Pillar in the news - April roundup
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
The Ontario Nonprofit Network
Organized in 2007, the Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) is the convening network for the approximately 55,000 nonprofit organizations across Ontario. As a 7,000-strong provincial network, with a volunteer base of 300 sector leaders, ONN brings the diverse voices of the sector to government, funders and the business sector to create and influence systemic change. ONN activates its volunteer base and the network to develop and analyze policy, and work on strategic issues through its working groups, engagement of nonprofits and charities and government.
#FollowTheFellowship: March 1 - August 31, 2019
Pillar Nonprofit Network is excited to have our Executive Director, Michelle Baldwin embarking on a Reflective Practice and Research Fellowship from March 1 - August 31, 2019.
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
2018 Willy Van Klooster Nonprofit Governance Scholarship
Pillar Nonprofit Network is now accepting applications for the 2018 Willy Van Klooster Nonprofit Board Governance Scholarship.
Pillar led Social Enterprise collaborative is making waves in Southwestern Ontario
2018 was a big year for Social Enterprise in Southwestern Ontario. Together with our regional partners, Pillar launched Social Enterprise Southwest, a collaborative effort to raise the level of social enterprise support and inject our region with the knowledge and tools we need to excel in social entrepreneurship. We’re helping those with big ideas have big impact!
5 Women Led Social Enterprises on the Rise
Pillar Nonprofit Network & VERGE Capital supported these women in the development of these social enterprises. Learn how these stories are helping to reshape how we view business, nonprofit and leadership.
Social Enterprise Vlog: Fr8 Living Solutions is bringing construction into the 21st century
Ever thought about living in a shipping container? Fr8 Living Solutions, Innovation Works co-tenant and Pillar coached social enterprise, is a semi-finalist in the BMO Business Model Canvas competition for his eco-friendly and cost efficient housing solution.
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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