Canada homegrows a new billionaire every 12 weeks - while over half (55%) of families with kids (55%) are having trouble meeting day-to-day expenses. When working people can get ahead, Canada gets ahead. When working people win, Canada wins. #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #CanadaSky

Our podcast has suprassed 100k streams! To celebrate, we are sharing some of our team’s favorite episodes. We hope you check them out, and THANK YOU to all who have listened, recommended, and shared the podcast! We couldn't have reached this without you! collectiveimpactforum.org/blog/celebra...

@carltonkirby.bsky.social The Beachcomers series was filmed in British Columbia and Owen Sound is in Ontario - quite a distance between

@carltonkirby.bsky.social great to hear you again on flobikes and your humorous take on the race

@carltonkirby.bsky.social is sounding thrilled with the stage today

We've got your lunch plans covered! Join us tomorrow, March 13th for an online Lunch and Learn with our own Food on the Move! Learn how a social enterprise works and where you can find their mobile markets around St. John's. Register today through our website: www.foodfirstnl.ca/regional-ani...

Great news

Great to hear your perspectives on the Tirreno this am. Welcome to Bluesky.

If you're looking to learn more about what design thinking is and how it's used, I've got a list of some of the better models out there: www.cense.ca/models-of-de... #designthinking

When the going gets tough, the tough get creative. Available at: tinyurl.com/yv3njkvr #AlwaysCanada #Never51 #EconSky #CanadaSky

This #Imagine360 blog explores Canadians’ giving intentions, their level of familiarity with charity rankings and levels of trust in various sectors as it relates to issues facing our country. See the findings:

New Resource: Responding to Threats and Challenges Planning Tool, designed so that people can better understand their core commitments and act on them during a rapidly changing environment. collectiveimpactforum.org/resource/res...

“This is going to be the year of uncertainty. I tried to dust off my crystal ball, but it just sort of tilted.” thephilanthropist.ca/2025/02/what...

Yup

For those seeking facilitation skill-building, this Friday, February 7 is the last day to register for next week's Facilitating Collaborative Meetings online workshop. www.eventbrite.com/e/workshop-f...

If you want what you create to be read, understood, and used, do it by design. Audiences don't just happen, you create them -- even for project reports. This piece from Chris Lysy makes the case that email might be our best friend in this regard freshspectrum.com/audience-bui... #evaluation #design

The amount of money the Ontario government lost by eliminating license plate fees would be enough to end chronic homelessness in our province, according to a new report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario: www.amo.on.ca/policy/healt...

Thanks to a great #CommunityWealthBuilding panel - lots of insights. As this community grows, we want to be sure the magic is captured. Stay in touch over the next 5 days #TPSIC2025 Big props to www.setsi.ca for hosting. Remember you can register for free here: tpsic.ca

Broad beliefs that "the system is rigged" shape how we understand social, economic and political issues. But who's rigging the system? How? For whose benefit? Great work by @frameworks.bsky.social shows how to drive productive critiques and avoid fueling harmful narratives. #ChangingNarratives

You’ll notice we have a new logo and a new website! This comes with a new resolve to put all our focus on broadening access to wealth, ownership and economic security. Visit our site: www.socialcapitalpartners.ca Read @mendelmatt.bsky.social's message: tinyurl.com/yeypdn83 #EconSky #CdnPoli

There are many forces working to entrench economic inequality and erode democracy. Is it scary? Sure. But telling the truth about the growing concentration of wealth and economic power is part of building an economy that works for more people. Read Matthew’s message: tinyurl.com/yeypdn83

We just played video games at work. Because sometimes making a collective impact means: - being lost in the woods - building a new house - exploring despite the risks - watching your facilitator die to 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑠 - “something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct.” - Carl Jung

Day 13 #ArtAdventCalendar "Every winter has its spring." H. Tuttle This painted resting seat by The End of the World Lookout over the North Saskatchewan River is a vivid reminder of warmer spring days ahead!

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth...and for a talk by the fire: it is a time for home." British Poet, Edith Sitwell. #ArtAdventCalendar #Day7 #yegwinter #howtowinter

Too funny. The same for shopping! Cake is always the answer.

"It seems likely that the biggest progress in the next 50 years may come not from improvements in technology but in psychology and design thinking. A thread on Rory Sutherland's thoughts on why we don't place the same value on psychological solutions as we do on rational ones 🧵👇 🧪⚛️

Spent some time this am chatting about networks and joined-up solutions. Thanks FITO for convening this convo.

Indeed.

I keep trying to write something eloquent and just being tired. History matters. Philosophy matters. Languages and literature matter. Indigenous studies matter. Arts and humanities and social sciences matter. All of them. Signed, a physicist

1. In April 2024, California raised the minimum wage for fast food chains to $20/hour The industry claimed it would be devastating & require significant job cuts and prices increases Here is what really happened: workers got a raise, prices went modestly, and the industry continued to add jobs

My thought for this Tuesday ☕️☕️☕️

Catch our CEO, @joshsmee.bsky.social , today at noon (NT) on The Signal! It's Giving Tuesday, so we're chatting about what we do, how folks can get involved, and why we're not asking you to donate to Food First NL (spoiler: it's because we're not a charity). www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

This morning I delivered a session on "Adapting New Technologies to Empower Teaching, Learning, and Assessment" for @uclofficial.bsky.social's MFL PGCE cohort, exploring how AI transforms language teaching.

Today - the first day of the encore started with a 7 am call. #excited #encore

Haven't done an intro thread yet... I'm an American archaeologist living and working in Italy. For the past six or so years I've been studying the use of "local" stones, principally volcanic tuff, as construction material around Rome and Naples during the last five centuries BCE... 🏺#AncientBlueSky

Thanks so much. #onward

Me too. Glad to see you in this space!

Today was my last day at the Tamarack Institute. It has been a 15-year journey exploring community and systems change. #onward

Updated this Starter Pack! New groups: @hockey4youth.bsky.social, @coastfunds.bsky.social, @fgmtl.bsky.social, @londonfoodbank.bsky.social, @thesamaracentre.bsky.social, @weavingtogether.bsky.social, @abundancecanada.bsky.social, @kentronetwork.bsky.social, @torontorabit.bsky.social @foodfirstnl.ca

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Check out this article in Castanet celebrating the Central Okanagan Foundation for making the Top 50 Equitable Funders! ⬇️ www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna... #leadwithequity #equitablefunding #top50funders #philanthropy #equity #inclusion #dei #dataforgood #grantmaking #socialimpact

Hello @bsky.app members. Recommendations and connections to collaboration, collective impact and community building communities welcome!

New Virtual Workshop! Join us on December 17 for Backbone Leadership is Different and explore the mindset shifts and skills required to lead a backbone: www.eventbrite.com/e/backbone-l...

Deafblind community starts construction on new apartment project: The complex nearly didn’t get off the ground. Now, the building housing 56 apartments as well as common areas looks set to be finished for occupancy by the end of 2025

"The core building block of organizing is the one-on-one conversation... Relationships matter. Trust matters. ... Community is the antidote to fascism." @theradr.bsky.social www.lifeisasacredtext.com/organize/

Workplace wellbeing is evolving, and people leaders are driving the change! Happening March 25 & 26, 2025! Join the summit to connect with peers, share ideas, and gain tools to boost wellbeing in your workplace! Register by Jan 1, 2025, to save 20% with code TEAMEARLYBIRD: bit.ly/3Oc1aag