 Tonya helps a range of organizations to collaborate, innovate and overcome barriers to achieve success.
Dedicated to building the capacity and effectiveness of nonprofits in communications, collaboration and organizational management, Tonya brings 15 years of experience working in the progressive community. As a Senior Partner in the Commons Group, Tonya is a founder of the 215 Centre for Social Innovation, she has been the Partnership Director for the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment, the Business Manager for rabble.ca and has assisted a range of organizations to undertake collaborative initiatives, communications strategies, fundraising and business and project planning. Before the Commons Group, Tonya was Executive Director of Web Networks: an Internet solutions provider serving non-profits. Other work has included positions with ECO-ED, the Ontario Environment Network, Public Focus as well as operating a cooperative day care, building a community garden and running a consumer advocacy organization.
Employment History
Executive Director - Centre for Social Innovation
The Centre for Social Innovation catalyzes, informs, inspires and supports social innovators and social mission initiatives. Through collaboration, social enterprise and capacity-building programming, the Centre for Social Innovation is a community hub for social innovators working towards solutions to our shared problems. Jan 2004 - present
Partnership Director - Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE)
CPCHE is a partnership of 11 national organizations - from the environment, children and health sector - that are working together to move children's environmental health issues into the minds of decision-makers, service providers, parents and the public. October 2001 - present
Business Development Manager - Rabble.ca
www.rabble.ca is an online alternative news magazine. This project involved providing organizational start-up, implementation of financial, HR and admin systems as well as the development of a launch campaign and fundraising. 2000-2001
Executive Director - Web Networks: Internet Solutions for People Not for Profit
Oversaw all aspects of communications, revenue generation, technical & design services, product planning, organizational development, board management, financial management, service delivery and all things relating to the management of this non-profit social enterprise. 1994 - 2000
Consulting Projects
Communications Audit - Canadian Environmental Law Association
Review of communications needs, development of Internet strategy and preparation of grant proposals for large scale web site initiative. 2000
Presentations & Workshops
Show Me the Money: Funders Forum - Ontario Trillium Foundation
For non-profits on the hunt for funding, figuring out who to ask for what can be daunting. Funders each have their own goals and requirements, and getting to know them can be the difference between a match made in heaven and a frustrating waste of time for both sides. Tonya presented CPCHE as a case study to explore how to leverage multiple funders. November 2005
Space-making Intermediaries - Artscape's Creative Spaces Conference: Risk Revolution
Presentation and discussion of the role of a third party catalyst in the provision of multi-tenant non profit centres. Tonya's focus was on the value-add of more intense cooperation amongst tenants and the role that the covener plays in this work.
Collaboration for Social Innovation @ Bruce Mau's Massive Change Exhibit - Change Makers Speakers Series @ The AGO
Key note conversation about the role that collaboration must play in moving social innovation forward. March 2005
Providing Space for Social Innovation to Emerge - Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise
November 2004
Volunteer and Committee Work
Steering Committee Member - Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise
Participant in the planning of the Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise being held January 28-31, 2007. May 2006 - January 2007
Board Member - Conservation Council of Ontario
2005-2006
Board Member - Nexus Consulting - Rotman School of Business
Nexus Consulting is a non-profit consulting service based out of the rotman School of Business whose mission is to link social mission and business minds. The project involves providing Rotman MBA students with the opportunity to provide their business services to non-profits and charities in Toronto., thus providing valuable expertise to social mission groups and better enabling them to take on social enterprises.
2005
Education
Student - Executive Director's Institute
The York University - Maytree Foundation Executive Directors' Institute focuses on strategic leadership that calls for individuals to be creative, inspiring, innovative and visionary in leading effective organizations and communities in a rapidly changing voluntary sector. The program design extends beyond managing organizations in the nonprofit sector and focuses on building strategic alliances, new directions in human resources, complexity-inspired governance, social entrepreneurship and social marketing. 2005-2006
Personal Productive Thinking Process - ThinkX
April 2005
Group Facilitation Training - Institute for Cultural Affairs
2003
Publications
Building Constellation-Based Partnerships
A Tool for Multi-Organizational Collaboration in the Social Mission Sector Jun 20 2006
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