1. LEADING SOCIAL CHANGE Speakers: Lynne Douglas, Team Lead Community Investment, Cenovus Denise Blair, Executive Director, Calgary Youth Justice Society

2. Calgary Youth Justice Society & Cenovus Energy are In The Lead.

3. Cenovus In the Lead Video

4. Who made a difference in your life?

5. a chance to change

6. Cenovus: A Canadian Oil Company Operations Alberta and southern Saskatchewan We believe in being a contributing part of the community Rigorous, Respectful and Ready Foster Creek oil sands project

7. “ great businesses create great economies. great non-profits create great communities. when business and non-profits work collaboratively on solutions to social issues they create great societies” Author Jim Collins, Good to Great for the Social Sector

8. my world

9. –Build our positive reputation –Support and enable our business objectives –Strengthen relationships with key stakeholders –Reflect our brand –Positively impact community and Cenovus –Provide tangible outcomes for community and Cenovus the business case community good business benefit sweet spot

10. Jocelyne Daw, 2009 the business case TRANSACTIONAL TRANSITIONAL TRANSFORMATIONAL integrated collaboration preliminary collaboration

12. win / win / win win: youth win: Cenovus win: community

13. a strength or a risk

14. water what you want to grow. - Stephen Covey

16. 16 weeks: 1 school semester Coaches: o Cenovus staff from all levels o Trained in 3 strength-based training sessions o Peer support pods Young Leaders: o From Discovering Choices o Weekly classroom sessions with ITL facilitator Relationship: Coaches and Young Leaders connect one-to-one Volunteering: All Coaches and Young Leaders get together once a month and volunteer in the community Project: At the end of the semester all YL’s complete a project that contributes in some way to the community. Graduation: A celebration of Young Leaders & Coaches with parents, teachers, friends, family and community

17. NominationReferral

18. learning's be curious! just show up be flexible training size does matter group volunteering – who new? it’s ok continuous improvement

19. evaluation www.resil.ca

23. “(In the Lead) has been a positive thing in my life because it gave me hope and belief that I have a future, and that I am a good person.” what young leaders had to say:

24. “This experience was different – my coach didn’t try to fix me like other adults who say they want to help me. He accepted me for who I am.” what young leaders had to say:

25. “I didn’t think anyone really cared – He did and he is my friend.” what young leaders had to say:

26. “I have learned things about myself that I never thought possible and I’m a better person and employee as a result.” what coaches had to say:

27. “I have learned a lot about what it means to care for others by just being there with them with no agenda. These youth do not want to be fixed – they just want to be valued...” what coaches had to say:

28. “The youth changed my life – I’m different and I like it.” what coaches had to say

29. “Most important of all, students who complete ‘In the ‘Lead believe in themselves and have that rare but necessary commodity that will allow them to achieve their dreams, ‘HOPE!’” what the principal had to say:

30. Young Leaders: –High completion rate of youth participants –Staying in school –School & volunteer engagement –Going beyond ITL = ITL 2 –New peer group –Higher graduation rates Coaches: –Deeper engagement through volunteer events – “Giving back together” –Professional development –Personal growth –New peer group results we didn’t plan for:

31. boldly keep going…

32. Graduation Video October 2013