Ottawa Community Social Innovation Student Fund

Support student innovation with real impact

Empower the next generation of changemakers at Algonquin College. Your donation to the Ottawa Community Social Innovation Student Fund puts students at the heart of real-world change. By supporting paid work in the Social Innovation Lab, you help students build skills, confidence, and purpose-driven careers—while making a lasting difference in our community.

Where your gift goes

• SLiDE (Service Learning in Design and Engineering): Students provide essential digital services—such as websites, branding, and data tools—to local nonprofits that need support.
• SPEnD (Social Procurement and Enterprise Development): Students research, design, and launch social enterprises that tackle local challenges and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

All donations go directly to support Algonquin College students engaged in these hands-on, community-driven initiatives. This ensures students gain valuable experience, develop leadership skills, and create tangible value for Ottawa—right now. Your generosity makes this possible.

Support students. Strengthen Ottawa. Invest in community-driven change.

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