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2010 Green Innovation Awards

The City of Toronto and the Toronto Community Foundation have just released the 2010 Green Innovation Awards – a grant program to advance the development of new green products or services.

Up to $50,000 is available to be invested as seed money to help make your idea a reality. The deadline for submissions is March 12, [...]

re:Vision 2010 - YSEC Conference

[ March 27, 2010 8:30 am to March 28, 2010 5:00 pm. ]  

Announcing re:Vision 2010: The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada’s Inaugural Conference.

The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada is looking for young people who are spearheading incredible change in communities across Ontario.  YSEC is bringing together 100 young leaders in Ontario: a critical mass of organizers, activists and entrepreneurs who are taking changemaking to the next level.

re:Vision [...]

Pitch Competition

[ March 25, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Thursday, March 25, 2010 @ 6-9 pm, Centre for Social Innovation (4th floor)

For this month’s YSEC MeetUP, we’re hosting a Dragon’s Den style (but nicer) Pitch Competition.

Three of Toronto’s top youth-driven ideas will be presented to a panel of Toronto’s social entrepreneur and finance experts. The winner will receive:

$1,000 as an interest free loan from [...]

Journalists for Human Rights - Job Opportunities

Listed below are some rare and exciting opportunities to join the Head Office team at Journalists for Human Rights, an organization that works to improve human rights in some of the most difficult environments on earth.  Check out the descriptions below or visit their website for more details:
1) Position: International Programs Director (1 position, paid with [...]

The top moments of the decade in Social Entrepreneurship

Change.org recently published their top moments of the decade in social [...]

It Pays To Be Socially Responsible

We here at YSEC knew it to be true when we first dreamed up the mission and vision of our organization, so it excites us to see that more and more people are catching on to the idea that making system and social change can be a profitable and sustainable endeavor.
“People are realizing that small [...]

International Youth Foundation Announces Recipients of 2009 Starbucks(TM) Shared Planet(TM) Youth Action Grants

With support from the Starbucks(TM) Shared Planet(TM) Youth Action Grants program, 20 youth-led initiatives in 12 countries will expand the impact of their social change work. The grants, ranging from US$7,500-$10,000, will support youth-led projects such as efforts to influence the legislative agenda in Kenya, equip disadvantaged women in the Philippines with income-generating skills, and [...]

SE Spotlight – Ketan Deshpande

Ketan Deshpande, a third year engineering student at a city college in India, has become the youngest Indian to join the ranks of the Paragon 100 [...]

Furnished Office Space Available!

Join the Movement!!  Join YSEC and other youth-led organizations in the city like Manifesto, Schools Without Borders, and Grassroots Youth Collaborative, among others, by taking up residence at the Manifesto Community Projects Space at 358 Dufferin St. at Queen.  You will get the chance to work amongst some of the city’s most innovative youth artists, entrepreneurs, community developers [...]

SE Spotlight – Foodzie

What if you could take your local farmers’ market vendors online? Well Foodzie is doing just that.
Take small food producers that are gems of their local communities and give them an online presence, thus expanding their reach, market base and margin. It also allows these small-time folks to battle the bigger guys.
The bigger goal? To [...]