Tag Archives: collaboration

Join us at the Complete Streets Forum

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Victoria Foote

This week we’re running a guest blog by Nancy Smith Lea, Director of the Toronto Centre for Active Transportation, a project of Clean Air Partnership. Every time a street in Toronto is built or re-designed – to accommodate a streetcar … Continue reading →






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Two jobs at TAF

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Mary Pickering

If you’ve ever wondered what it might be like to work for Toronto Atmospheric Fund, this may be the time to find out. TAF has just posted two very exciting new full-time jobs and is currently accepting applications. Grants Program … Continue reading →






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Many brains find better solutions

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Julia Langer

It’s true: two heads are better than one. Focusing many brains on a problem is always better than trying to solve it yourself. That’s why I agreed to be one of several advisors at the Social Finance Lab, an intensive … Continue reading →






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Wicked problems need “wicked cool” solutions

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Mary Pickering

Guest post by Julie Sommerfreund On September 16th, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Social Innovation Generation’s (SiG) Lab Practitioners Gathering. As a new member with a government perspective, the organizer, Satsuko VanAntwerp (SiG), asked me to blog … Continue reading →






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The power of pipe cleaners

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Mary Pickering

No – it’s not a new type of green energy. It’s the creative energy that The Next Practice coaxed out of a diverse group of community members at Wednesday’s TAF’s Grants Charrette. Nestled into a former Buddhist temple on Bathurst … Continue reading →






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