Stop Making Communities Compete for Scraps
Canadian nonprofits are cutting services while research dollars pile up at big institutions. The gap is policy, not capacity.
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SDG 8
Examples of UN SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth in Action
This page highlights stories and examples of UN Sustainable Development Goal 8 in action. SDG 8 aims to promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. This goal focuses on fostering economic growth that benefits everyone, reducing inequality, and ensuring safe, fair, and inclusive work environments. It also emphasizes the importance of providing equal opportunities for all, particularly for vulnerable groups such as women, youth, and persons with disabilities. By supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, and job creation, SDG 8 seeks to create economies that provide good-quality jobs and sustainable livelihoods, contributing to poverty reduction and improved well-being for all.
View more examples of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) here.
Storytelling: What Happens When We Build Our Own Narration Tools?
An experimental arts entrepreneurship project exploring text-to-speech technology, digital skills and independent creative production.
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AI Can Do More Than Generate Content. It Can Reduce the Work Behind It.
How AI-assisted programming helps small creative organisations automate routine work, reduce publishing effort, and build reusable tools.
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Growing Community Leadership and Organizational Capacity
A new community program supporting nonprofit succession planning, leadership development, organizational growth and long-term community capacity.
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Momentum 2026 Concludes: Rethinking Nonprofit Governance
Rethinking how nonprofit organizations can structure leadership, accountability and decision-making.
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Canada’s Civic Engagement Is Fraying — And What Community Organizations Can Do About It
From falling volunteer rates to concentrated giving, discover four strategic pathways for Canadian nonprofits to build resilience and capacity.
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Canada leads in AI—but most local businesses still aren’t using it
Only one in eight Canadian businesses has integrated AI into its daily operations.
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Rural Craft Spaces Matter
Moving past online algorithms to rebuild the physical infrastructure that independent and Indigenous artists rely on.
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Work in Culture Report: Ontario Cultural Careers Facing Breaking Point
New research from Nordicity, OCAD University and Work in Culture exposes massive income gaps and administrative burnout across Ontario's arts and design sectors.
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Hosting a Pop-Up Artist or Farmer’s Market?
Discover how to organize thriving summer artist and farmer's markets across Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.
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