One hundred twenty people from across Newfoundland and Labrador representing community groups, government departments and agencies, academia and the private sector gathered at the Capital Hotel in St. John’s on September 29th, 2010 for Day 1 of a three-day provincial forum – Connecting People, Organizations, and Communities: New Thinking For the Next Decade – hosted by Community Sector Council NL. The event was designed to engage participants in presentations, panel discussions, table conversations and learning sessions around current trends and future directions for the community (nonprofit) sector.
Day 1 included a talk by keynote speaker Tim Brodhead, President and Chief Executive Officer of The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation (Montreal), and a presentation on Social Return on Investment by Natalie Nicholles, Project Manager and Advisor for nef consulting (UK).
Imagine Canada facilitated Day 2 activities, which were focused on a National Framework for Action, and Day 3 consisted of a series of workshops on topics of interest to community groups.