Hot Docs Movie Review: A Whole Lott More
When a town’s primary industry faces a downturn, the issue of employment, sustenance, no doubt becomes central to its impassioned conversation. When company employees facing potential layoffs have developmental disabilities, the discussion becomes more heated...
On our bookshelf: Givenomics
The Book: Givenomics: How giving creates sustainable success for companies, customers and communities, by Richard Morris, published by Anoma Press. The Blurb: Same old, same old is not proving effective in the world of business. "These models may hit short-term...
Scaling your social venture: Becoming an impact entrepreneur
Paul Bloom’s latest book, Scaling Your Social Venture, provides a toolkit of lessons and best practices for scaling social entrepreneurship initiatives. In a well laid out, practical voice, Bloom introduces the SCALERS model, which stresses that successful scaling...
Hot Docs: Social Change on Film
SEE Change was at Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival, showcasing acclaimed documentaries from around the world. Two films, in particular, caught our eye. Depicting very different stories of social change, they share a common narrative—entrepreneurs dedicated to...
Rebuilders unite to make good
Review: Making Good: Finding meaning, money and community in a changing world It feels like we live in a time of unprecedented celebration of youth. Not since the early 70s has the under-35 demographic been so prominent. From launching IPOs and becoming instant...
Impact Investing: Transforming how we make money while making a difference – An excerpt
Chapter 1: The Coming Disruption Impact investing has gained its foothold following an historic period of upheaval in the capital markets. In fact, the financial crisis of 2008 precipitated the largest impact investments of all time. Just like pioneering impact...
Bonsai People: How microcredit unleashes human potential
When I was approached by filmmaker Holly Mosher to consider reviewing her film about Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, it was a no-brainer. Not only is Yunus the founder of microlending pioneer, the Grameen Bank, he is also a great promoter of the "social...
Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest
Feeding the hungry, tacking the food crisis, is one of the world’s most glaring challenges. It seems everywhere you look food products are veering precariously off the affordability and availability scales, with malnutrition, instability, food riots and other...
The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker
The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done. Pretty much anyone who has even peripheral involvement with the business world has heard of Peter F. Drucker, the "father of modern management." In his lifetime (1909-2005) he published 39 books and...
In the Business of Change written by SEE Change publisher & editor Elisa Birnbaum highlights social entrepreneurs around the world. Get your print or audiobook where you normally buy or download books Learn More
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