The Quadruple Bottom Line: Adding purpose to the mix
The conventional three bottom lines (people, planet, profit) are said to be “transparent”- they can be seen and seen through. The fourth bottom line, called purpose, is often expressed as spirituality or culture. So, what is it exactly and how does it promote...
Eureka! What We Must Do: A Review of Gar Alperovitz’s “What Then Must We Do?”
As a systems thinker focused on sustainability, this is my favourite book right now. In order to democratize wealth and build community-sustaining economies, nothing short of system change is required. Alperovitz spends most of the book explaining why that’s so and...
On Our Bookshelf: Inner City Renovation: How a social enterprise changes lives and communities
The Book: Inner City Renovation: How a Social Enterprise Changes Lives and Communities, written by Marty Donkervoort, published by Fernwood Publishing. The Blurb: With the backdrop his work with Inner City Renovations, a social enterprise in the construction...
On Our Bookshelf: Creating Good Work
The Book: Creating Good Work; the world’s leading social entrepreneurs show how to build a healthy economy, edited by Ron Schultz, published by Palgrave Macmillan. The Blurb: In this ultimate guide to social entrepreneurship, author and founder of...
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...
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...
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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