by Katie | Oct 14, 2014 | How We Work
Fall is traditionally a time to take stock, set new goals, and get back to work and study with renewed energy. In the spirit of furthering our own pro bono education, we’ve been hard at work this fall, studying some of our past matches and building theory. Those...
by Katie | May 24, 2014 | How We Work, Spark in the News
“Winnipeg, and especially its inner city, has often made national headlines related to poverty, gangs, and arson…[however] many Winnipeggers can attest that another, more important and positive – and often unreported – story is happening. I’m...
by Geoff | Apr 17, 2014 | Global Pro Bono Summit
When Katie and I arrived at the Second Annual Global Pro Bono Summit in San Francisco, it felt like stepping into a family reunion. It was like meeting Spark’s long-lost relatives: some we’d heard about, some we’d heard rumours of, and many we had no idea...
by Katie | Aug 28, 2013 | Global Pro Bono Summit, Spark in the News
Armin Pialek, a project manager for the Taproot and BMW Foundations, recently spoke with Spark’s Program Coordinator Geoff Ripat. In Armin’s subsequent blog post, he reflects on the growing movement of people facilitating community capacity building....
by Katie | May 12, 2012 | How We Work, Spark in the News
“Many of the volunteering positions offered in the newspaper offer opportunities to meet new people and experience different environments, but few of them offer mentally challenging opportunities. Spark is a Winnipeg project that assigns skilled people to short...
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