Wednesday, May 9, 2012
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
The Dining Centre (The Alberta Room) (map)
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary, AB

The Workshop                                                                                           

Download the Agenda (PDF 120KB-updated April 30)

The workshop- each session introduced by two speakers offering different perspectives followed by 60 minutes of facilitated table dialogue on the session topic.

Introduction:
 A primer on ethics, what might it mean in the nonprofit sector- Kelly Ernst, PhD (Senior Program Director, Chumir Foundation) and John Rook, PhD (Chair, National Council on Welfare)

Session 1:
The big questions, ethics in the nonprofit sector, the importance of the conversation, do standards make a contribution- introduced by Corporate leader- Karen Schoenfelder (Manager, Integrity and Compliance, Nexen) and AFP leader- Stuart Reid (Senior Vice President, Ketchum Canada)

Session 2:
Advocacy, dissent, and resistance, the obligation to speak truth to power in spite of risks- introduced by Canada West Foundation or Imagine Canada (TBC), David Ohreen, PhD (Assistant Professor, MRU, philosophy and ethics) and Dan Shapiro, (Research Associate, Chumir Foundation)

Lunch and further dialogue

Session 3:
Practical ethics, problems and/or solutions, governance, funding- linked to a current issue, (for example, getting oil sands crude to market)- introduced by environmental leader- Dave Poulton (former Executive Director, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, environmental lawyer) and corporate representative (TBC)

Summary and Close:
Where from here- Keith Seel, PhD, (Director of the Institute for Nonprofit Studies, MRU) and the panel

Key Note Address & CBERN Annual Conference                                       

Participants are invited to attend the Keynote Address on Wednesday Evening: “Leadership and Trust” with Mac Van Wielingen, Founder, Co-Chairman and Director, ARC Financial Corp.

Participants are also invited to register for the CBERN Annual Conference May 9th to 11th. Registration information for these events is available here.

Registration                                                                                               

• Registration deadline: April 6, 2012
• Registration fee: $30 (bursaries available where required). Includes workshop, lunch and refreshments.
• Travel allowances are available through Wes Cragg, Project Director, CBERN