Federal Government announces $805M Social Finance Fund
London is one of Canada’s leading social finance communities, where collaboration and innovation has already created more than $7 million in additional capital towards an inclusive economy.
Next Generation Governance: Emerging Leaders' Perspectives on Governance in the Nonprofit Sector
Network mindset, gender equity, & community benefits: Pillar reflects on the ONN conference
Nothing generates creativity like a road trip (or train trip!). A few of Pillar's staff headed up to Toronto for the Ontario Nonprofit Network conference, Nonprofit Driven. From economic equity, how to activate a network and what it means to have decent work for women in nonprofits; we enjoyed two days of collaborative thinking, while exploring some tough challenges for our se
Pillar Flex Package for Nonprofits at Innovation Works!
Innovation Works is offering a new 6 month PillarFlex Package, sponsored by Pillar Nonprofit Network.
We asked. You answered!
At our Annual General Meeting we asked you to take a moment and answer the following:
What is the biggest question that we need to answer together as a community?
Over 150 of you from different sectors in the city responded.
We’ve grouped your responses into three themes:
Social Enterprise Startup Incubator applications now open! Due June 15th!
"Having a space that is forward thinking but is also value driven and has all kinds of talent in one building, @Innovation Works is a hub of social enterprise and good business in London"
Starting a social enterprise? Embedding social values into an existing business? Creating a sustainable model for your non-profit? Give yourself the best chance of success by immersing yourself in the right environment with @PillarNN.
VERGE Breakthrough Fund reaches $2 million goal, seeking investments in Southwestern Ontario.
14 local investors have pooled their capital in the VERGE Breakthrough Fund, exceeding our $2 million goal. We are now actively looking for investments in affordable housing, community real estate and growing social enterprises in Southwestern Ontario.
Lessons from the Road: Key Takeaways from Conferences
Our Pillar staff hit the road attending three provincial and national conferences in one hectic week in Toronto! At the Ontario Nonprofit Network, the Ontario Social Enterprise Roundtable and the Social Finance Forum, we shared our successes and challenges, learning from the many incredible voices in the room.
London’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2017: My Thoughts and Hopes.
On August 1st, London’s Community Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2017 was released.
The Pillar Design Collective and Design Thinking featured in Public Sector Digest
The Case Study follows the success of five consultants based out of Innovation Works who came together under the auspices of Pillar Nonprofit Network to form the Pillar Design Collective in response to an RFP by a consortium of Big Brother Big Sisters agencies in Southwestern Ontario looking to undertake a Regionalization Study.
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