TORONTO - The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) is convening an unprecedented, province-wide forum for Ontario's nonprofits this May in Toronto. The two-day forum, titled Our Sector, Our Vision: Shaping a cross-sectoral strategy, will bring together nonprofits from sectors including the environment, the arts and social services to develop strategies and take action.

Conference speakers include Toronto Star columnist Carol Goar, Helen Burstyn, Chair of The Ontario Trillium Foundation, Lynn Eakin from Lynn Eakin & Associates, Tonya Surman, Executive Director of the Centre for Social Innovation and Peter Clutterbuck of the Social Planning Network of Ontario. The forum will explore cross-sectoral issues, include action-oriented strategy sessions and feature in-depth discussions about the future of the nonprofit sector.

"As the recession continues, nonprofits must begin to influence policy and help shape the big picture - the context in which we work," says ONN Director Constance Exley. "This forum is an opportunity for those working in the nonprofit sector to meet colleagues, create concrete strategies and dream big about the Ontario we're working to build together."

When: May 27th and 28th, 2009. Note: Early Bird Registration ends
tomorrow - May 13th.

Where: Metro Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor St., Toronto

For more information and to register, visit http://onn.eventbrite.com,
call 416-642-5786 or email info@ontariononprofitnetwork.ca