Use this 7-point checklist when seeking feedback. Our cohort of fellowship students at Toronto’s School for Social Entrepreneurs recently had the opportunity to do our second round of Dragons’ Den-type pitches to teams of business leaders assembled by the...
Social innovation is a fast-paced game. An idea can easily become redundant or irrelevant if not executed quickly and extraordinarily well. In this ever-shifting landscape, opportunities for everything from workshops to training, grants to loans, and networking events...
Finding SE models that are replicable and scalable. Congratulations to the Canadian social enterprise sector. I read both the Canada-wide and Ontario SE checkups posted in this publication over the last month and the SE movement appears to be in good shape. As we...
“The means to engage in participatory culture are no longer limited to the technically versed or the civically inclined.” We are living in a networked society that is supported by hundreds of thousands of information and communications technologies (ICTs) that bring...
Last month, we brought you a round-up of social enterprise developments across Canada. We continue this month with a special focus on what’s happening with the movement in Ontario. Thanks to Ethel Cote for compiling the updates to share with our audience....
Learn which measures are important to your partners In November, I wrote about developing pitching skills as a new social entrepreneur and student in Ontario’s first Fellowship Program for Social Entrepreneurs. As 2013 begins, we are a third of the way through the...
