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Let’s gather in-person to reconnect, collaborate and strategize to shape the future of our sector, together.
Nonprofit Driven is not just Ontario’s largest public policy forum- it is also an important gathering for nonprofit leaders, community organizers, and policymakers to collaborate and form strategic partnerships while having a bit of fun!
This year’s conference schedule will intentionally include longer breaks and built-in opportunities for attendees, staff and supporters to connect. Through facilitated activities and quiet spaces for one-on-one conversations, art, a photo booth, and a social at the end of Day 1, there will be lots of ways for you to reunite with fellow colleagues and meet new ones! Before attending the conference, please review our Being Together Agreements guidelines that outline ways we will share space together.
MC’s: Erin Kang and Tamer Ibrahim
Registration
ONN members receive a $100 discount on all early bird and regular tickets. Only ONN members are eligible to access and use these discounts. If you would like to access discounted tickets for the conference, you can become an ONN member to save. Registration is for one person only. Registration cannot be shared by multiple people. For more details on registration, please read our policy. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our team at info@theonn.ca.
Nonprofit Driven: Care team
The conference will have an onsite care team and spaces to support attendees. The team includes ONN staff and active listeners who can be considered “go-to” people throughout the conference. All attendees will also have access to a quiet space, and mental health/wellness resources.
Active listeners: Amanda Lederle (they/them) and Donovan McKenzie (he/him)
Amanda (they/them) is a neurodiverse, queer Chinese-Canadian born, recovering perfectionist and empathic human living in Tkaronto (Toronto). Their goal is to leave every conversation knowing that the individual feels a little more heard than when they began. Amanda loves to discuss creativity and mental health. They have been trained as a peer support, completed their Mental Health First Aid certification and is a Movies for Mental Health facilitator for Art with Impact Canada.
Donovan McKenzie (he/him) is the founder of Heart of a Man, an organization created to help communities overcome their inner battles, elevate their voices and inspire others by sharing their struggles openly. His work aims to find ways to support and encourage those in need. He is working on rewriting the narrative of what it means to be a human struggling with emotional and mental stress, one conversation at a time, by turning his pain into purpose.
COVID protocols
We are taking the steps needed to help ensure your safety at the conference this year. The details are outlined in our COVID mitigation policy but here are some key points:
All attendees will be required to be vaccinated.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to mask at the conference, rapid test before attending, and stay home if they are experiencing symptoms. Full refunds will be provided so there is no concern about financial implications of canceling.
There will be a colour coded sticker system at registration to make it easier for everyone to communicate and consent about physical touching and boundaries (handshake, hugs, etc.).
Accessibility
ONN understands the importance of accessibility. ASL interpretation will be provided at all plenary sessions during the conference. The event at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building) will occur on Level 700 and a map of the space is available online. Should you require specific accommodations, please let our team know as soon as possible.
The Toronto Community for Better Child Care (TCBCC) and Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario (AECEO) are hosting a free screening of the film "Scarborough", dedicated for early childhood educators, other early years and family support professionals, and the early learning community. "Scarborough" is directed by Shasha Nakhai and Rich Williamson and adapted from Catherine Hernandez's homonymous novel, published in 2017.
There will also be an online opportunity to discuss the film on Tuesday June 12th at 7:00 pm, register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpduitpjspGNdCLVfQ85EuSTv5K7P...
Early Childhood Week's main page
Pourquoi une Grande semaine des tout-petits?
La Grande semaine des tout-petits vise à donner une voix aux quelque 534 000 tout-petits au Québec afin de faire de la petite enfance une véritable priorité de société.
C’est l’occasion pour nous tous de nous arrêter un moment pour porter notre regard sur la petite enfance au Québec et de réfléchir collectivement aux mesures à prendre afin que tous nos enfants démarrent dans la vie avec les meilleures chances possibles. Profitons de cette semaine pour favoriser et susciter le dialogue autour du développement des tout-petits, mettre en lumière des initiatives locales et régionales qui soutiennent la petite enfance et la périnatalité et mobiliser l’ensemble de la société, des groupes communautaires au milieu des affaires, en passant par les élus et élues.
Objectif général
Faire de la petite enfance une priorité du Québec en offrant à chaque enfant les moyens de se développer à son plein potentiel, du début de la grossesse jusqu’à l’âge de 5 ans.
Objectifs précis
Genèse de la Grande semaine des tout-petits
À partir de 2009, Avenir d’enfants a contribué à la mobilisation d’un grand nombre d’actrices et d’acteurs locaux et régionaux à travers le Québec autour des enjeux liés à la petite enfance et à la périnatalité. Le forum Tous pour eux, en novembre 2015, a grandement témoigné de cette force mobilisatrice.
C’est précisément lors de ce forum que l’idée de tenir une Grande semaine des tout-petits a émergé.
Un mouvement collectif a ainsi vu le jour, réunissant des organismes et des personnes déjà mobilisés, dans un contexte où les mesures consacrées à la petite enfance et à la périnatalité sont au cœur de choix collectifs incontournables.
La volonté de ces partenaires nationaux est donc de faire de la Grande semaine des tout-petits une occasion de sensibilisation, de dialogue et de mobilisation sociétale en faveur de la petite enfance et de la périnatalité.
Journée mondiale de l’enfance, 20 novembre
Les tout-petits du Québec sont l’avenir de notre société, ils sont aussi notre présent.
La Journée mondiale de l’enfance a été créée en 1954 et est célébrée chaque année le 20 novembre afin de promouvoir le respect et les droits des enfants. La Journée mondiale de l’enfance offre à chacun et à chacune d’entre nous une occasion unique de sensibiliser le public aux droits de l’enfant, de les promouvoir et de les mettre en lumière, mais aussi de transformer cette date en actes concrets en faveur des enfants partout dans le monde. (Extrait du site web de l’ONU)
Un enfant a le droit d’être respecté dans son individualité et de grandir dans un environnement qui lui permet de développer son plein potentiel.
Join the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care for a webinar about what’s next for child care advocacy in Ontario. Hear what’s happening around the province and how you can get connected and get involved. Together we can break a new path.
REGISTER HERE
