Manitoba Community Foundation Network Engagement

Endow Manitoba is excited to launch the spring community foundation (CF) training and development sessions! Instead of 1:1 meetings, we are building off the connections and conversations started at the conference. Bringing neighbouring CFs together, these sessions will be held throughout Manitoba and will create opportunities for board members and staff to explore topics that are valuable to your CF. This is a great opportunity to connect with peers and learn from, and with, each other. 

Meeting schedule:

5:00 pm – Doors open
5:30 to 6:15 pm – Dinner
6:15 to 8:30 pm – Engaging learning session

March 2023

We are thrilled to announce that the first three engagement sessions will be held in collaboration and partnership with Community Foundations of Canada (CFC). CFC’s President, Andrea Dicks and CFC’s Director of Learning and Network Engagement, Tracey Vavrek look forward to listening and learning as members of the network. There will also be time for Andrea and Tracey to field questions and engage in conversation related to CFC. Each meeting will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and will include food and refreshments.

Monday, March 13  

Topic: Building donor relationships through meaningful engagement practices 

Partner community foundation: Carman Area Foundation 

Special guests: Andrea Dicks and Tracey Vavrek from CFC

Location: Scotswood Links
Box 328, Elm Creek 

Download: PowerPoint Presentation

Tuesday, March 14

Topic: Raising community awareness in meaningful ways

Partner community foundation: Interlake Community Foundation

Special guests: Andrea Dicks and Tracey Vavrek from CFC

Location: Something Beautiful Café and Gift Shop
307 Main Street, Stonewall 

Download: PowerPoint Presentation

Wednesday, March 15 

Topic: Granting for impact 

Partner community foundation: Brandon Area Community Foundation

Special guests: Andrea Dicks and Tracey Vavrek from CFC

Location: Victoria Inn Hotel and Conference Centre
3550 Victoria Ave, Brandon

Download: PowerPoint Presentation

Monday, March 20  

Topic: Engaging community in meaningful ways 

Partner community foundation: Shoal Lake Community Foundation 

Note: CFC will not be in attendance at this meeting.

Location: Prairie Mountain Regional Museum
P.O Box 568, Shoal Lake

April 2023

Monday, April 3  

Topic: Generating and using community knowledge

Understanding your community’s priorities enables you to make the most effective decisions about your community’s wellbeing. Let’s talk about best practices to generate community knowledge and how to use what you have learned to inform your foundation’s operations and strategic direction.

Partner community foundation: Community Foundation of Portage and District 

Location: Herman Prior Activity Centre
40 Royal Rd N, Portage la Prairie

Wednesday, April 12

Topic: Granting for impact

Making grant awarding decisions based on community priorities ensures that the projects supported by your community foundation are the “right ones.” Let’s talk about how to integrate community knowledge into your granting practices and how to measure grant impact.

Partner community foundation: Morris Area Foundation 

Location: Morris Multiplex
380 Stampede Grounds, Morris

Thursday, April 20

Topic: Raising community awareness in meaningful ways

Raising the awareness of your community foundation throughout your community helps your foundation to grow in expected and unexpected ways. Let’s talk about all the different ways to connect with your community and raise the profile of your foundation.

Partner community foundation: Virden Area Foundation 

Location: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8
540 8 Ave S, Virden

Wednesday, April 26

Topic: Board recruitment and succession planning

Planning for your board’s succession helps ensure your community foundation’s sustainability and growth. Without a board succession plan, your board’s future is uncertain, and recruiting new board members can be challenging. Let’s talk about ways to effectively use recruitment and succession planning tools and practices to build your board’s current and future capacity.

Partner community foundation: Brokenhead River Community Foundation

Location: Sun Gro Centre
360 Veterans Ln, Beausejour

May 2023

Thursday, May 4

Topic: Raising community awareness in meaningful ways

Raising the awareness of your community foundation throughout your community helps your foundation to grow in expected and unexpected ways. Let’s talk about all the different ways to connect with your community and raise the profile of your foundation.

Partner community foundation: Beautiful Plains Community Foundation

Location: ArtsForward
293 Mountain Ave, Neepawa

Tuesday, May 9

Topic: Building a community foundation budget to support your strategic planning

Partner community foundation: Selkirk & District Community Foundation

Location: coming soon

Thursday, May 11

Topic: coming soon

Partner community foundation: The Killarney Foundation

Location: Killarney Lakeside Golf Club
100 Golf Course Road, Killarney, MB R0K 1G0