The Robertson Building

On February 29 the Centre for Social Innovation celebrated three years of operation and we can say without a doubt that this was the best third birthday party we’ve ever been to!
The centre was a buzz with folks from the social innovation community and a roster of esteemed guests including Mayor David Miller, Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, and City Councillor for Trinity-Spadina Adam Vaughan.

There was a palpable energy and excitement filling the fourth floor space fuelled in part by the fact that the centre was celebrating this landmark at such a successful point in it’s evolution. As CSI Executive Director Tonya Surman mentioned in her speech, when the project got going there was a lot of skepticism that it could work. Just look at them now!

CSI has consistently put great efforts into looking forward and finding unique ways to support and instigate new social innovation opportunities. In keeping with this, the Centre announced the launch of a brand new program Enterprising Non-Profits Toronto (ENP) an initiative to seed and support social enterprise in the Greater Toronto Area.
To add to the hype, hot desk tenant rabble.ca filimed the whole shindig for their first ever live television broadcast on rabbletv.
www.socialinnovation.ca
www.socialinnovation.ca/enp    

Photo Caption: The Centre for Social Innovation's Re-Launch event speaker line-up (left to right) City Councillor Adam Vaughan, Mayor David Miller, CSI Executive Director Tonya Surman, and the Rt. Hon. Paul Martin. Photo: Jen Arron.

Photo Caption: The Centre for Social Innovation's Program Manager Eli Malinsky being interviewed by rabble.tv's Wayne MacPhail for rabbletv, the site's new live television project. Photo: Jen Arron.