It’s fine to count the number of people coming through the door, or how many dollars are raised, but to find out if your organization is really having an impact, you have to start asking different questions. Impact. ROI. Measure. Each word is linked to questions...
Social enterprises use a business model to achieve social outcomes. That’s a valuable contribution to creating healthy and sustainable communities. So what do we need to do to support their development, growth and success? In the past several years, the Enterprising...
If you are interested in learning more about social finance, the following resources provide a great starting point: A comprehensive guide to social finance from the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing: http://socialfinance.ca/guide Other social finance...
Buying locally made products is one of the easiest ways to build community and reduce one’s environmental footprint. The experience of shopping local might remind you of your parent’s generation, when growing your own food was common and local grocery stores were...
The holidays are a time of joy, family and fun. On the flip side, they can be expensive, a bit wasteful and make us keenly aware that not everyone plays on the same socio-economic field. So, how can we be charitable, reduce waste and save money at this hectic time of...
