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Bonjour 21inc! Y a-t-il quelque chose d'inspirant qui vous arrive pendant cette période difficile? Tout ce dont tu as besoin? Quelles nouvelles possibilités émergent? Comment pouvons-nous les réaliser?

Hello 21inc! Is there anything inspiring happening with you during this challenging time? Anything you need? What new possibilities are emerging? How do we make them happen?

(Posted by Mike Kennedy)

We know that we've been a bit quiet over the past few months. Please check out our latest news through this newsletter.

, we have a few short questions we would love your feedback on.

Check out the news here from the Transition Council.
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[New Developments] Next chapter of 21Inc! Dear , Over the past few months, 21Inc has been through significant organizational changes and we are grateful during this new chapter to have the help of the Pond-Deshpande Centre (PDC) at the University of New Brunswick, many of our alumni, and community members. The 10-year history...

Dear 21inc. network,

The Indiegogo campaign concluded yesterday with a total of $14,405 raised. Thank you to all those who generously contributed towards the future of 21inc. The campaign provided for us the means to move forward and to implement the plan that Vanessa and the Board developed over the past months to set 21inc. onto a healthy and strategic path as we enter our second decade.

We look forward to providing you more details following our Board meeting today. Stay tuned!


Chers membres du réseau 21inc.,

La campagne Indiegogo s’est terminée dimanche et nous sommes ravis d’annoncer que nous avons recueilli 14 405 $. Un grand merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué à assurer l’avenir de 21inc. Cette campagne de financement nous permettra de poursuivre nos efforts et de mettre en œuvre le plan d’action développé par Vanessa et le conseil d’administration au cours des derniers mois afin de mettre 21inc. sur la bonne voie en ce début de notre deuxième décennie d’existence.

Nous vous reviendrons avec plus de détails suivant la réunion du Conseil d’administration prévue pour aujourd'hui. Restez aux aguets!

Hey Gang! The Governance Renewal committee meeting scheduled for today at noon is delayed until next week. We're focusing our efforts on the final week of the IndieGoGo campaign. (From Lisa)

Le français suit

Hey 21incers,

Apologies from the 21inc Board for the social media silence, we've had our heads down trying to manage 21inc's time-sensitive financial challenge. We've been keeping people in the loop via the Town Halls, but have heard from some of you that you'd like more information via FB.

My fellow board member Danielle LeBlanc and I will do out best to keep all of you in the loop while balancing the need for confidentiality on some of 21inc's most critical files. The bottom line is this: 21inc's future is dependent on a successful fundraising push over the next 10 to 14 days.

21inc is now a volunteer-run organization and in the immediate term we are asking you, our network members, to join with the board to help find solutions to 21inc's serious challenge.

We have created three committees to help carry the load:

- Fundraising, led by Mike Fitzpatrick
- Board Governance Renewal, co-led by Aimée Chow, Duncan Harvie and Lisa Hrabluk
- Communications, co-led by Danielle LeBlanc and me.

Committee members will be briefed on the current situation so we can get to work. If you have an interest in working with us to address 21inc's immediate challenge please contact me or Danielle we'll direct you to the committee leads.

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Chers membres 21inc.,

Nous nous excusons d’avoir été silencieux dans les médias sociaux au cours des derniers jours. Nous nous attelons à la tâche de gérer les échéances critiques de la situation financière de 21inc. Nous vous gardions au courant de la situation par l’entremise de séances publiques et répondons maintenant à la demande de plusieurs d’afficher des mises à jour sur Facebook.

Ma collègue Danielle LeBlanc et moi ferons de notre possible afin de vous tenir informés tout en conservant la confidentialité de certains dossiers. En gros, l’avenir de 21inc repose sur la réussite de la campagne de financement au cours des 10 à 14 prochains jours.

21inc est désormais un organisme géré par des bénévoles. Dans l’immédiat, nous demandons aux membres du réseau de s’associer au conseil d’administration afin de trouver des solutions aux lourds défis de 21inc.

Trois comités ont été formés afin de répartir les tâches :
· Financement, mené par Mike Fitzpatrick
· Renouvellement de la structure de gouvernance, mené par Aimée Chow, Duncan Harvie et Lisa Hrabluk
·Communications, mené par Danielle LeBlanc et moi-même

Les membres du comité seront informés de la situation actuelle afin de se mettre à la tâche. Si vous êtes intéressés et avez du temps à consacrer en matière de levées de fonds, de communications et/ou de gouvernance, merci de nous en faire part, à Danielle ou à moi, afin que nous puissions aviser les présidents du comité en question.

HELP WANTED: Hey gang looking for a few good communicators to keep the news flowing on 21inc's digital channels - Twitter, FB, website and the e-newsletter. The team MUST have French-language capabilities, which I obviously do not. At our meeting this morning, the board created a communications committee. Message me on FB or via email at [email protected]

Today is Vanessa Paesani’s final day as 21inc’s full-time executive director. The board is unanimous is expressing our deep gratitude, respect and affection for Vanessa’s herculean efforts to help solve 21inc’s financial and structural challenges and position it for a sustainable second decade. In order to make that transition, 21inc will need to be a volunteer-run organization and we will begin this new chapter with a video town hall on Monday May 2 at noon (link below). That town hall will update our members on the state of the board’s work over the past week and will be primarily focused on inviting members to join two new board committees to help design and manage the two foundational pieces for 21inc’s transformation: fundraising and governance renewal.

The work of both committees is anchored in the work begun by Vanessa. She has provided us with a great roadmap; it is now time for our network to move it forward.

In addition to Vanessa, the 21inc board has also ended its contract with Marina Wright, 21inc’s bookkeeper. The board thanks Marina for her work and are happy to recommend her to anyone in need of an efficient and unflappable bookkeeper.

https://bbbatlantic.adobeconnect.com/townhall/

C’est la dernière journée de Vanessa Paesani aujourd’hui à titre de directrice générale de 21inc. Le conseil d’administration est unanime à exprimer sa gratitude, son respect et son affection vis-à-vis des efforts surhumains de Vanessa afin de redresser la situation financière et organisationnelle de 21inc, et de positionner favorablement et de façon durable l’organisme dans sa deuxième décennie. Afin de réaliser cette transition, 21inc doit devenir un organisme bénévole. Nous commencerons avec une rencontre de discussion par vidéo le lundi 2 mai à midi (voir lien ci-dessous). Au cours de cette rencontre, nous pourrons informer nos membres des récentes réalisations du conseil au cours de la dernière semaine. L’importance sera accordée à inviter les membres à se joindre aux deux nouveaux comités du conseil qui aideront à élaborer et à gérer les deux principales composantes de la transformation de 21inc : le financement et le renouvellement de la gouvernance.

Le travail des deux comités suivra le travail entrepris par Vanessa, qui nous a préparé un excellent plan de travail. C’est maintenant à notre réseau de le faire progresser.

Le conseil d’administration a également mis fin au contrat de Marina Wright, comptable pour 21inc. Le conseil remercie Marina pour son travail et recommande sans hésitation ses services à quiconque a besoin d’une comptable fiable et imperturbable.

https://bbbatlantic.adobeconnect.com/townhall/

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Network member Heather MacDonald and the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning are doing amazing work - empowering teens to create their own comic books and graphic novels about sexual violence prevention http://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20160422004

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Sabrina Poirier and Julia Somody co-facilitated their Venture for Canada and 21inc workshop on 'Resilience at Work' Friday evening at Volta. We hope it'll help the attendees value resilience within themselves and their organizations and understand the connections between health, wellness, productivity and sustainability.

21inc'er, Andrew Button, on the importance of starting!

“There’s a fixation around high-growth technology startups and the idea of creating a billion-dollar company,” said Andrew Button, founder of Mashup Lab, CO3, and the South Shore chapter of the Awesome Foundation.

“I believe we need to have audacious goals like that, but we also need to fill the pipeline. In communities where we have 10 companies with growth potential, we need to have at least 100.”

NowNS: The business of expanding possibilities for rural entrepreneurs There are a lot of people in communities all over Nova Scotia who’ve given serious thought to what change looks like. Whether they’re curious about improving their own lives or changing the economic trajectory of the entire province, they’re likely to engage in big thinking.

Great interview with 21inc'er, Akram Al-otumi, on his diverse involvement since arriving in Nova Scotia.

“I came to Nova Scotia when I was 19,” he said. “I worked. I was very social. I did my best to integrate, to understand the culture. It wasn’t easy, but after a few years I felt at home.”

ENTREVESTOR: 3D Next co-founder Al-otumi aims to expand community, startups With his focus on entrepreneurship, new technologies and immigration, Akram Al-otumi is working hard to grow the population and economy of Nova Scotia, his adopted home. Halifax-based Al-otumi is a co-founder of 3D Next, which he set up in 2012 with Montreal-based Michael Groenendyk.

Check out this great event coming up tomorrow on 'Resilience at Work' in Halifax! It's free and open to all.

VFC and 21inc Present : Resilience at Work As busy people with full lives, we deal with challenges, adversity, and stress on a regular basis. While we are all born with resiliency – the capacity to maintain wellness under pressure and bounce back from change and stressful situations – we don’t always have the tools to manage stress and can b…