The 21st Century Citizen. How do we Get Involved Today?

For the past ten years my partner at qmedia solutions and I have been doing a lot of pro bono work for a number of not-for-profits and charities. We've really enjoyed it but we wanted to do more. First we wanted to tell stories about some of the amazing people who had inspired us. And so we started with TV storytelling and on October 26th Get Involved had it's World Premiere on TVO-- Ontario's premiere public broadcaster. So far we have produced 25 profiles of amazing innovators, social entrepreneurs and activists. Take a look at our stories. Tell us what you think. Tell us about people or organizations that inspire you. During our research we sensed a growing movement growing all around us-- people realizing their skills and their expertise can be used not only to bring them financial rewards but deeper connection and meaning in their lives. And so our next step was to concieve of a website that would transform the inspiration of the television profiles and help propell people into action and Getinvolved.ca was born. Join the conversation...

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Monday, May 4, 2009

National Aboriginal Awareness Week - May 19 - 22


May 19 – 22 is honoured in Canada as National Aboriginal Awareness Week.
So what can you do to increase your knowledge of Aboriginal issues and become more aware?
You could click here to go to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to discover all sorts of facts, figures and relevant articles. Did you know that this year we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the creation of Nunavut? Or that June 21st (which is also incidentally the beginning of the Summer Solstice) is National Aboriginal Day?
And did you know that Get Involved has a story debuting in May about a fascinating teacher who focuses much of his time, energy and passion in more than 100 First Nation communities?
Get ready to meet Jeremy Rhodes – Dr. Germ to his students, creator of Elephant Thoughts (an educational not-for-profit organization based out of Collingwood Ontario) which raises money for and provides extracurricular science and technology programs to students all over Ontario. Watch a preview here – and look for his story on TVO… maybe then we can find out what that lizard lurking behind him is up to!
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