Our community leadership model uses the Toronto’s Vital Signs® Report to identify current and emerging needs, convenes stakeholders through our Toronto Dialogues to explore solutions, and invests in these solutions through the Vital Toronto Fund that funds our grant programs and special initiatives.

The Toronto Dialogues form a critical piece of the Community Foundation’s larger strategy to establish convening as way to catalyze action on some of our city’s most pressing issues.

Background
To address increasingly complex issues, the Toronto Community Foundation undertook a bold experiment in cross-sector collaborations. We initiated the Toronto Dialogues and integrated this process into our city building initiatives.

The Toronto Dialogues convene diverse stakeholders to explore issues highlighted in our Toronto’s Vital Signs® Report and uses a collaborative cross-sector approach (including the public, private and not-for-profit sectors) to develop potential solutions.

The success of the Toronto Dialogues, each intentionally approached in a different way, each addressing a different issue, demonstrates that the process nurtures leadership, generates new solutions, overcomes blockages, and creates positive change.

Learn more about our collaboration projects and their city building legacies ››

Collaboration Resource
We have produced a Collaboration & City Building Guide and Video on the Toronto Dialogues to provide a snapshot of our city building process.

Learn more about the Guide and view the Video ››