Nonprofit Driven Regional Connects: Peterborough

This event is co-hosted by the Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough and Ontario Nonprofit Network.

Join us for Nonprofit Driven Regional Connects: Peterborough! This is not your average “conference” - Nonprofit Driven Regional Connects are small gatherings with big impacts. This is an opportunity for nonprofits, charities, and community organizations across the region to share space and ideas for our collective well-being, explore systemic solutions locally, learn more about ONN’s work, and break bread together.

Our sector continues to be intentionally under-resourced and privatized, is experiencing growing legal attacks from the community for doing its critical work, and grapples with increased scrutiny and eroding public trust. To combat the current climate of deep polarization, we must invest in building relationships to help our sector and communities thrive. Getting together in community is an ongoing exercise in movement-building, and actively shaping the future together.

• Get practical data, information about policies and trends impacting nonprofits in Peterborough and across Ontario, and discuss how these are showing up in your work and communities.
• Make connections over the issues that matter to you - engage in conversations and learn from local peers, and team members from the Community Foundation and ONN.
• Enjoy breakfast and lunch with nonprofit colleagues, as well as full access to the Canadian Canoe Museum.
• After the event, all registrants will receive slides, notes, and links to resources.

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The deadline to register and guarantee your dietary needs can be accommodated is October 1, 2026. The last day of ticket sales will be October 20, 2026 or when tickets sell out. Tickets to the event are on a first-come, first-served basis. Refunds are available up to seven days in advance of the event date. Eventbrite fees are not refundable.

There are a limited number of tickets available at a 50% discount for organizations with annual revenues of less than $300,000. There are also a limited number of barrier-free tickets available for grassroots groups. Please email [email protected] to access these options.

To obtain a promo code for ONN member or supporter pricing, or to check your status as a member or supporter, please email [email protected]

• This event will take place in the Gathering Room on the second floor of the Canadian Canoe Museum-Jiimaan Kinomaagewin - 2077 Ashburnham Drive, Peterborough, ON.
• The venue is fully accessible.
• Parking is available on site.

Note on health and wellbeing: Please be mindful that our peers and colleagues will be gathering with different personal circumstances. Please stay home if you are unwell; full refunds will be provided if you must cancel due to contagious illness. Masks will be available at the registration table.

By registering for the event, you are providing permission to receive emails related to the event and follow-ups from ONN and the local co-host organization. All registrants are subject to our registration policies.

ONN is an independent network for the 58,000 nonprofits in Ontario, focused on policy, advocacy, and services to strengthen Ontario’s nonprofit sector as a key pillar of our society and economy.

ONN works to create a public policy environment that strengthens nonprofits so they can do more. They activate nonprofit networks by convening and engaging organizations, leaders, and stakeholders to tackle cross-cutting issues at a sector-wide level. ONN’s efforts are bringing the voices of the sector to policy- and decision-makers.

The Community Foundation believes that together, we can build a vital community for everyone. With a long-term view of our community and insight into the challenges and opportunities facing Peterborough, the Community Foundation has the knowledge and the staying power needed to address complex issues, from environmental sustainability to housing and homelessness, from support for the arts to care for those in need.

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