Playing a leadership role in your community

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Playing a leadership role in your community

• Workshop D
• 9.30 am 10.45 am
• June 10, 2006

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Community Leadership,Community Response
CCA Congress June 9, 2006 London, Ontario
Russ Rothney, Manager, Community Economic
Development Assiniboine Credit Union (Winnipeg)
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Mission Statement

• Our purpose as a co-operative financial
  institution is to provide financial services for
  the well-being of our members, employees and
  community. As a socially responsible
  organization, we provide accessible financial
  services that meet members' current and future
  needs offer fair and meaningful employment in a
  workplace that is safe and respectful and build
  partnerships that foster economic development to
  create self-reliant, sustainable communities.

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Strategic Drivers(in support of our CSR
vision)

• Strengthening Member Relations
• Improving Financial Performance
• Enhancing Employee Engagement
• Building Community Capacity
• Achieving Strong Governance

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community lending

• Business Community Financial Centre
• Micro Loans Fund (WD Canada)
• Business Start Program (Province)
• Jubilee Fund (inter-faith)
• Womens Enterprise Centre of Manitoba
• Tenacity Works (CWCF)

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affordable special needs housing

• Partnership approach
• Neighbourhood re-vitalization
• Diverse partnerships
• Technical support
• Financial support

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• North End Housing Project
• Spence Neighbourhood Association
• West Broadway Development Corporation / Community
  Land Trust
• SISTARS (Point Douglas)
• Housing Opportunity Partnership
• Kinkora Development
• Winnipeg Housing Homelessness Initiative
• Winnipeg Partners in Housing

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• Indo-China Chinese Association
• Kinew Housing
• University of Winnipeg Housing
• Hope Centre
• WinnServ
• Direct Action in Support of Community Homes
  (DASCH)
• Arcane Horizon
• Pulford Community Living Services

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community enterprise support

• SEED Winnipeg
• Womens Enterprise Centre
• Jubilee Fund
• Collaboration Co-op
• Community Ownership Solutions
• Community Development Business Association (CDBA)
• Self Employment Assistance Programs
• CED Technical Assistance Program

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Socially Responsible Investment

• SRI Specialist
• Financial Account Managers
• Jubilee Investment Certificates
• Canadian Community Investment Cooperative (CCINC)
• Social Invetsment Organization (SIO)

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accessible financial services

• West Broadway Branch
• Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
• Community Financial Services Pilot
• Flexible account opening policy

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in-house socially responsible business practice

• Employment diversity
• Management board diversity
• HR policies programs
• Governance Committee
• CED purchasing
• Environmental footprint Rivergrove

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CSR/CED advocacy profile

• Manitoba Cooperative Association
• CDBA
• AFSC
• SIO
• CCINC
• CCEDNet
• CU CSR/CED Network
• Co-op sector CSR Network

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