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Wednesday, 18 November, Full-Day Sessions
W1 – W3
9 am – 4:30 pm
W1: Emergency First Aid
This full-day session, instructed by Olympic First Aid Services, will provide participants with the basic skills and knowledge to deal with immediate and life-threatening emergencies. Participants will receive an Emergency First Aid Certificate upon completion. Presenter: An instructor from Olympic First Aid Services
W2: Ready, Set, Build!
This full-day workshop will outline the affordable housing development process and explore opportunities, methods, and approaches to create affordable housing.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Alice Sundberg, Housing and Community Development Consultant
This session is sponsored by Coast Capital Savings.
W3: Maintenance Works!
This course stresses planning for both long-term and routine maintenance tasks. This full-day workshop gives you the tools and techniques required to plan and manage unit inspections, servicing, cleaning, and maintenance contracts. We will also discuss replacement reserves, evaluating bids, and the importance of keeping good records.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Bill Todd
Wednesday, 18 November, Half-Day Sessions
W4 – W6
9 am – 12:30 pm
W4: Gaining Community Acceptance
Often, when planning or building a new development, non-profit housing providers run into opposition from the neighbourhood. This opposition is usually characterized as a “not in my backyard” (NIMBY) attitude. In this workshop, we will use the metaphor of an iceberg to explore the many layers of this NIMBY response, and share specific planning methods and strategies to increase community acceptance.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Judy Walsh, Tenant Support Worker, Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society
W5: Beyond Bake Sales: Generating Revenue in the 21st Century
In this workshop, we’ll explore ways of cultivating new revenue sources. After the workshop, you’ll be able to:
- Differentiate between fundraising and revenue generation;
- Develop your organization’s “brand”;
- Design and initiate a revenue-enhancement plan;
- Assess whether social enterprise is right for your organization; and
- Evaluate your revenue-generation strategy.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Donna Sassaman, Coordinator, Society for Affordable Housing Education Awareness and Development (AHEAD); and Angela Sealy, BCNPHA Certified Instructor
W6: Introduction to Collaborative Conflict Resolution
This workshop explains different styles and approaches to resolving conflicts, and provides participants with a hands-on opportunity to enhance their active listening skills, including conducting a confrontation, problem solving, and problem prevention skills.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Donald King, Certified Mediator, United Nations Peace Negotiator, and Executive Director, 411 Seniors Centre Society
Wednesday, 18 November, Half-Day Sessions
W7
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
W7: Intermediate Techniques in Conflict Resolution
In addition to exploring conflict-resolution techniques and theory in more detail, this workshop provides participants with an opportunity to improve their conflict-resolution proficiency by participating in brief simulated role plays. Grounded in a safe and supportive workshop environment, participants will also have an opportunity to share their peer-coaching insights in small group settings.
Presenter: BCNPHA Certified Instructor Donald King, Certified Mediator, United Nations Peace Negotiator, and Executive Director, 411 Seniors Centre Society