Final thoughts on the Skoll World Forum
Deep Leadership session 1. Sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming Admittedly, as a first-time attendee at Skoll, I often found myself a tad lost, dazed and confused. For one thing, there were questions with answers not easy to find, probably since many depended on...
Top 6 quotes from Day 2 at Skoll World Forum
1. “The impact of poverty on health is not an issue of the developing world,” said Rebecca Onie. “It’s an issue of poor people anywhere." One of the winners of the 2011 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, Onie is effectively doing her part to transform the...
Tax 101 for Entrepreneurs: T1 through 4 and so much more
{jcomments off} Ladies and Gents... it’s that time of year! Time to pay the tax man (insert grimace or uncomfortable shift in chair). Taxes are boring to think about and even more boring to write about, let me tell you. However, they are a must. Although submitting...
Four of Canada’s best social entrepreneurs take their ideas “Global”
{jcomments on} John Mighton (JUMP Math), Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack (TYZE Personal Networks), and Mary Gordon (Roots of Empathy) represented Canada this past weekend in theAshoka Globalizer Summit in Stockholm, Sweden. These four social entrepreneurs were...
Top five moments from Day 1 at Skoll World Forum
Opening Plenary, Skoll World Forum 1. Jeff Skoll quoting Dr. Seuss in his opening remarks. “I've heard there are troubles of more than one kind, some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've brought a big bat. I'm all ready you see, now my troubles are...
Windfall Brides: A unique player in the wedding industry
{jcomments on} "Most of the people we help are leaving a relationship or have no use for a wedding dress so what can we do with all of these dresses?" Windfall faced this problem in 2004 when they began receiving donated wedding dresses from designers and bridal...
Should I work for free?
{jcomments on} Internships abound post-graduation, startups always need talent and many charities run on unpaid labor. The unpaid jobs are often exciting and grassroots, at the launch of a company or at the front lines of the non-profit world, but still our own...
Persuasive Potential: When government and advertising collide
How can creative minds play a role in effecting social change? That was the question posed by Justin Trudeau, keynote speaker at the Leading Social Change session, part of Advertising Week at MaRS in Toronto. A member of Canada’s federal parliament, representing...
Generation “Y am I so worried about money?”
Barter Babe 1.0 Shannon Simmons As founder of The Barter Babes Project, I provide young women with financial advice in exchange for a bartered good/service rather than a fee. I never thought of myself as a social entrepreneur before. But now, upon consideration,...
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