Tonya Surman – Be a part of the solution from YSEC on Vimeo.

Tonya Surman is the founding executive director of the Centre for Social Innovation – a dynamic convergence space whose mission is to catalyze, connect and support new ideas that are changing the world.

Tonya was recognized as a ‘Leader in Social Change’ from the Canadian New Media Awards in 2009 and in 2010, Tonya became a Global Ashoka Fellow for her work at CSI.

Join Tonya and 80 of Toronto’s leading social innovators to connect, inspire and celebrate together on November 25th. A Toast To Social Entrepreneurship. RSVP now.

The Globe and Mail’s Your Business asked three of re:Vision 2010’s speakers to answer “Why is mentoring important, and how did you first get involved in it?”.

Check out their full essays at Globe and Mail: What it means to be a mentor.

Catch Tonya Surman and Nathaniel Whittmore at re:Vision Earth Hour and Mark Simpson at re:Vision 2010. Registration still open. Don’t miss out!

The Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada, in partnership with SiG@MaRS, present Earth Hour….

A Speakers Event on the current trends in social innovation and social enterprise at local, national and international levels.

Speaking are:

David Bornstein, Author ‘How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas‘, which chronicles and analyzes the work of social innovators who are successfully addressing social problems at scale in several countries.

Nathaniel Whittemore, Editor, Change.org, and Founder, of Assetmap, a platform for sharing and leveraging the social capital that exists within every community.

Tonya Surman, Co-Founder and Executive Director, of the Center for Social Innovation, whose mission is to catalyze social innovation in its home base of Toronto and around the globe. Click here to view a video of Tonya inviting you to this event.

Pre-register at http://revisionearthhourtoronto.eventbrite.com/
PWYC online or at the door.
Suggested donation of $15 for students and YSEC Members and $20 for the General Public.

MaRS Discovery District, 101 College Street.
Doors open at 6:30 PM, Event starts promptly at 7:00 PM
Event ends when MaRS turns the lights off for Earth Hour 2010, 8:30 to 9:30 PM

Note: re:Vision 2010 conference participants attend free. Apply by Monday the 8th of March to be eligible for subsidies. Registration closing the following week. Sign up for the conference here.

Tonya Surman, Executive Director at Toronto’s Centre for Social Innovation and ONN Co-Chair, will be “Thinking Big” with Nathaniel Whittmore (Social Edge, Change.org) and David Bornstein (author of “How To Change The World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New ideas“) during Earth Hour.

Join Tonya and her fellow speakers, as well as 100 young change makers, at a conference like no other.

Register now.

You can also enter our video contest for a chance to win a free ticket to re:Vision!