Brian Ray:

Cathy Shepertycki:

Jerry Longboat

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
20th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers

$2,500 PRIZE

The Writers’ Union of Canada is pleased to announce that submissions are being accepted until March 1, 2013 for the 20th Annual Short Prose Competition for Developing Writers. The winning entry will be the best Canadian work of up to 2,500 words in the English language, fiction or non-fiction, written by an unpublished author.

PRIZE

$2,500 for the winning entry, and the entries of the winner and finalists will be submitted to three Canadian magazines.

JURY

Writers Ami McKay, Rosemary Nixon, and Mark A. Rayner will serve as the jury.

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Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO)
and Neighbourhood Arts Networks (NAN) present:

A Seminar Series
Smart Data – Getting Your Data Working for You

Funded by Creative Trust with support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation
Delivered by Young Associates
For more information on Young Associates Data Smart services click here

Monday, December 17, 2012 from 2-5pm

Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership
219 Argyle Ave, Room 113-114 (first floor)
Ottawa, ON K2P 2R1

Please note the registration ends on December 15, to register: http://smartdataottawa.eventbrite.ca/
This is a FREE session which will cover only one of these topics please select the topic/s which interest you in the registration form.

1. Singing from the Same Songbook: Harmonizing Database and Accounting Software
Every organization is likely to have at least two databases: its accounting package and a marketing, membership or fundraising package. Work is greatly streamlined when information is entered only once – but what’s the best way to harmonize the reporting so that both databases tell the same story? This workshop will consider the primary point of data entry, and options for capturing summary information without repeating all the details. In addition, we will explore reporting formats that will help you tell a story about your impact and celebrate your successes, supported by good, quantitative data – both financial and statistical. Case studies will be presented for discussion.

2. Garbage into Gold: Housekeeping for your Database
The information you get out of your database is only as good as the data you put into it. In this seminar we will explore ways to create consistencies in the collection and data entry processes to ensure that your data is telling the true story. Finding lots of duplicate entries? Sinking staff time into maintaining multiple data files with overlapping contents? Losing opportunities because of missing patron information? Not sure if you’ve accurately tracked all your donations? Learn how to identify errors and omissions in your database, and get your data working for you again.  

3a. Managing Data : Policies and Procedures for Populating Your Database (Spreadsheets)
Is your organization not big enough to warrant purchasing a fundraising database? Are you using spreadsheets to track your audience? No problem! Who should be tracked in your spreadsheet? What is enough information about a contact to warrant a spot in your database? Is an email address enough? Are you sure that your patrons’ information is safe in your spreadsheet? During this introductory seminar we will explore the basics of tracking contacts and donations within spreadsheets, and keeping consistent records when more than one person is working in the file Continue reading →