On August 1st, London’s Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2017 was released. London City Council's 2015-2019 Strategic Plan identified the need to develop a Community Diversity & Inclusion Strategy (CDIS) as a way to "build a diverse, inclusive and welcoming community" by "… Read More
On any given day at Innovation Works, you will find co-tenants huddled in nooks and crannies, perched on bean bag chairs, sharing salad in the kitchen, and sipping coffee in the Commons so that they may confer, converse and otherwise hobnob with their fellow social innovators.
That, in my… Read More
What if your event could support social innovation, provide training for youth, create jobs for disadvantaged Londoners, AND help underprivileged children attend camp?
By working with local social enterprises, you can do just that! Imagine this...
Your space has impact!Your event location is… Read More
Pillar is pleased to congratulate this year’s recipient of the Willy Van Klooster Nonprofit Governance Scholarship, the London Youth Advisory Council!
This Scholarship was established in 2008 to honour Willy Van Klooster, the founding board chair of Pillar Nonprofit Network in recognition of his… Read More
Organization Name: Meals on Wheels London
What does your organization do?
Meals on Wheels London provides meal and transportation services to seniors and adults living with disabilities to support them in living in their own homes longer with independence.
What is something… Read More
Andre Vashist has been accepted into the Getting to Maybe: A Social Innovation Residency at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in collaboration with Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience at the University of Waterloo. A 28-day intensive designed for change-makers with a… Read More
Preamble: The following represents Pillar Nonprofit Network’s current focus in terms of proactive policy advocacy.
Our Board and Executive Director set public policy direction and priority areas. Our key policy priorities are sector-focused rather than issues-focused, and there will be occasions… Read More
All social entrepreneurs want to maximize their impact. But without a common way to measure impact, they are facing significant hurdles to collectively sharing the story of social enterprise with the community, funders and investors.
The Ontario Ministry of Economic Growth and Development’s (MEDG)… Read More
Project IMPACT is an exciting initiative spearheaded by Pillar, with funding support from the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship & Immigration, in collaboration with our partners across the province - Impact Hub Ottawa; Centre for Social Innovation, Toronto; 10 Carden, Guelph; and reThink Green,… Read More
The 2017 ChangeTheWorld Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge concluded on June 3, 2017. This year 4,415 youth demonstrated remarkable efforts and contributed over 15,000 hours! It was certainly inspiring to see youth making an impact in our community.
A special thank you to our community… Read More