London-based Go Fog It, founded by Diana House and Melissa McInerney, has been announced as the recipient of the first Recovery & Rebuilding the Region Design Challenge.Go Fog It, which offers disinfectant fogging to make spaces safer, has two main components to helping southwestern Ontario… Read More
Pillar, and our Executive Director, Michelle Baldwin, have been making headlines advocating on behalf of the nonprofit sector, facilitating community connections in support of the COVID-19 response, and partnering with other local organizations to support innovative solutions to the… Read More
MEDIA RELEASELONDON, April 30, 2020 - It was a gap identified in meetings of the Mayor’s Economic and Social Impact & Recovery Task Forces: How do we get meals to our most vulnerable? With that question in mind, a group of partners across the nonprofit, business and government sectors came… Read More
Communities everywhere have felt the impact of COVID-19 — Southwestern Ontario among them. Along with crisis comes creativity, and we are seeing countless acts of selflessness, resourcefulness and resilience in our communities across Southwestern Ontario.
That’s why Libro Credit… Read More
We have seen the power of social enterprise to benefit people and the environment while creating jobs and supporting economic development. We know that this is a challenging time for people and businesses alike, and have heard that people are looking for ways to support social enterprises during… Read More
We see you.There you are, bringing your passions, your talents, and your wisdom to your community. As gifts. Yes, there you are, asking nothing in return, but taking away so much: connection, camaraderie, and a better community for having you in it.We see you now.Signing up to stand on the front… Read More
We are excited to welcome Siham Elkassem, Jennifer McIntosh and Alexander Summers to Pillar Nonprofit Network's Board of Directors!
Siham Elkassem
Siham Elkassem is a Child and Family Therapist for the Community Services team at Vanier Children’s Services. She is an active… Read More
Thank you! Last week we sent out a survey to take the pulse of the membership and your response was everything. We had greater than 200 responses - most of them in the first 24 hours - and so we were able to understand quickly the challenges facing our diverse network in that moment: we felt grief… Read More
NEWS RELEASE
LONDON, April 1, 2020 - Over the past 14 years, the Pillar Community Innovation Awards has been shining a light on the good happening in our community to call others to action. While it may seem hard to find the bright spots in this current situation, we have been inspired by the… Read More
Updated March 30, 2020 - A message from Pillar Nonprofit Network’s Executive Director To our entire network, let me first say that myself and the Pillar Nonprofit Network team are sending our collective love and support to you all during this time of great uncertainty. I am writing to you today to… Read More