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enp Notes February 5 | February 1, 2008

Enp Orientation Sessions Start this Month!

Learn more about social enterprise and how to apply for enp
grants...

  • Vernon (February 26th, 2008)
  • Vancouver (March 4th, 2008)
  • Nanaimo (March 6th, 2008)
  • 100 Mile House ( March 13th, 2008)
  • Grand Forks (April 3rd, 2008)
  • Smithers (April 8th, 2008)
  • Tumbler Ridge (April 16th, 2008)

Check out the enp
calendar
for orientation locations and registration, or
contact
Peter Roundhill by phone at
604-871-5421 or by e-mail at peter@enterprisingnonprofits.ca

Spring enp grant application deadline

  • Looking for funding for a social enterprise planning project? Apply for an
    enp grant, the spring grant application deadline is May 29,
    2008
    . Check the website for more
    information.

New updates to the Demonstrating Value Project

Eight social enterprises are now piloting the Demonstrating Value Framework,
to assess their performance and communicate their value. Click here
to see new updates to the Demonstrating Value Project.

Enp Learning Series

  • Join us for Marketing
    For Social Enterprise
    with George Brown, the next
    event in the enp Learning Series on Thursday, February 21.
  • Download
    the pdf information flyer for this event.
  • Free enp Learning Events will be held every 3rd
    Thursday of the month from January until May, 2008. Visit the website for
    the full series schedule.
  • The learning series will take place in Vancouver, but if you can't be there
    in person, log onto the website the day of the event for a live audio streaming,
    or watch the website for podcasts of each event.

Ashoka Change Maker's Social Change Competition

Join Global Water
Challenge
and Ashoka Change Makers in their
latest competition in the search for the most innovative approaches to providing
safe drinking water and sanitation- Tapping Local Innovation:
Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis.

To find out more
about the competition or to enter it click
here
.

City Green Solutions- Affordable and practical solutions to lowering your
environmental impact

Spring is here and the cold chill of the winter air is fading just in time
for homeowners to think about preparing their home for next winter. Are you a
BC homeowner in need of new windows, insulation, heating system
upgrades or air sealing? Call City Green Solutions before
you renovate
for customized retrofit plans, and access to up to $5000
in federal retrofit grants for homeowners.

http://www.citygreen.ca/