Social finance survey sneak peek
Growing interest in social finance will impact philanthropic giving, according to respondents of a recent social finance survey. Nicole Zummach of SEE Change Magazine and Natasha van Bentum of Give Green Canada recently collaborated on a survey directed to the...
Ontario gets its School for Social Entrepreneurs
This fall, the School for Social Entrepreneurs – Ontario (SSE-O) will be opening its doors in Toronto. Based on a highly successful model from the United Kingdom, SSE-O is an innovative, educational and entrepreneurial program that provides action-based learning...
Night with the Dragons Part II: The people behind social enterprise
Last week’s Social Enterprise Dragon’s Den showed that using “business for good” is alive and well. Along with showcasing great ideas, it also highlighted the hardworking, enthusiastic people who make social enterprises possible. This was the reasoning...
An Evening with the Social Enterprise Dragons
These are the kinds of evenings that inspire. They inspire you to continue along the path that you are on and reiterate that intelligent, highly motivated people from a variety of sectors share the common goal of social entrepreneurship. On March 8th, the Social...
Enterprising Non-Profits is coming to Nova Scotia
Like their counterparts across the country and around the globe, social enterprises in Atlantic Canada contribute to healthy and sustainable communities. They sell goods and services that may not otherwise be readily available in the community. They create employment,...
Register now for the Social Enterprise Dragons & MeetUp
Attention social entrepreneurs, non-profits, social business, non-profit business, business folks, and community economic supporters! The Social Enterprise Day of Learning is for you. So be sure to join other like-minded folks on March 8th to learn, network and be...
Thorkil Sonne: Autism’s Game Changer
Like many social entrepreneurs, Thorkil Sonne’s venture was borne of personal adversity. It began when he and his wife noticed their two and a half-year-old son, Lars, was different from other children, from whom he remained disconnected. An autism diagnosis would...Social entrepreneurship tackles mental health equity head on
This article was originally published in a blog @MaRS As a clinical psychologist trying to support sex trade-involved homeless youth, Dr. Sean Kidd found that encouraging them to participate in artistic initiatives brought far more success than the ‘best practices’ he...