Musings – Seen Around the Community

Survey Shows Resilience of Ontario Nonprofits During Pandemic

ONN/Assemblée de la francophonie de l’Ontario report shows that Ontario’s nonprofits stayed resilient through pandemic and continue to do so.

After the Unconference

We’re wild about the Hopeful Economics Unconference! When is the next one??

Here in Ontario, Canada, where we at Community Innovation Hub live and work, Thanksgiving is this week-end. The COVID-19 pandemic makes this a different sort of Thanksgiving for Canada. Health officials and both the federal and provincial governments advise Canadians to keep Thanksgivings gatherings small and limited to immediate family, using Zoom to connect withContinue reading “An Attitude of Gratitude!”

Make Better Use of Buildings!

What? The United Church of Canada is going through changes. On September 21, UCC launched the United Property Resource Corporation to assist churches who are considering closing or merging with other congregations and selling their buildings to repurpose those buildings for positive community development. Community Innovation Hub encourages communities of faith to ask whether they’reContinue reading “Make Better Use of Buildings!”

Giving Back to Your Neighbourhood with Random Acts of Kindness!

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” Diana, Princess of Wales A small act of kindness can be a huge act of giving back to your community! Acts of kindness build communities by: Promoting positive interactionsContinue reading “Giving Back to Your Neighbourhood with Random Acts of Kindness!”