Business for the Arts invites you to the launch of artsVest Toronto!

ABOUT ARTSVEST
artsVest is a matching incentive and sponsorship training program designed by Business for the Arts to spark corporate engagement in arts and heritage and build strong ties between public, private and cultural sectors. It will provide small and mid-sized arts organizations with an annual budget of less than $1M free sponsorship training and a total of $330,000 in matching incentive grants. Combined with sponsorships of equal or greater value from local businesses, this will translate to an influx of over $800,000 into Toronto’s creative economy this year alone.
INFO SESSION & WORKSHOP
This full-day Sponsorship Training Workshop provides valuable tools to help small and mid-sized arts and heritage organizations secure and nurture long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with local businesses. It also covers artsVest application procedures and guidelines and is an integral component of the program. For organizations intending to apply for the program, workshop attendance is required. Light lunch will be served.
TWO SESSIONS AVAILABLE:
Thursday, June 6, 2013 | 9:00 – 4:00 PM
Toronto Centre for the Arts
5040 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, M2N 6R8
Registration required by June 4, 2013 at:
Friday, June 14, 2013 | 9:00 – 4:00 PM
Daniels Spectrum
585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 2B7
Registration required by June 12, 2013 at:
To learn more about the artsVest program in advance of the workshop, please visit www.artsvest.com
artsVest™ is a matching incentive and sponsorship training program of Business for the Arts run in Toronto with funding support from Business for the Arts Business Members, the Toronto Arts Council and Canadian Heritage.

 

Inspirit Foundation

Warm greetings from the Inspirit Foundation,Embracing diversity and advancing people’s engagement in society is a timely challenge in Canada and abroad. At the Inspirit Foundation, we want to contribute to the conversation on ways to address this challenge.

We would like to share with you our first discussion paperWhat Is Pluralism? The paper focuses on two questions: Why is pluralism important to social change? Can we speak of a “Canadian Pluralism”?

We encourage you to pass this discussion paper on to those who might have an interest in pluralism and diversity. The paper can be found in English and French on our website:
http://www.inspiritfoundation.org/about-inspirit/what_is_pluralism

In addition to producing the paper, we asked young people what pluralism means to them. Their inspiring views are captured in this short video below.

We would like to hear your thoughts on the paper. To discuss your views on it, please contact Mary Young atmyoung@inspiritfoundation.org

To join the conversation online, please use the hashtag: #WhatIsPluralism

We hope you enjoy reading the paper and watching the video.

We asked young people what pluralism means to them. Watch the video to find out.

The eh List Author Series: Thomas King – The Inconvenient Indian

Presented by: Toronto Public Library

Date: June 4, 2013 | 7-8pm

Costs: Free

Location: North York Central Library Auditorium
5120 Yonge Street, Toronto ON (Yonge and Sheppard)

Activist, humorist, novelist and critic Thomas King presents North America with a cutting restatement of history from the point of view of the First Nations of ‘Turtle Island’. The indictments are numerous and outlined in King’s darkly humorous style: King cuts deep ? right to the bone ? but he does it with his usual aplomb and wit. Join Thomas King for a kick-off of our Aboriginal Celebration.

For more information and/or to register please call 416-395-5639.

Website: http://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMEVT131281&R=EVT13128