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Google Ad Grants 101

Google Ad Grants 101

In this episode of the podcast, we’re talking about Google Ad Grants with David Botwick-Ries and Simon Choy from ConnectAd, an organization dedicated to assisting charities to obtain and manage free advertising through Google Ad Grants. Tune in to learn what Google Ads are (if you’re just starting out), how to get the grant, how to set up your account and ads, and how to optimize your ads so that you’re actually getting results.

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Your Brand Chemistry with Laura Beauparlant

Your Brand Chemistry with Laura Beauparlant

This season we’re bringing you the best of the best - many of whom we work with! In this episode, we’re speaking with Laura Beauparlant, Creative Director and Branding Expert at Lab Creative, who helped us define and design the brand for The Good Partnership. Tune in as we learn about how to deep dive into your organization’s brand (hint: it’s more than just logos, colours and fonts!)

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Live from EconoUs 2019: The Making of a Democratic Economy with Ted Howard

Live from EconoUs 2019: The Making of a Democratic Economy with Ted Howard

Today's bonus episode is live from EconoUs which is a conference for community economic development organizations but we thought some of the content would be relevant to all of our listeners. This third session is led by Ted Howard who is the co-founder and president of the Democracy Collaborative. Tune in as we look at co-ops and ways that we can redistribute wealth and provide ownership opportunities for the communities we work with.

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Live from EconoUs 2019: Innovation and Leadership with Amanda Fernandez

Live from EconoUs 2019: Innovation and Leadership with Amanda Fernandez

In this special bonus mini-series recorded live at EconoUs 2019, we're learning all about leadership for new innovation and leadership for a new economy. And so many of what Amanda Fernandez talks about rings true to my experience and I'm excited to share with you! Definitely pay attention to some of what she says around giving and receiving feedback around failing up. There's so much great content in here about how to lead in a sector that's trying to do good. Happy listening and stay tuned for our very next session!

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Live from EconoUs 2019: Social Innovation and Social Finance Panel Discussion

Live from EconoUs 2019: Social Innovation and Social Finance Panel Discussion

Welcome to a very special episode - the first of a few very special episodes. We are podcasting live from EconoUs, which is the Community Economic Development Conference in London, Ontario. We are bringing you some of the excellent sessions as a bonus to the podcast. This first episode is a great panel discussion about social enterprise and funding opportunity, which is fantastic. Tune in as Jocelyn Formsma, Béatrice Alain, Victor Beausoleil and Sara Lyons discuss a new initiative that has a number of players at the table to invest in and make social enterprise sustainable for Canadians. Moderated by Sarah Leeson-Klym.

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How to be Newsworthy with Jennifer Singh

How to be Newsworthy with Jennifer Singh

Media coverage is something that pretty much all organizations want, but very few actually get.

In this episode, we’re speaking with Jennifer Singh, founder of She’s Newsworthy Media a public relations agency that specializes in helping small businesses get recognized. Tune in to learn about how to pitch properly, timely and to the right person!

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The State of the Charitable Sector

The State of the Charitable Sector

Welcome to season three of the Small Nonprofit! We’re kicking things off strong with a discussion about the state of the charitable sector in Canada. You work on the frontlines supporting our community… but how is our government supporting you? In this episode, we’re speaking with the Honourable Ratna Omidvar, to talk about the recent Senate report on the charitable sector that she co-authored. Their results are not surprising, but some of their recommendations are pretty exciting.

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