LONDON, ONTARIO – Each year the Pillar Community Innovation Awards provides opportunities for both celebration and reflection as we honour individuals, organizations and enterprises investing in positive community impact in our region. We celebrate by gathering together in community, enjoying the work of local artists and amplifying the work of those who are shifting systems. We reflect on the issues and causes our finalists work to support and how we... Read More
November 17, 2021
October 5, 2021
The London Search and Rescue Team is 100% volunteer run. We have a search area which spans 150km around London, ON. We are the only Ground Search and Rescue Team within 100km of London Ontario. As a leader in the Search and Rescue Community, our instructors have certified searchers in Goderich, On (Huron Area Search and Rescue), Niagara Falls (Niagara Search and Rescue) and Guelph (Guelph Search and Rescue). What... Read More
October 5, 2021
“We romanticize the rust of aging systems, paint the exterior of collapsing buildings that house who we thought we were because it’s what we know – because it may serve us even, because demolition is destruction and destruction seems destructive. We forget the first step in constructing anything is to destroy what’s not working.” – Timaj Gerad When you think about the type of support that social entrepreneurs need to... Read More
September 29, 2021
Content warning: missing children, colonial violence, residential schools In June 2021, shortly after the harrowing discovery of the bodies of 215 Indigenous Children were found on the grounds of the former Kamloops Residential School, the senate passed a bill to mark September 30 as Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Since then, the number of childrens’ bodies recovered has grown to over 1,000 with more discoveries anticipated as varying... Read More
September 24, 2021
Social Six presents the Innovation Competition was a special youth program run by Pillar Nonprofit Network throughout the month of August. The program focused on social innovation and empowering young people to be changemakers in their communities. As a participant, individuals gained the opportunity to tackle an important community issue, gain crucial entrepreneurial experience and learn about key social competencies. Over nine groups of young people came together on August... Read More
September 22, 2021
SDG Cities is collaboratively developed and delivered by 10C Shared Space and Pillar Nonprofit Network. Through events, cohort-based training and applied research, SDG Cities will increase the number and strengthen organizations and purpose-driven businesses actively using and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lessons learned from SDG Cities can also be applied in other Canadian cities to make progress towards the SDGs across the country. SDG Cities... Read More
September 20, 2021
A version of this article, written by Mojdeh Cox, Executive Director was published in the London Free Press on September 17, 2021. The horrific legacy of residential “schools” and the paternalistic Indian Act are only two examples of the root causes of generational trauma haunting First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. The complex systemic oppression imposed on Indigenous peoples in Canada is not a challenge of the past. Mass incarceration,... Read More
September 8, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The bike ride will officially launch programming for SDG Cities, a collaborative initiative between 10C Shared Space and Pillar Nonprofit Network that supports localization of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in mid-sized cities. LONDON, ON, Sept 7th 2021 - On September 9th, Emily Hansen and Luis Patricio, SDG Cities Co-leads, will complete a 125km cycling route from London and Guelph to celebrate the launch of programming... Read More
August 30, 2021
Pillar is please to introduce our network to four new additions to our team. Meet Batool Banihani, Project Manager, WOSEN; Dawn Burns, Executive Assistant; Eleanor Gebrou, CityStudio Coordinator; and Roman Mechkov, Innovation Works Coordinator. We're so happy to have their fresh perspectives and incredible talents added to our organization . Batool Banihani, Project Manager, WOSEN Batool identifies as a change maker. She is a creative and engaging leader with a... Read More
August 24, 2021
In early 2021, 10C Shared Space and Pillar Nonprofit Network received funding from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to collaboratively develop the SDG Cities project . Through events, cohort-based training and applied research, SDG Cities will increase the number and strengthen organizations and purpose-driven businesses actively using and contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lessons learned from SDG Cities can also be applied in other Canadian... Read More
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