Discourse Archive

"Big City, Big Ideas": The Millennials in Cities –
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"Big City, Big Ideas": Hudson Yards, NYC –
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Rethinking Toronto's Governance – read more

Webinar: Immigrants Wanted! Smart Strategies for Advancing Welcoming Communities and Regional Growth – read more

Webinar: Towards Financial Inclusion: Investing in Immigrant Futures – read more

Building Strong Communities

On April 5th, 2005 Ideas That Matter and The Maytree Foundation jointly sponsored a day-long event that brought together over 400 civic, philanthropic and community leaders from the Toronto area. They shared key ideas, best practices, innovative programs and major challenges around the theme, "Building Strong Communities."

• Detailed Conference Agenda
• Keynote Address by Mark Starowicz (PDF)

The Revitalization of Regent Park: The Development of a Community Plan

In the fall of 2003, Ideas That Matter was retained to convene a process to engage stakeholders both within the neighbourhood and across the broader community in the revitalization of the Regent Park community in downtown Toronto. A city-wide forum was held in March 2004 with residents, community agencies, funders, and representatives from the city's economic, social, government and nonprofit sectors. A summary of the keynote presentation, given by Garland Yates of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is included in the Volume 3, Number 2 issue of Ideas That Matter.