Pathways To Impact
For Youth. For Professionals. For Non-Profits. For Businesses.
For Social Innovation in Rural Ontario.
The award-winning School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Ontario is a leader in helping entrepreneurs start and grow ventures aimed at creating positive social and environment change. We also work with intrapreneurs, change agents who advance social and environmental goals through their professional networks and workplaces.
Whether you’re looking for your first job or your next job, we have a program designed for social change agents just like you, living and/or working in rural Ontario. We’ve developed the program with the Canadian Centre for Rural Creativity (CCRC), a unique community and cultural centre that addresses issues facing rural communities and explores solutions for how those challenges will be met.
The Pathways to Impact (P2I) program is like no other in Canada.
P2I is designed for people who wish to create positive social change in a rural setting. Regardless of your current work situation, this program will help you develop skills every social change agent needs.
Through the P2I 3-month intensive program, you’ll be inspired by people already working as social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs and will have the opportunity to flex your innovation muscles.
SSE has a finely-tuned, and award-winning approach to supporting social change leaders. By joining forces with the CCRC, we have mobilized leaders in both rural innovation and creativity. Our program includes:
- A self-directed, and creative learning environment;
- In-person sessions with experienced social innovators and subject matter experts who will help you learn about topics like social impact, human-centred design, systems thinking, innovative business models.
- Personalized coaching to help you tackle complex problems through our hallmark Action Learning approach; and,
- A dynamic network of fellow social innovators in Canada and around the globe through the SSE alumni community and through our involvement in the League of Intrapreneurs.
Learn More about the Pathways To Impact Program
Key dates
| Applications open | March 24, 2017 |
| Applications close |
April 24, 2017 (please contact us if you require an extention) |
| Invitations to participate | Starting April 24th, 2017 |
| Pathways to Impact Sessions 1&2 | May 5th and May 6th, 2017 |
| Pathways to Impact Sessions 3&4 | June 9th and June 10th, 2017 |
| Pathways to Impact Sessions 5&6 | July 14th and July 15th, 2017 |
| Graduation Celebration | August 2017 |
How do I apply?
IMPORTANT: Your online application information cannot be saved during the application process (i.e. you can’t exit the online form and return to it later without losing your work). Please make sure you’ve put aside enough time to finish the application.
A PDF copy of the online application can be found here:
P2I 2017 Application PDF Reference Copy
You may use the PDF to pre-prepare your responses for entry into this online form.
Feel free to contact us at info@sseontario.org if you have any questions or require additional support, assistance, or accommodation. Our team strives to be inclusive, and will gladly provide alternative arrangements to help you apply. We look forward to connecting with you!
Photo credit: Lynda Watson SEF ’15, founder of Horsetouch