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1) How long have you been a CSI member?
I've been a CSI member since May/09

2) What's the best part of being at CSI?
The best part of being at CSI are all the cool people.  I go to grab a coffee, and I end up in a great conversation.

Today's spotlight is on CSI member The Campaign to Control Cancer.

In our ongoing series of profiles of CSI members, today we feature Fraser Los of the greenpages and Alternative Journal, two amazing online environmental resources for people interested in progressive journalism and environmental resources.

Over the coming weeks, we'll be posting a series of blog posts about CSI members and their work. In our first instalment, we profile ClearlySo Canada (the global marketplace for social business, enterprise and investment)

Our own Tonya Surman talks about the qualities required for collaborative leadership at the Creative Places and Spaces summit... To view the video, click here

By know you may know that we're opening a new CSI in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto. We're hosting a few events to give you a chance to check out the new space:

Information Sessions

We are holding three information sessions to give you more details on pricing, layout and our long-term vision. The info sessions will be held on the 2nd floor of the 720 Bathurst building at the following times:

May 25th 3:00-4:00 pm
May 26th 9:30-10:30 am
May 27th 5:30-6:30 pm

A recent Canadian Business article on coworking highlights some of the great reasons why people choose to join a coworking space like CSI.  With Canadians getting laid off from 'traditional' jobs in droves over the past 18 months, more and more people are turning to self-employment and coworking as a healthier, happier work choice.

Read the article here:

http://www.canadianbusiness.com/managing/employees/article.jsp?content=2...

BlogTO recently compiled a list of the 'The Top 5 Spaces for Working Remotely in Toronto', and we were pleased as punch to see we made the top of the list!

Check out the article

If there's one permanent thing you can hang your hat on in this world, it's impermanence. Everything changes, and CSI is no exception.

For the past 8 months we've used our Facebook group to help you know what's going on at CSI and in the social innovation field. But the time has come for change...

We've just started a new Fan Page for CSI, so please visit us at