Dec

NOW! in 2009

Our 2009 journey has been full of ups and downs. We’ve grown a lot as a team and as people. Here are a few highlights that we are proud of. And hey, we’ll keep learnin’ and dreamin’.

1500+
number of people participating in NOW! programs, in particular the Act NOW! Play Performances (2008: 200)

50+
size of the NOW! Team (2008: 15)

20
number of Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition Judges (2008: 11)

20+
number of Advisors who have been instrumental in the learning and growth of the NOW! Team.
(2008: 3)

22
number of Act NOW! sponsors and partners for a truly grassroots initiative across Canada. (2008: 6)

2100+
number of NOW! program participants (2006 – present). Learn more about our story.

Unquantifiable
The passion, dreams, inspirations, and energy felt at the NOW! team and beyond! Team adventures in the BC mountains and waterfalls. Bustling discussions at coffee shops. Recognizing our personal weaknesses and growing as people amidst leadership and teamwork. Splashing into things that we have no idea about and bumping into things that we believe in and love to do…. We will continue to work our butts off doing what we love to do while making a difference. We will lay a strong foundation to fashion NOW! into a platform for aspiring change-makers to realize their dreams. Visit our New Direction. Let’s dream sustainability.

Team motto: We dream, we do.

Organizational challenges that we are seeking to solve:
(Have any advice for us? Please give us a shout at info@now-org.com. Thanks in advance!)

Better harness the power of internet and social networks to spread the word and engage youth across Canada
A more financially independent and sustainability NOW!
Building a strong national yet grassroots team
Fashioning a vibrant platform to support youth dreamers and change-makers to turn sustainability innovations into reality

A Sneak Peek of Current Projects

>> Act NOW! National Playwriting Competition

>> Performances of Act NOW! winning plays

>> The [currently untitled] NOW What? Project

>> NOW What? Conference

>> Wanders: bits of insight

>> Workshops

2009 Press Releases

In the Media