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Become a CityMaker and support Synapcity as we continue to promote civic education and community engagement across the Ottawa region. By joining our network, you will discover new opportunities to create and continually contribute to a more vibrant and inclusive city.
Join us as we energize and activate people and institutions to become more informed residents, engage in meaningful dialogue, open their minds and collaborate towards shared goals.
Will you help us improve our city?
Your Support Helps Propel Change in Ottawa
By contributing as a member, you become a big part of the reason we are able to create the programs and offer the assistance to help the change makers of Ottawa.
Help Create New Programs
Your support will help us as we look to launch a 2025 Civics Boot Camp and provide crucial civic training to a diverse group of residents working hard to create a better city.
Get Support with your projects
Members will receive support from Synapcity staff and board to help move along their projects.
Receive insider member perks
Members will receive front of the line access to all our events, workshops, screenings, advanced notice of key programs such as our civics Boot Camp and an invitation to our AGM.
Become a Founding Member!
With your generous donation, we can continue to be a staffed organization and continue the important work of civic engagement in Ottawa.
lifetime membership
Limited Time: Receive lifetime membership, access to Synapcity staff and board and recognition through our website and annual report.
Yearly Membership
Members will receive support from Synapcity staff and board to help move along their projects.
pay what you can membership
Should you not have means for the $100 membership fee, a donation of any amount will receive full membership privileges.
With membership in Synapcity, you get:
- To support the civic conversation in Ottawa!
- Early access to events, workshops, screenings and more
- Advanced notice for core programs such as the Civics Boot Camp and others
- Support for your own community project
- Access to our cool virtual Slack community…
- Voting on Synapcity’s hot future!
Inspiring Ottawa’s Changemakers
participation in making Ottawa the best City it can be. I found the speakers very engaging and
the discussions very inclusive and accessible to everyone. The positive attitude and enthusiasm
was contagious and I will treasure what I learned and all the amazing people I now count as
friends.
Dr Monica Brewer
and practical tools for bringing about positive change in our community. The classroom content
was excellent and the weekly speakers shared wise counsel for navigating the complexities of
our civic ecosystems. It was inspiring to spend time with people having a range of interests and perspectives for building a better Ottawa.
Christine Franklin
to progress our own ideas of change within Ottawa. The guest speakers who generously shared
their journeys and insights were inspiring.
The Synapcity team offered a warm and welcoming environment that always seemed to create
an energetic vibe in the room.
Patricia Sutton
with like minded-people. The methods and tools learned in this course will be very useful when
advocating for improvements in my community.
Derrick Simpson
Synapcity . . . created avenues for people to come together and talk about what they wanted to see in their community, and that engagement is really important.
Vision Jasmine
Synapcity is an organization of people builders. They ensure that all the voices of our city are heard. They push a group to a place that they didn’t think that they could go, and are masters of finding the way through. They were essential in helping us figure out what we wanted to do with the Wevolution and changed the outcome of our strategic vision profoundly!
Nathalie Carrier
So many people care about improving their city but they don’t know how to go about doing so. Synapcity is a fantastic organization for that.
Barrhaven Civic Talks
Before Synapcity, I’d never imagined reaching out to a politician. Throughout Boot Camp, we realized ‘wow, we can speak to these people’ – and more than that, Synapcity gave us the tools to use when we do speak to them.
Caroline W.
Synapcity came into our city and transformed it. They have changed how we can inform our communities, how we can be a positive change and how we can exchange the knowledge and involve our community members in urban and rural areas.
Mathieu Fleury
Synapcity’s mission to enable citizens to improve their city is a lofty goal, but an achievable one. If I were to try and describe it in venture capital terms, it acts as both an incubator and an accelerator. It lets new growth and ideas develop, while it amplifies existing initiatives across the city. I’d go so far as to argue, Synapcity is a damn good investment opportunity.
Civics Boot Camp
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Synapcity’s team is small but mighty. If you are involved in your community and live for social change, innovation and civic education, we want to hear for you!