Attention social entrepreneurs, non-profits, social business, non-profit business, business folks, and community economic supporters! The Social Enterprise Day of Learning is for you. So be sure to join other like-minded folks on March 8th to learn, network and be...
Like many social entrepreneurs, Thorkil Sonne’s venture was borne of personal adversity. It began when he and his wife noticed their two and a half-year-old son, Lars, was different from other children, from whom he remained disconnected. An autism diagnosis would...
This article was originally published in a blog @MaRS As a clinical psychologist trying to support sex trade-involved homeless youth, Dr. Sean Kidd found that encouraging them to participate in artistic initiatives brought far more success than the ‘best practices’ he...
In our ongoing series on conscious corporate citizens worth watching, SEE Change talks with Aeroplan and their recent efforts at giving back. It was a cool October afternoon when I landed in Montreal in time to witness approximately 300 Aeroplan employees, from...
I recently attended the Social Finance Forum, organized by the newly minted MaRS Centre for Impact Investing. A worthy event, to be sure, it provided me with much to ponder while offering a fascinating snapshot of this at-times-dynamic-at-other-times-stagnant social...
