This workshop is aimed at empowering participants to be community-oriented leaders and social innovators and to translate their passions into impactful organizations that drive social change. Learn skills, resources and inspiration to start either a non-profit or a social enterprise. Discover the clear pathway to turn a social issue into a community-driven, impact-focused organization. This session is perfect for participants just starting with a social issue they care about and business owners looking to pivot to a social enterprise. Turn your ideas into impact.
Speakers:
Nour Hage
Co-Founder and President, Civiconnect
Nour Hage is a founder and President of Civiconnect, a youth focused non-profit that strives to prepare young people to lead compelling and fulfilling lives. He finds optimism, strategy and dedication to be the most valuable qualities for continual success in operating any company. In the 3 years since founding Civiconnect, Hage has been instrumental in directing and operationalizing a non-profit company that is both self-sustaining and the recipient of multi-million dollar partnerships.
Hage studied at Brock university, where he founded another educational non-profit, Datathon, specialized in introducing students to the fast and rapidly growing world of data analytics and AI. Datathon, over the course of 4 years, became Brock’s largest annual academic conference, with 400 participants in the room and an additional 600 abroad at 8 institutions. The event garnered the interest of executives from some of the largest companies in Canada who came to speak and network with students.
Nour enjoys PC strategy games and board games, he is currently eagerly awaiting a time when he can have people seated around a table again.
Connect:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nour-hage/
Kailene Jackson
Co-Founder, Civiconnect
As a lifelong resident of Niagara, Kailene is familiar with the challenges facing youth in the region and is committed to building inclusive and prosperous communities. To accomplish this vision, Kailene co-founded Civiconnect, a youth-led non-profit that empowers youth by addressing the many barriers facing youth with respect to employment and civic engagement. Civiconnect equips youth with the skills necessary to succeed by providing work integrated learning opportunities, facilitating technical and soft skills development and connecting youth to SMEs through the newly launched Youth Skills Studio. Additionally, Civiconnect encourages youth civic engagement and participation in political process by increasing civic literacy through skill-building workshops, town hall events, educational campaigns, and connecting youth to local policymakers.
Kailene is a currently in her MA in International Relations at Brock University after completing her BA (Hons.) in Political Science and Sociology last year. Kailene has also worked at Brock University in three different departments and has a wealth of expertise in supporting young people and helping them grow. Kailene also has work experience in the entrepreneurial sector and is knowledgeable about innovation and small business management. Additionally, Kailene is passionate about gender equality and sits on Brock’s Sexual Violence Advisory Panel and many other women’s committees in addition to focusing her graduate research on Canada’s Feminist Foreign Policy.
Connect:
Instagram: https://instagram.com/@kailenejackson
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kailene-jackson/
