by Emmett | Apr 9, 2014 |
Eko Nomos designed an Internet-based toolkit for evaluating local economic development projects in rural Ontario. It provides step-by-step guidance on: building action research and evaluation into project management; collecting and analyzing evaluation information; and, communicating evaluation results. We also provided training to Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing staff in using the... 
by Emmett | Apr 9, 2014 |
This long-term initiative brings together seven foundations and corporations to support women’s social purpose enterprise development across Canada. The Collaborative Fund includes the CIBC, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, George Cedric Metcalf Foundation, and the Bank of Montreal. During the Fund’s first five years, Eko Nomos facilitated a collaborative process with grantees to capture effective practices in the implementation of social purpose enterprises with women. Link to paper 1 ; Link to paper 2 Eko Nomos also completed a five-year action research and learning process with the Fund’s 10 social enterprise development grantees during which we identified effective practice and outcomes. This project produced an evaluation guide providing tools, methods and systems that are used to support organizations in documenting and analyzing the outcomes of their... 
by Emmett | Apr 9, 2014 |
The Toronto Enterprise Fund (TEF) is a collaborative funding initiative designed to support homeless and at-risk populations in engaging in society and the economy through the development of Social Purpose Enterprises. Eko Nomos worked with TEF to design and implement a comprehensive learning and evaluation strategy using action research approaches and techniques. Eko Nomos delivered an annual business planning workshop series with follow-up consultations for organizations developing social purpose enterprises, as well as researched the interest in early stage social purpose enterprise services in Toronto. Eko Nomos wrote The Business of Inclusion – a series of papers highlighting the first three years of learning from this six-year funding stream, see Business of Inclusion Part 3; Business of Inclusion... 
by Emmett | Apr 9, 2014 |
The Social Enterprise Enabling Group (SEEG) is a funders’ group investing in the development of social purpose enterprise in Peel Region. Eko Nomos has been responsible for program planning, developing learning networks, building capacity in the SEEG network, and assisting the funders in preparing a three-year plan for their investment in Peel... 
by Emmett | Apr 9, 2014 |
For six years Eko Nomos and associates worked as the lead consultant for the Steps to Leadership program as a developmental evaluator. We developed the monitoring system and data collection tools for all of the evaluation activities throughout that time. We also worked closely with the Program Coordinator to fine tune the program...