Put Your Money Where Your Promise Is: One social entrepreneur’s journey to make change
Like millions of other people around the world, on New Year's Eve of 2013, I made some resolutions to change my life. And like millions of people around the world, by June 2013, I had followed through on exactly…none of them. We all know sticking to self-improvement...
Enterprising Nonprofits: fostering social enterprise one workshop at a time
A cross section of consultants, not-for-profit executive directors and program champions attended Enterprising non-profits (enp) sold out workshop in Kelowna, British Columbia this past October. A co-operative pan-Canadian network, enp has contributed to the growth of...
Decoding Corporate Social Responsibility in India: PwC releases handbook
What does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mean for companies operating in the 21st century...in the developing world...in an emerging economy? In a world characterised by ever increasing trust deficit in the corporate sector, growing disparities and formidable...
Canada’s First Nations: finding opportunities for dialogue and democracy in the resource boom
If think-tanks and major business organizations are to be believed, Canada is on the verge of a major resource boom driven by the rapid pace of urbanization in developing nations. The proposed Bitumen and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipelines and port facilities in...
New Grant Program for Teens in Waterloo: Developing our future leaders
Later this month, Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region (SVP) will put the call out for applicants for a new grant program that will take a few people by surprise. Proposals will be reviewed, short-listed and discussed. And when the finalist charities host SVP for...
765 Inc: The Power of the Collective
Humans are inherently social animals. We thrive when we work together towards common goals - drawing expertise, finding support and deriving strength from the social bonds that we can create under the right circumstances. This theory of human system interaction forms...
Giving with Quality and Trust, for Any Occasion
Most everyone wants to give these days. It's wonderful! There is no age barrier. There is no race barrier, or economic barrier. 10-year-olds are giving part of their allowances to help build a school in Tanzania; people in their 70s are leaving on a volunteer trip in...
What is Scale Deep?
Welcome to our new blog series exploring Scale Deep, an initiative led by The Carold Institute, Ashoka Canada and Timeraiser, with the goal of strengthening efforts for change and building wisdom in social change leadership. A unique collaboration, Scale Deep is...
Digital Storytelling: 6 Takeaways from Harvard’s Igniting Innovation Summit
This much we know is true: online channels are great assets for anyone looking to sell products and services, tell their story, establish a brand – and, yes, promote digital content. Understandably, this new online playground can be pretty daunting for the social...
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