TakingITGlobal: Inspirera, Informera, Involvera

Shift Unlimited started with the idea of broadening high school students understanding of social change and social change centered careers. We want to make the concept of social change appeal to a more diverse audience by challenging the typical notions of “social work” and “charity” as...
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Shift Unlimited started with the idea of broadening high school students understanding of social change and social change centered careers. We want to make the concept of social change appeal to a more diverse audience by challenging the typical notions of “social work” and “charity” as the primary outlets for social change. We want to push boundaries by promoting the idea that virtually every individuals’ skills, interests, and career aspirations can be applied in service of a social cause in some way. For instance, someone interested in marketing can assist the communications strategy of a social service agency, or someone with a skill for engineering can design eco-friendly products, as just two of an unlimited number of possible examples. This broadened notion of social change is what we refer to as “social innovation”. Our vision is to help every individual become the social innovator they are all capable of being!
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Through our first initiative, Semesters for Social Innovation, we've created over 50 one-of-a-kind co-op placements for Toronto-area high school students within socially, environmentally, technologically, and culturally innovative organizations. To see a full listing of our placements visit...
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Through our first initiative, Semesters for Social Innovation, we've created over 50 one-of-a-kind co-op placements for Toronto-area high school students within socially, environmentally, technologically, and culturally innovative organizations. To see a full listing of our placements visit www.ShiftUnltd.com

As we continue to develop Semesters for Social Innovation into a more comprehensive program, we will now begin travelling the Greater Toronto Area delivering in-school presentations about the local happenings towards a better world, in areas such as: socially responsible investing, renewable energy, corporate philanthropy, social marketing, green building, and other underreported "solutions"!
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Shift Unlimited has created over 50 one-of-a-kind co-op placements within socially, environmentally, technologically, and culturally innovative organizations. To see a full listing of our placements visit www.ShiftUnltd.com.

From March 2007 until June 2007, working through your...
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Shift Unlimited has created over 50 one-of-a-kind co-op placements within socially, environmentally, technologically, and culturally innovative organizations. To see a full listing of our placements visit www.ShiftUnltd.com.

From March 2007 until June 2007, working through your high school's community-based education ("co-op") program, you will contribute 15 hours per week to an organization that matches your interests, skills, and/or career goals. In addition to a great learning experience and tremendous contacts, you will earn two academic credits for your efforts - replacing two regular in-school classes for second semester.

If you're not already signed up for co-op, that’s okay because there's still time to rearrange your second semester schedule to accommodate this one-of-a-kind opportunity, but the time to act is now....

Visit www.ShiftUnltd.com now!
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