SPT and SPACE Coalition release 2009 Community Use of Schools Report

June 17 2009

Provincial funding to support community access to schools is making a difference – but barriers continue TORONTO – The Community Use of Schools (CUS) program...

Progress and Pitfalls: A Review of Community Use of Schools and Access to Municipal Spaces

June 16 2009

Prior to the provincial Community Use of Schools Policy and funding (CUS), fees for community use of schools had risen sharply across Ontario, resulting in...

Toronto’s Social Landscape: 10-Year Trends, 1996-2006

June 16 2009

Toronto's Social Landscape is a new resource for organizations and community groups that use demographic and socio-economic data in their work - to assist in...

2009 Research Roundtable Proceedings

June 14 2009

On Tuesday, March 3, Social Planning Toronto hosted its 2009 Research Roundtable: “Research for Social Change”. The event brought together more than 125 community-based, government...

Invitation to SPACE Survey Release

June 13 2009

The SPACE Coalition and Social Planning Toronto are releasing the research bulletin Progress and Pitfalls: A Review of Community Use of Schools & Access to Municipal...

Canada's Nonprofit Maze

June 12 2009

This new research from Lynn Eakin and the Wellesley Institute provides a troubling picture of the financial and regulatory burdens facing the third sector.

Urban Hero Awards for Etobicoke

June 11 2009

Announcing the launch of The Urban Hero Awards! We invite you to nominate your own Urban Hero for Etobicoke. This exciting awards program – a...

StatsCan releases Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating

June 10 2009

The top 25% of donors provided 82% of total donations, and the top 25% of volunteers contributed 78% of the total unpaid work.

A Community Planning Resource Centre

June 10 2009

News from People Plan Toronto Dear Friends, It has been a while since you have heard from us, but we have not been idle! We...

Reflections on the ONN Forum

June 10 2009

The Ontario Nonprofit Network had a two day forum a couple weeks ago. News from that as well as their other projects are highlighted in...