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OUR ASSETS

OUR ORGANIZATIONS

OUR COMMUNITIES

OUR FUTURE

THE BASICS

SESSIONS & ACTIVITIES

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SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 5

304 Show me the money:

Finance basics for boards

With a focus on practical information, board

members will have the opportunity to learn

what they need to know about managing non-

profit finances, including how to read financial

statements, review monthly reporting and

learning to ask the right questions.

Liza Gowe

, Finance, HR and Office Services

Coordinator, ONPHA

305 Expect the unexpected: Working with

tenants and their families

Learn how landlords should prepare for the

unexpected (e.g., death of a tenant, mental

health crisis). Using case studies, this session

will cover: a landlord’s role and responsibilities;

best practices when working with tenants, their

families and/or support agencies; the role of the

Office of Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) and

how to engage local support services.

Robert Abbatangelo

, Senior Manager,

Housing Services, COTA Health

Lauren Blumas

, Lawyer, Iler Campbell LLP

Alice Radley

, Executive Director,

Physically Handicapped Adults' Rehabilitation

Association (P.H.A.R.A.)

306 Re-framing complex policy issues

as solvable local problems

Learn how to move the conversation about

today’s complex housing challenges from

treating symptoms to mobilizing real change

within community systems. Using the issue of

vulnerable tenants as a case study, participants

in this workshop will practice problem finding

and framing using a systems approach, and

developing collaborative, practical opportunities

and solutions that are place-based and client-

centered.

Katie Ablett

, Senior Consultant, SHS Consulting

Adrienne Pacini

, Research and Policy Analyst,

SHS Consulting

Christine Pacini

, Partner, SHS Consulting

Breakfast

7:30–8:30 a.m.

Sessions

8:30–10:30 a.m.

301 Human resources:

Trends and best practices

Human resources are an organization’s most

important asset, yet they don’t always get the

attention they deserve. Whether you are a board

member, director or manager, it is important to

stay ahead of the curve! Get the introductory

overview you need, and explore current trends,

challenges and best practices for human

resource management.

Ross Dunsmore

, Lawyer, Dunsmore LLP

Reagan Ruslim

, Lawyer, Dunsmore LLP

302 Advanced governance for boards

Sector modernization and social housing

transformation are the new terms many

providers will begin to hear in the coming years.

As a non-profit housing board member, are you

ready? Are you getting the right information?

Are you asking the right questions? Governance

expert Suzanne Gibson will guide and prepare

you in this fast-paced, practical session.

Suzanne Gibson

, Consultant,

Suzanne Gibson & Associates

303 Head lease arrangements:

Challenges and options

With the increase in rent supplements, many

providers are turning to private sector landlords

to offer affordable housing. Recently, the

Landlord and Tenant Board determined that the

relationship between social housing and private

sector landlords is a commercial tenancy. This

decision has, and will continue to have, a far

reaching impact on head lease arrangements.

Engage in a discussion about the decision,

options for addressing it and potential next steps.

Michelle Coombs

, Manager, Member Services,

ONPHA

Doug Levitt

, Founding Partner,

Horlick Levitt Di Lella LLP

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NOVEMBER 5

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