leading social change speakers: lynne douglas, team lead community investment, cenovus denise blair,...
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LEADING SOCIAL CHANGESpeakers: Lynne Douglas, Team Lead Community Investment, CenovusDenise Blair, Executive Director, Calgary Youth Justice Society
Cenovus: A Canadian Oil Company
• Operations Alberta and southern Saskatchewan • We believe in being a contributing part of the community• Rigorous, Respectful and Ready
Foster Creek oil sands project
“great businesses create great economies.
great non-profits create great communities.
when business and non-profitswork collaboratively on solutions to
social issues they create great societies”
Author Jim Collins, Good to Great for the Social Sector
– Build our positive reputation – Support and enable our business objectives– Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders– Reflect our brand– Positively impact community and Cenovus– Provide tangible outcomes for community and Cenovus
the business case
communitygood
businessbenefit
sweet spot
Jocelyne Daw, 2009
the business case
TRANSACTIONAL
TRANSITIONAL
TRANSFORMATIONAL integrated collaboration
preliminary collaboration
• 16 weeks: 1 school semester
• Coaches: o Cenovus staff from all levelso Trained in 3 strength-based training sessionso Peer support pods
• Young Leaders: o From Discovering Choiceso Weekly classroom sessions with ITL facilitator
• Relationship: Coaches and Young Leaders connect one-to-one
• Volunteering: All Coaches and Young Leaders get together once a month and volunteer in the community
• Project: At the end of the semester all YL’s complete a project that contributes in some way to the community.
• Graduation: A celebration of Young Leaders & Coaches with parents, teachers, friends, family and community
learning's
be curious!just show upbe flexibletrainingsize does mattergroup volunteering – who new?it’s okcontinuous improvement
“(In the Lead) has been a positive thing in my life because it gave me hope and belief that I have a future, and that I am a good person.”
what young leaders had to say:
“This experience was different – my coach didn’t try to fix me like other adults who say they want to help me. He accepted me for who I am.”
what young leaders had to say:
“I have learned things about myself that I never thought possible and I’m a better person and employee as a result.”
what coaches had to say:
“I have learned a lot about what it means to care for others by just being there with them with no agenda. These youth do not want to be fixed – they just want to be valued...”
what coaches had to say:
“Most important of all, students who complete ‘In the ‘Lead believe in themselves and have that rare but necessary commodity that will allow them to achieve their dreams, ‘HOPE!’”
what the principal had to say:
Young Leaders:– High completion rate of youth participants– Staying in school– School & volunteer engagement– Going beyond ITL = ITL 2– New peer group– Higher graduation rates
Coaches:– Deeper engagement through volunteer events – “Giving back together”– Professional development– Personal growth– New peer group
results we didn’t plan for:
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