Pillar Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Shop with Purpose As we enter the season of giving, there’s no better time to celebrate the power of thoughtful, purposeful gifts. This year, we’re excited to bring you the Pillar Holiday Gift Guide 2024 , a curated collection of gifts from local social enterprises that are transforming lives and communities for the better. When you shop from this guide, you’re not just picking out... Read More
June 27, 2024
Pillar Nonprofit Network is moving forward with plans to restructure its membership program to create more equitable access, enhance long-term sustainability, and boost valuable service benefits. Our recent Information for Action survey received robust responses, showing nearly unanimous agreement with our principles. We recognize the need for continued dialogue, especially with large nonprofit members (those with budgets over $5M) and granting organizations, to ensure a smooth transition. Survey respondents were... Read More
May 8, 2024
Pillar Nonprofit Network is reimagining our membership program to better support equity, resilience, and sustainable growth in the nonprofit sector and better enable individuals and purpose-driven businesses to connect to that work. We see this as a re-think of Pillar’s role in connecting and convening the network for better impact and better cross-sector collaboration, the heart of our founding mission. Please take two minutes to review these ideas and then two more minutes to offer your own ideas in a very short Information for Action survey.Read More
April 19, 2024
Members of the London region’s nonprofit umbrella organization gathered this week to recognize the organization’s impact and advocacy wins; to elect two new board members; and to hear from London’s mayor how nonprofits will figure in the City’s economic development plan.Read More
March 11, 2024
London joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as the first Canadian City of Music in 2021 and in the last week of February 2024, London, Ontario hosted the international meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities of Music. The Creative Cities Network covers seven creative fields: Crafts and Folk Art, Media Arts, Film, Design, Gastronomy, Literature and Music. Currently it has 75 Cities of Music and almost 400 member cities in... Read More
March 11, 2024
As part of the broader Vital Signs initiative overseen by the London Community Foundation, the London and Middlesex Vital Signs Data Hub emerged as a crucial element in tracking the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Hub collects data sources yearly, covering a wide range of issue areas from various organizations, including The National Health Survey, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and the Census. It tracks the progress... Read More
February 22, 2024
The Meaningful Market is a unique holiday market that features local businesses hosted by Pillar Nonprofit Network at Innovation Works. The event, which takes place in November every year, goes beyond the traditional idea of a craft market by providing a forum for networking and education. Meaningful Market is more than just a marketplace; it’s a place for members of the community to come together and support local businesses. This... Read More
February 21, 2024
Call for Nominations to the Pillar Nonprofit Network Board of Directors Dear Community Members, Pillar Nonprofit Network is looking for individuals who are interested in helping to guide and shape the future of our work by joining our Board of Directors . As we embark on fulfilling the mission and achieving the goals of our Provisional Strategic Plan over the next 18 months, we are eager to welcome passionate and... Read More
February 5, 2024
Dear Community Members, Over the past year, we’ve kept you informed about Pillar Nonprofit Network’s progress, sharing both challenges and successes. Today marks a significant milestone as we unveil our 2024-2025 Provisional Strategic Plan , a crucial step in our commitment to building a resilient and future-focussed organization. This roadmap will guide Pillar over the next 18-24 months, outlining our goals and priorities, and setting the direction for our upcoming... Read More
December 18, 2023
One of the things we heard loud and clear from Pillar members and the community this year -- not least through the work of Pillar's Community Advisory Panel -- was a desire to receive updates from leadership regarding the organization's operations. Happy to oblige, then-Interim CEO Maureen Cassidy Board Chair Kapil Lakhotia sent an joint message by email to members and newsletter subscribers in August with an overview of the... Read More
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