Toronto Community Raises over $15,000 for Pakistani Flood Survivors
heARTS for Pakistan successfully pledges support towards the worst humanitarian tragedy Toronto, ON – Over 200 Torontonians came together at heARTS for Pakistan this Monday, October 18, 2010 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, where over $15,000 was raised, with approximately $5000 matched by CIDA and the Canadian government, for survivors of the Pakistani floods [...]
Call for Volunteers, Artists & Sponsors – Silent Art Auction in Toronto for Pakistani Flood Victims
I was on a conference call with several friends from Waterloo and Toronto last night, where we discussed the issue of doing our part to raise awareness and money for the victims of the floods in Pakistan. I’m sure by now, many of you have heard the statistics where the United Nations estimates 20 million [...]
Iqbal Quadir, founder of Grameen Phone, will be speaking at Net Change Week in Toronto, June 9 #socent #ncwk
If you are in Toronto next week, I would HIGHLY encourage you to check out NET CHANGE WEEK organized by the folks at Social Innovation Generation @ MaRS. One of the events that I will definitely be attending, is the keynote lecture by Professor Iqbal Quadir, founder and director of the Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship at MIT and Grameen Phone in Bangladesh.
Well of Change Skills Drive – Jun 3, 2010
We’re excited to be hosting a Well of Change Skills Drive on June 3, 2010. It’s part fundraiser, part speed networking, and part celebration night out. You’ll have the chance to meet other young professionals in the city while discovering how you can help street-involved and homeless youth with your skills and talents.
SiG@Waterloo Innovators in Action Speaker Series 2010
The SiG@Waterloo “Innovators in Action” Speaker Series, will apply the ideas of social innovation to a number of specific sectors and issues – education, youth mentorship, inclusion, collaboration and cultural change. Each of the keynote speakers will share their experiences of operating at the national level to identify and address the root causes of intractable social challenges.
Time For Change – December 3rd, 2009
Part silent photo auction, part community involvement, and part celebration night out.
Kristina and Ruby are two recent grads who spent their summers after undergrad interning at 2 different NGO’s in Malawi and Botswana. They are both passionate about social change/media/innovation, photography, and are constantly striving for a better world. For our birthdays, we want to celebrate jointly and stray from the typical “go out and party”, and use this opportunity to bring people together and share our passions.
