Applications for $20,000 Collaborative Design Challenge Open June 15

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.
Recipient announced for Recovery & Rebuilding the Region Design Challenge One
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.
How Pillar Members are Caring for Nature

2020 is the year of nature, and to support our nation’s cross-sector effort to activate major opportunities on the horizon, Birds Canada, alongside a Steering Committee of Canada’s leading nature and conservation organizations, organized the Na
Minister Ng announces Women Entrepreneurship Strategy investments
News Release
For Immediate Release
Minister Ng announces Women Entrepreneurship Strategy investments
Government of Canada investing over $4.2 million to support women entrepreneurs in southwestern Ontario
August 9, 2019 – London, Ontario – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Canada's Social Finance Fund update!

We have all the details on federal budget and feedback, podcast and case studies.
Government of Canada's Budget 2019 has provided great momentum for social finance in Canada.
London Community Foundation
London Community Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to improving communities across London and Middlesex County. We do this by pooling the charitable gifts of donors to create endowment funds and using the investment income to make grants. London Community Foundation also provides leadership — monitoring this area's quality of life and convening people, ideas, and resources to help build stronger and more resilient communities.
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!

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: