Social Business Challenges
In fall of 2012, I had the opportunity to attend two of Muhammad Yunus’ Social Business Challenges. As a filmmaker who spent the past six years following the work of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus for my documentary Bonsai People – The Vision of Muhammad...
Success of a social enterprise: A profile of TheGivingMachine
Winston Churchill is quoted as saying, “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” But the word “giving” is often misused when we hear about the amount of giving that people do responding to fundraising campaigns. These statistics...
Women who start: Why these social entrepreneurs are talented in new ways
Start it. That’s what women do. They are multi-taskers, collaborators, and community seekers. Add some healthy drive to get things done, and they are changing lives of people in their own backyard, and across the world. Women entrepreneurs and social...Social Enterprize 2013
We are pleased to announce the return of our Social EnterPrize awards to recognize and celebrate leadership and excellence in social entrepreneurship across Canada! This year, the awards will highlight both social enterprise and social purpose business by identifying...Government of Canada investment supports social enterprise
Through an investment by the federal government, Trico Charitable Foundation will launch a project to help not-for-profit organizations increase the impact of their social enterprises. The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development,...New legal training institute will operate as social enterprise
A new Canadian legal training institute will bear the name of internationally acclaimed jurist Philippe Kirsch of Quebec. The announcement was made on January 24th by the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ), which helps survivors of torture and war crimes...Call for Papers: Pre-SEWF Conference Research Day
From Bridging to Bonding: Examining the social enterprise research-practice continuum Mount Royal University and Simon Fraser University in collaboration with the Social Enterprise World Forum Date: October 1, 2013 Location: Mount Royal University, Calgary The...