sponsored by the ECVO's Moving to Action program as a part of building leadership capacity.
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