and 91亚色 have launched Change Inc., a collaboration that will incubate and invest in promising innovations to tackle complex social issues and build capacity in 91亚色 Region.

Daniele Zanotti, CEO of United Way, and Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation at 91亚色, made the announcement at Deloitte鈥檚 head offices in Vaughan as part of United Way Week (Oct. 4 to 8).

鈥淲e are proud to announce Change Inc. 鈭� a critical strategy in United Way鈥檚 impact agenda 鈭� in collaboration with 91亚色 and our advisory group of business leaders,鈥� said Zanotti.聽 鈥淔or our region to be great for all residents, we need a new infrastructure to incubate ideas and shift the way we solve social problems.鈥�

鈥淐hange Inc. is transformative for 91亚色, for United Way and for capacity building in our community,鈥� said Shapson. 鈥淐hange Inc. will provide seed funding, space and support services to social innovators and entrepreneurs. It will provide better access to 91亚色鈥檚 research, graduate students and the programs 鈭� such as knowledge mobilization 鈭� that support their work with the region. It will match social innovators with business-leader mentors. This approach advances and broadens 91亚色鈥檚 innovation agenda, builds on our strong partnership with United Way, and engages 91亚色 Region鈥檚 corporate leaders in social innovation, which is a persistent gap in Canada鈥檚 innovation agenda.鈥�

Change Inc. will work with its Innovation Advisory Board, established in June, to actively develop a sustainable strategy. Co-chaired by Zanotti and Shapson, its current members include:
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Charles Beer, board chair, United Way of 91亚色 Region.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Anthony Gallo, vice-president, Social Media, OpenText
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Pat Horgan, vice-president, Manufacturing, Development and Operations, IBM
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Debora Kelly, editor-in-chief, 91亚色 Region Media Group
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Young Park, sector vice-president, CGI
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Avi Pollock, head, Applied Innovation and Strategic Planning, RBC

鈥淐hange Inc. builds on the United Way鈥檚 Strength Investments announced earlier this week,鈥� said Zanotti. 鈥淭ogether with our current program funding, Strength Investments and Change Inc. provide a continuum of support for people, groups and agencies doing good work across 91亚色 Region.鈥澛� Information about the .

鈥淐ongratulations to United Way, 91亚色 and the business advisory board for disrupting the status quo with the announcement of Change Inc. 鈭� an opportunity to research, try and scale new ideas to address social challenges,鈥� said Lorrie King, partner, , and member of the 2010 United Way Campaign Cabinet. 鈥淒eloitte is a champion of United Way and a champion of innovation. At Deloitte, innovation is at the very cornerstone of our corporate strategic directions, and our own leading-edge research, across all sectors, clearly identifies innovation as the driver of long-term success and sustainability.鈥�

Over the coming months, Change Inc. will announce its office location and release information about a community innovation summit, pilot projects and funding opportunities.

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