The NML is gratefully sponsored by the Endowed Professorship in Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability (ERS)
Past Events
Strategy Planning and Implementation in Non-profit Organizations & Introduction to uOttawa Community Engagement
Thursday, February 21 (9:30 AM TO 11:00 AM)
DMS-4170 (55 Laurier Ave. E) 4th floor
Ömer Livvarçin, NML Researcher, Part-time Professor, and Consultant
presented a set of scientific tools that are specifically developed for non-profit organizations. The attendees learned how to measure and manage their strategies, including their impact at individual level, target group level, and community level.
Stéphane Cardinal, Director, Michaëlle Jean Centre for Global and Community Engagement gave an introduction to the MJCGCE.
Daina Mazutis, Associate Professor, Endowed Professor of Ethics, Responsibility, and Sustainability provided information on Telfer student project opportunities.



Building Revenue Sources for your Non-profit
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM)
DMS-4101 (55 Laurier Ave. E) 4th floor
How do you fill the revenue gaps not covered by core funding? Are you monetizing existing services or developing paid-for services? Is social enterprise a good option for your non-profit?
Presentations by:
Daniel Brunette – Director, Development and Donor Services, Ottawa Community Foundation
John Bouza – Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Fundraising (CANFUND)
Michael Murr – Executive Director, Centre for Social Enterprise Development (CSED)
Moderator: Umar Ruhi, Associate Professor and Acting Director for the E-Business Technologies (EBT) Programs, University of Ottawa
Daniel Brunette John Bouza Michael Murr
Non-profit organization (NPO) impact assessment: Towards a more strategic approach
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31 (9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM)
Current impact assessment practices have many limitations. More and more voices are raised to question the relevance of these practices. The purpose of this workshop was to explore these limitations, as well as new ways of doing things to add value.
This workshop was intended primarily for people concerned about the use of impact assessment as a strategic tool to help their NPOs create more social value.
Speakers:
Yacouba Traoré, Executive Director,
Rideau Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre
Saouré Kouamé, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Strategy,
Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa.
Moderator: Christyne Auger, manager
of Graduate Marketing and Recruitment
Workshop by Ed Bernacki, Public Service Innovation
The Idea Factory
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 (9:30 AM TO 11:30 AM)
Innovation is both a strategy for change, and an attitude to create value for people in new ways. Ed Bernacki lead this “idea factory” to help attendees better understand organizational innovation. Mr. Bernacki provided a strategic framework for innovation and for building the capacity to innovate in your organization.
Aligning Your Operations to Your Strategic Plan
TUESDAY, JUNE 26 (9:30 AM TO 12:00 AM)
Agenda
How are you prioritizing and connecting every aspect of your operations back to your strategic plan? Are evaluation and accountability incorporated in your processes?
Top performing nonprofits have figured out how to do things right, while keeping the focus on doing the right things.
Join us to explore tools to connect the dots between strategy and operations.
SPEAKERS:
Michael Maidment
CEO, Ottawa Food Bank
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Marc Provost
Executive Director, The Salvation Army
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Adrian Cho
Director of Getting S**t Done at Shopify, and Artistic Director of the Ottawa Jazz Orchestra
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Ömer Livvarçin
Part-time Professor, Program Manager, Telfer Master of Business in Complex Project Leadership, Consultant and retired Turkish Naval Officer
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Looking Beyond the Buzzwords of Impact and Sustainability for Non-profits
APRIL 24, 2018
Deirdre Freiheit, President & Chief Executive Officer.
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Omer Livvarcine, Part-time Professor, Program Manager, Telfer Master of Business in Complex Project Leadership, Consultant, Founder & Lead Consultant, Victors Group.
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*For additional information, or to become a member of the Non-profit Management Lab, please contact Angela – tyler@telfer.uOttawa.ca.