Changing the Face of Philanthropy: In Convo with Gena Rotstein
Dexterity Ventures Inc. (DVI) creates technology solutions and tools to help organizations incorporate giving and social good into their products or online presence. It also powers Canada’s first philanthropic brokerage firm, the Place2Give Foundation and...
Meaningful Internships for Toronto’s Millennials
When we think of young people, a few words come to mind. Idealistic and naïve? Perhaps, but also driven and purposeful. Increasingly, says Amanda Minuk, what many want from work is “the purpose and a paycheque.” As a graduate of the MBA program at University of...
Jacqueline Novogratz: Investing for impact, empowering for change
It is a warm evening, early in the summer, and the Shopify offices are packed for the Toronto+Acumen event. Clean and modern, their aesthetic is matched by the young professionals who have flocked here, dressed to impress. While we sit, pecking at the bison meat and...
Options For Homes: Tackling the Housing Problem
Toronto, Canada has a growing populous rich in culture and opportunity. Much like any other city, people from all walks of life seek accommodations within its many diverse neighbourhoods. But as the downtown core and surrounding municipalities expand in size –...
Send in the Clowns: Using humour to tackle pain
The evening I watched a performance by Edu-Clowns for the first time, I was in a foul mood. I had spent the day summarizing a rather tragic story of a Tuberculosis patient afflicted with an extensively drug resistant strain of the disease. I had been working for an...
7 Steps To Choosing Your ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ (and we’re not talking re-modeling)
‘Kitchen Cabinets’ – everyone has them – or can have them. I am not talking about the physical shelving structures to store dishes or food. I am referring to a circle of your closest personal and professional advisors. They can yield tremendous influence...
The Furniture Bank: Turning Houses into Homes
The Furniture Bank is a tremendous social enterprise, with its Etobicoke location the largest office of its kind in North America. Working with social services and shelters across the GTA, the organization provides an often-overlooked leg-up to people in need....
Top Five Steps to Create Meaning and Purpose at Your Company
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman This is very true. Often I hear people say, “Oh, I wish I did something meaningful like...