National Capital Environmental Network

A collaboration of environmental non-profits in the Ottawa area!

The National Capital Environmental Network (NCEN) is a new iniative with the following goals:

• To share information and resources among local environmental groups in the national capital region.
• To provide opportunities for networking among ENGO staff, Board members, and volunteers
• To provide capacity-building opportunities that address specific needs and concerns in the local environmental sector

The NCEN holds monthly networking sessions hosted by various local environemental groups. There are also two larger Capacity-Building Workshop held each year. Past sesion topics include an Environmental Funder Forum on June 3rd, 2000 and Sustainable Fundraising held on October 25th, 2008.

Please complete the Registration Form to join the NCEN. A contact list of NCEN members will be shared within the network.

Download an Overview of the NCEN.

Capacity-Building Workshops

Capacity-Building Session: Branding, Communiations, & Networking
Date:  Wednesday, Dec 2nd, 2009
Location:  RA Centre (2451 Riverside Drive)

NCEN members and friends will gather to dicuss branding, communications, & networking.   The event includes:

• 10-12: Branding & Communications - with Jo MacArthur of Proactive Imaginations (www.proactiveimaginations.ca) and Zero Banner (www.zerobanner.ca). 
• 12-1: Networkig lunch
• 1-3: Networking Session with local businesses.  The NCEN will be joined by members of the business community to consider networking opportunities among the non-profit and private sector.  This will also be an opportunity to discuss the launch of a Green Business Network for the Ottawa area.

Pre-registration is required for this event.  Please click on the link below to register. Register Now!

For businesses insterested in the afternoon portion of the day, find out more!

Upcoming Networking Gatherings

The NCEN will be hosting regular networking gatherings for local ENGOs.

The National Capital Environmental Network is open to all environmental organizations within the National Capital region.  Please bring an update from your organization for the monthly Roundtable.  NCEN Gatherings provide an opportunity to share a meal with other environmental groups and learn about hot topics in our community. 

The next NCEN Networking Gatherings will start again in January 2010. We are looking for host organizations for these events. Please contact director@tuckerhouse.ca to be a host organization.

 

Past Networking Gatherings & Workshops

OCTOBER NETWORKING GATHERING

Host Organization: Seventh Generation Community Projects (www.seventhgeneration.ca)
Hot Topic: Get Energy Smart!
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time: 1:00pm - 2:30 pm (lunch)
Location: The Green Door Restaurant, 198 Main Street
RSVP to Janet Penny: j.penny@sympatico.ca or 613 831 8840

Hosted by the Seventh Generation Community Projects, the hot topic for this lunch and learn with be Get Energy Smart! The Get Energy Smart! Program aims at informing the general public on the simple low to no cost ways of reducing their household carbon footprints and, in the end, save money. Get Energy Smart! is free and includes city-wide seminars, green homes and green spaces walking tours and hands-on energy saving workshops.

JUNE CAPACITY-BUILDING SESSION

Environmental Funder Forum: linking environmental groups to local funding agencies
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: The RA Centre (2451 Riverside Dr)

MAY NETWORKING GATHERING

Host Organizations:  Ottawa Sustainability Fund
Hot Topic:   Local Environmental Projects and Transformational Change 
Date:  Monday, May 11th
Time:  6:00pm to 8:30pm 
Location:  City Hall, Laurier Ave.  Room   TBD
RSVP to Don Houston: dshouston@sympatico.ca

APRIL NETWORKING GATHERING

Host organization: The Otesha Project
Hot topic: Beyond Bike Tours - Otesha looks at a community gardening project
Date: Tuesday April 14th
Time: 5.30-8
Location: 72 Riverdale Ave. (2 blocks south of Main St.)
RSVP Jen Valberg: jennifer@otesha.ca by Friday April 10th

 The Otesha Project is striving to continue to diversify its programs while providing life-changing, skill-building experiences for its participants. As we explore the possibility of a brand new project that would involve transforming Ottawa lawns into vegetable gardens, we are eager to get feedback and ideas from fellow enviro organizations. The discussion will be preceeded by a Hopeful Home Tour of Otesha's office and living space to get you familiar with the organization, its stories and practises.

MARCH NETWORKING GATHERING

Host organization: Sustainable Ottawa Community Energy Co-operative
Hot Topic: Harnessing community energy
Date: Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Time: 7 to 8:30pm
Location: Georgetown Sports Pub (back room), 1159 Bank Street (Old OttawaSouth)
RSVP: Rock Radovan, rradovan@sustainableottawa.ca before March 17th.

Come learn about the initiatives that Sustainable Ottawa has undertaken and how they can help make your community more sustainable.

FEBRUARY NETWORKING GATHERING

Hosted Organization: Kanata Environmental Network    http://www.kanataenvironmentalnetwork.com
Hot Topic: Green the Burbs: The challenge!
Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Time: 12:00 noon - 2:00 pm (lunch)
Location: Home of Julie Gourley, 16 Sandwell Cres, Kanata, ON
Map http://www.mapquest.com/maps?
city=Ottawa&state=ON&address=16+Sandwell+Cres&zipcode=K2K+1V3
RSVP to Julie Gourley at jgourley@sympatico.ca

Suburbia, with it's car-centric design and big box malls, poses a unique set of problems to living green. Many Ottawa residents live in suburban-type neighbourhoods, both within and outside  the Greenbelt. It is important that environmental organizations understand the problems in suburbia and help suburban dwellers shift to a greener lifestyle.  Join us for a homemade lunch and a lively discussion on this hot topic.  For help with carpooling or busing, please call Julie 613 271 0940.

 

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