As social entrepreneurs, we are lucky. We live each day knowing that we are making a difference in the lives of others. It is a blessing, but it isn’t always easy. Now we have a new generation of millennial social entrepreneurs starting out – inspired by hundreds of...
Poverty, especially children living in poverty, has overarching ramifications for the global economy. According to Global Issues, 1 billion children live in poverty (out of 2.2 billion children), and more than 121 million children do not receive an education. Growing...
I knew of Jerr Boschee long before I met him – he is a legend in the social enterprise space. I now am lucky enough to count him as a close friend and mentor. A standout in the field, he has held many noteworthy positions throughout his career. He is a former CEO of...
This is the second article in a series by Linda Smith, Founder & Executive Director of Reading Village, about the softer side of community development, where she shares the power of relationships and surprises in her international development work. In 1980, as a...
The Social Enterprise Toronto Conference 2016 marked the second such event for the organization. This year Social Enterprise Toronto (SET) brought together their growing community of social entrepreneurs to the Learning Enrichment Foundation in Toronto with the...
March 21, 2016 is the 11th annual World Down Syndrome Day, a day to spread awareness about the “rights, inclusion and wellbeing of people with Down Syndrome.” One of the biggest barriers to inclusion is special education access for children with disabilities....
