Centre for Social Innovation

05/27/2026

Meal prep, but make it delicious, social, and climate-smart 🌎🍲

Join us on Monday, June 1 for Eating for the Planet: A Special Meal Prep Mondays Lunch Experience during Toronto Climate Week.

This interactive midday experience is all about making sustainable eating approachable, practical, and genuinely fun. Together, we’ll prep, cook, and share a seasonal lunch made with locally sourced ingredients from healthy-soil farms through our partner Graze & Gather.

Along the way, we’ll explore how our everyday food choices can support healthier communities, stronger local food systems, and a healthier planet.

Your ticket includes:
• A hands-on lunch experience
• Extra portions and samples to take home
• Connection and conversation with fellow food lovers
• Access to Meal Prep Mondays recipes and resources

📍192 Spadina Ave, Toronto
🗓 Monday, June 1 | 12:00–1:30 PM

We sold out last year, so we recommend registering early. Ticket sales close May 29.

Register here: https://zurl.co/7rxB6

05/26/2026

We need to talk. About AI, that is.

Join us on June 16 for a presentation and conversation led by Dihan Chandra of AI Curious to explore AI’s impact on jobs, privacy, environmental responsibility, and digital democracy.

Whether you're worried, curious, or somewhere in between, this is your invitation to be part of a conversation that affects all of us.

🗓 Tuesday, June 16, 6:30 - 8:00 PM
📍 Centre for Social Innovation (192 Spadina Ave.)

🔗 Register here (free for CSI Members!): https://zurl.co/t0XXU

This event is part of a growing movement at CSI to advance positive AI futures and create a hub for learning, collaboration, and action.

05/17/2026

We’ve been waiting to drop this one! ✨

Thrilled to announce that DJ Deliciosa will be taking over the decks at The AfterGlow on June 5. Known for her genre-blending sets that move between house, disco, global edits, and high-energy dance floor moments, this is one you won’t want to miss.

Grab your tickets and get ready because this dance floor is going to be GLOWING: https://zurl.co/e1KJH

05/11/2026

The AfterGlow is thrilled to spotlight incredible Toronto talent. ✨

Joining us on June 5 are Jordyn Browne & Adam Crossman, a powerhouse duo blending emotive vocals, genre‑bending songwriting, and award‑winning fingerstyle guitar.

Jordyn’s indie‑folk‑pop sound paired with Adam’s signature multi‑layered acoustic style creates a dynamic, intimate performance that hits you right in the chest.

They’ll be bringing serious GLOW to The AfterGlow. Grab your tickets today: https://zurl.co/PSAjP

04/30/2026

Join us for The AfterGlow – a celebration worthy of Toronto Climate Week ✨

This luminous evening will bring together the climate sector’s most inspiring leaders, thinkers, champions, and creatives.

For one night, step into a high-energy, connection-filled space at the Centre for Social Innovation, where Toronto culture and climate leadership take the spotlight.

And yes, there will be dancing!

📍 Centre for Social Innovation (192 Spadina Ave.)
🗓 Friday, June 5, 6 - 10 PM

🎟 Get tickets now: https://zurl.co/5MM4b

Presented by the Centre for Social Innovation, Climate Communications Alliance, and Daisley For Good.

04/29/2026

We’re back with another Climate Coffee on Thursday, April 30, bright and early!

Climate Coffee is a global series held on the last Thursday morning of every month. This is a simple, informal gathering for people working on (or curious about) climate solutions, co-hosted by Tonya Surman, Erin Andrews, Deep Parekh, and Keith Ippel.

If you’re a founder, funder, policymaker, researcher, student, or someone figuring out how you fit into climate work, come join us!

📍 Centre for Social Innovation (192 Spadina Ave., Toronto)
🗓 Thursday, April 30, 8:30 - 10:00 AM

Register here: https://zurl.co/grN3G

04/29/2026

AI is reshaping how we work, fund, and build, but how do we make sure it serves people and communities?

Join us on May 12 for the launch of AI for Good Coffee, a convening space bringing together leaders from nonprofits, tech, philanthropy, and business to explore AI for real-world impact.

Powered by Blackbaud, a global leader in AI for the social impact sector, this gathering marks the launch of a growing movement at CSI to advance positive AI futures and create a hub for learning, collaboration, and action.

Who knows, the next big innovation might just start over coffee. ☕

🗓 Tuesday, May 12, 8:30 - 10:00 AM

📍 Centre for Social Innovation (192 Spadina Ave., Toronto)

RSVP here: https://zurl.co/scOEk

This initiative is supported by Sustainable Impact Foundation, The AI Collective, Multiverse Computing, ThinkingThroughAI, QueerTech, and AI Curious.

04/28/2026

Cool opportunity alert! 🧑‍💻

Our friends at TGC are running a 3-day live virtual program that helps women+ create a personalized career roadmap to achieve their goals, from landing a new job to earning a promotion.

Applications are now open! See details below ⬇️

Missed the deadline for our May Catalyst Cohort?

Don’t worry! Applications are now open for our next Catalyst Cohort, kicking off July 4, 2026 🎊

Feeling stuck in your current role? Overwhelmed by this impossible-to-navigate job market?

Catalyst is a live virtual program that helps you take control of your career in just three days. You’ll get access to our private Slack community, 1:1 career coaching, exclusive events, and so much more!

Catalyst is FREE to attend through our scholarship program, and open to women and gender-diverse individuals.

Apply at https://www.tgc.co/catalyst-course?utm_source=social&utm_campaign=facebook

04/13/2026

Planning an event this spring? Now’s the time to lock it in! 🌷

From team retreats and conferences to panels, fundraisers, and celebrations, CSI is built for bringing people together.

✔️ Beautiful brick-and-beam venue in downtown Toronto
✔️ Hybrid-ready spaces for in-person & virtual audiences
✔️ Bartending, setup, and cleanup available

Let’s make your event happen: https://zurl.co/tvV3l

(Psst... don't forget, CSI Members get a discount on bookings!)

04/02/2026

Lunch Hour, Solved: Meal Prep Mondays in 45 Minutes

We heard from many of you that time was the barrier, so we’ve introduced a new 45-minute format designed to fit seamlessly into your lunch hour.

Twice a month at CSI, participants prep a fresh, delicious meal together, share lunch, and leave with extra portions and meal add-ons for the week – plus get access to recipes and impact insights through the platform.

A simple way to make eating well more practical, social, and sustainable.

Eat well. Save time. Make your week easier.

Learn more and sign up: https://zurl.co/NGF93