The new year is upon us and with it, a few exciting changes here at Pillar Nonprofit Network. Paulette Soscia joined the Pillar team to manage construction of Innovation Works and get us up and running. Her contract is ending at the end of December with the facilities and overall management transitioning to our very own Lore Wainwright. A huge thank you to Paulette who has been an exceptional project... Read More
December 15, 2016
On December 5th 2016, I attended a workshop titled Exploring Power and Privilege, facilitated by Mojdeh Cox of the Canadian Labour Congress in partnership with Pillar Nonprofit Network and Family Service Thames Valley. It was intended to be a follow-up to the Community Forum on Racism held on September 7th 2016. The target audience and primary attendees of the workshop were executive directors, board members, and senior managers in the nonprofit sector.Read More
November 28, 2016
London's social economy – the intersection of business and public sectors - is poised for persistent growth and is influencing a shift in our economic landscape.Read More
November 27, 2016
We are excited to welcome new staff and volunteers to the Pillar team! Olivia Gordon and Tiffany Blair have come to us from YOU's Youth Job Connection program on short-term contracts. They will be supporting Pillar and welcoming Innovation Works guests at the front desk. Cindi Ding and Syed Ghazali are both volunteers from Western University and will be dedicating their time and talents to the VERGE program. Meet Olivia:... Read More
November 9, 2016
TORONTO, November 8, 2016 – Ryerson University is pleased to announce a $500,000 gift from TD to expand the reach and programming of DiverseCity onBoard, an internationally-recognized program of governance training and board-matching to strengthen diversity on the boards of Canadian not-for-profit and public sector organizations. The gift was announced at a celebratory event and panel conversation held last night at Ryerson University.Read More
October 20, 2016
We're excited to welcome two new volunteers to our team.Read More
October 18, 2016
Research report finds that Visible Minorities and Visible Minority women are severely under-represented in leadership positions in London. Read full research report conducted by Western University looking at diversity in leadership in London, Hamilton and Ottawa.Read More
September 23, 2016
We are excited to welcome new staff and volunteers to the Pillar team! Sarah and Liana have come to us from YOU's Youth Job Connection program on short-term contracts (you might recognize Sarah from her internship last summer). They will be supporting Pillar and welcoming Innovation Works guests at the front desk. Kiera is our newest volunteer and will be supporting Innovation Works. Meet Sarah Lehman : I am a... Read More
September 20, 2016
The Old East Village Grocer opened its doors, softly, to begin their social enterprise journey and strengthen their mission to support people with disabilities. ATN Access Inc. worked on the OEV Grocer business plan for almost two years, and exploring ways to finance a startup social enterprise that would support people with disabilities gain employment.Read More
September 20, 2016
London’s growing entrepreneurship sector has just received another big boost; UnLondon Digital Media Association (UnLondon) and Pillar Nonprofit Network (Pillar) are very excited to announce an agreement that will provide shared space access between 121 Studios and Innovation Works.Read More
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