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I’m grateful to be one of ten fellows selected to attend the 5th International Conference of Crisis Mappers (ICCM) in Nairobi, Kenya from November 18-22. The ICCM brings together the most engaged practitioners, scholars, software developers and policymakers at the cutting edge of crisis mapping and humanitarian technology. I’ve been volunteering as a crisis mapper since […]
A Heart to Art Chat was an unconference-style event I developed to co-create ideas for the Art Gallery of Ontario. 70 community leaders and participants from the arts, culture and events communities came together in the beautiful new 35,000 square foot Weston Family Learning Centre. Over a six month process, I led the strategic planning, digital […]
I consult as a researcher and community engagement director for Don Tapscott’s think tank, Global Solution Networks. Understanding the New Multi-Stakeholder Models for Global Cooperation, Problem Solving and Governance The institutions and mechanisms responsible for global cooperation at the international level are having increasing difficulty solving global problems—problems like poverty, climate change, access to […]
During my two years as Communications Director at Volunteer Toronto, I led and developed a training curriculum on social media, cross sector collaboration and volunteer engagement for non-profit organizations. I created an online process to enhance the matching of non-profit needs with corporate volunteer interests and established a program to provide low cost and free technology tools and discounted […]
There are a number of global social tech and community engagement awareness days throughout the year, so I thought I’d help shine a brighter light on the awesome social tech community. Based on the success of the Toronto screenings I organized, I thought it would be fun for social tech and social […]
More than half of Toronto residents live in “Food Deserts,” neighbourhoods that do not have access to good quality and affordable food. On World Food Day, October 16, 2012, Toronto’s community leaders are coming together at the newly opened Daniels Spectrum to celebrate a cross sector approach to achieving a sustainable local food system with good food […]
We held a paper airplane event to promote Maker Faire Toronto at Microsoft Yorkdale on September 14, 2013. We used these terrific fold-a-day paper airplane calendars and they were a hit with kids and families. May thanks to Microsoft Yorkdale for donating the space, and for volunteering at Maker Faire Toronto. If you’re a non-profit […]
