Communicopia

Last week we convened Canada's first ever intensive web training event for the social change sector. Called the Social Tech Training, the event was a collaboration between Web of Change, a series of events owned by the community but managed by Communicopia, and the social innovation group at MaRS, a new player in the Canadian social entrepreneurship scene.

The event was fantastic - a sold out crowd of 65 participants from across North America learned from nearly 30 of the best trainers, facilitators, and strategists in the growing "web 2 for social change" field. We had 3 days of presentations, sharing, leadership development, and fun in hot sunny Toronto.

About a month ago, I was enjoying a quiet Sunday lunch with my wife in Kitsilano, my Vancouver neighbourhood, after a nice yoga class. While walking to the washroom, I checked my blackberry (come on, we all do this, right?) and in it was an email that reminded me why I love consulting work so much: your life can change on a dime. This dime was courtesy of the lovely Kathy Calvin, Senior VP at our client the United Nations Foundation, who we are working intensively with right now. Kathy asked me if I had heard of a new NGO called The Elders. She wanted to know if I would be interested giving a presentation on the Internet and its possibilities to support their global work. To the Elders themselves. In one month!

Web of Change, the annual conference created and produced by Communicopia, is excited to announce a brand new event, in partnership with the MaRS Social Innovation Group, the Social Tech Training in Toronto.