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Consulting Experience.

As a previous director of two training and consulting companies for social/creative enterprise , I have 10+ years experience in helping clients' organizations and projects grow.   The clients I've proudly served include:

  • NS Department of Community Services (DCS) 

  • Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) 

  • Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDnet) 

  • Canada Business Network (CBN)

  • Government of Canada Department of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED)

  • Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEIS)

  • Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF)

  • Simon Fraser and Mount Royal Universities (Social Enterprise Sector Survey 2014 co-author)

  • Inspiring Communities (Board Member)

  • NS House of the Assembly and Disabled Persons Commission - for Forum29 

  • BoyneClarke Innovative Ideas Competition

  • Halifax Music Co-op (Board Chair)

  • The Hub Halifax

  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 

  • Metro Community Housing Association (employee) 

  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency (employee) 

  • 30+ individual social entrepreneurs assisted in-person

Education.

Certificate in Adult Education Foundations, Nova Scotia Community College — 2021

Certificate in Project Management, University of British Columbia & Dalhousie University — 2019

Certificate in eLearning, University of Calgary — 2018

Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resources and Psychology), Saint Mary’s University — 2013 
 

Training + Facilitation Experience.

I currently teach full-time as the Faculty of Entrepreneurship for the Creative Industries at the Nova Scotia Community College (2019- Present).  In my last business, the Social Enterprise Institute, I created and led (online and in-person) the Steps to Start-up program for social enterprise and creative start-ups. 

 

In addition, I have the previous experience in providing training and facilitation: 

  • Trainer, Social Enterprise Coaching Program, 2019, Ottawa, Ontario (in Partnership with Pillar Nonprofit)

  • Online Guest Lecturer, MBA in Social Enterprise, University of Fredericton, 2018 – Topic: Social Enterprise 101 

  • Trainer, Social Enterprise Institute: Steps to Startup Online Program 

  • Webinars, Cisco Global Problem Solvers: Identifying the Problem; Setting Your Social Impact; Creating Social Bus. Models 

  • Webinar, Global Changemakers: The Steps to Starting a Social Enterprise

  • Webinar, Global Good Fund: Introduction to the Social Enterprise Institute

  • TedXDalhousieU, 2018 | Halifax, Canada | Topic: Social Enterprise

  • Social Enterprise World Forum, 2018  | Glasgow, Scotland  | Topic: Teaching and Learning: Upskilling social entrepreneurs 

  • Social Enterprise World Forum, 2017  |  Christchurch, New Zealand  |  Topics: Social Enterprise Census, Youth in Leadership

  • PEIFest: Food, Culture and Social Enterprise Festival, 2017  |  Charlottetown, Canada  |  Topic: Pitching Your Idea

  • Scotland's National Social Enterprise Conference, 2016  |  Glasgow, Scotland  |  Topic: Challenges in Social Enterprise

  • Ontario Non-Profit Network's "Non-profit Driven" Conference, 2015  |  Toronto, Canada | Topic: Social Enterprise Readiness Assessment
     

“The steps to startup program was the perfect first step for me to take in organizing my thoughts around my business and moving forward in a direction that not only made sense but was actually doable."   

Tara Gibbon, Founder: Resilient Barn

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