Urban Minds

🎉 Our 10-Year Fundraiser prizes are here! 🎉

The more you raise, the more you win! And every dollars helps us achieve our mission to improve youth engagement in city building. 🌆 🤝

🔸$25 One raffle entry to win a $25 Indigo e-gift card
🔸$50 Urban Minds 10Yr Sticker Sheet
🔸$100 Urban Minds 10Yr Tote Bag
🔸$250 One-of-a-kind City Print!
*Upper tier prizes come with all lower tier prizes as well!

Stay tuned as we reveal more details about our one-of-a-kind prizes! 🔎

🔗 Check out our fundraiser link in our bio to see how you can support Urban Minds, and share with your friends, family, and colleagues to spread the word! 📣

Thanks for powering the future of Urban Minds! 🧡

Urban Minds is recruiting! Help us amplify our mission to create meaningful ways for youth to shape equitable and sustainable communities!

We are looking for:

🔸One Fundraising Coordinator
🔸One Outreach Coordinator
🔸Two Event Coordinators

If you’re passionate about youth engagement in city building like us, a strong communicator, and an approachable and organized team player, then apply today!

🗓️Applications close March 6th @11:59PM!
🔗Learn more and apply through the link in our bio.
📣Share this opportunity with friends and colleagues who might be interested!

Kicking off with our first blog post of the year, taking a closer look at the St. Lawrence North Market! 🧡 🔎

Vida Mirkovic, one of our Communications Leads in the interim, considers the North market, St. Lawrence complex, their history, and their operations to examine how Toronto’s youth can be better included in this iconic institution! 👩🏼‍🌾🛍️

Stay tuned for many more exciting blog posts coming in 2026! ⏱️

🔗You can find this blog post through the link in our bio!

📣 Calling all volunteers! 📣

Spots are filling up! Don’t miss your chance to volunteer for our 10th 1UP Conference! 🤩

We are looking to fill a variety of roles. Whether you’d like to:
🤝 assist participants,
📸 capture the most memorable moments, or
🧩help facilitate the Design Jam,
we’ve got a role that fits your skills and interests!

If you’re interested in volunteering as a photographer or videographer, please apply as a general volunteer and state under ‘Special skills for photography and videography’ that you would like to volunteer for this role! 📸📹

🔗 Follow the link in our bio to find the 1UP Conference registration form.

This is more than just a day to volunteer, it’s your chance to connect with fellow urban planning enthusiasts and future city builders, grow your network, and learn how youth are shaping the future of our cities!

Have an exciting or interesting project you want to promote 🤔  Looking to engage with curious and motivated youth looking to learn all about city building? 

Well we have just the thing for you 🥳 Our upcoming 1UP Conference, celebrating its 10th year anniversary, has some open slots for workshop sponsorship. 

Fees include $500 for a 30 minute session 💰, $800 for a 30 minute keynote 💸, and $1,000 for a 60 minute session 💵 . A 30-minute consultation with our Urban Minds Workshop Coordinator is provided to all workshop sponsors to develop a concise and clear content plan and theme.
             
So don’t wait—sign up to sponsor a workshop via the link in our bio! But hurry—applications close on Friday, January 23rd!