Hiring staff for mission or experience: The triple bottom line conundrum
Best of the summer to you colleagues. I'd very much like to hear your opinion on the following. I recently read that one of our social enterprise leader's top 10 suggestions was to hire people for mission passion as the leading motivator. I believe the thinking is...
In Converation with Natalie McFarlane of Positive Impact Law Group
{jcomments on} SEE Change is always on the lookout for people and organizations in the field of social entrepreneurship involved in something noteworthy - and newsworthy! Positive Impact Law Group caught our attention earlier this year and we connected with Natalie...
Mortenson controversy should remind boards of their fiduciary responsibilities
It has been difficult to avoid the news about allegations of exaggeration and mismanagement that have swirled around author and nonprofit director Greg Mortenson and his Central Asia Institute (CAI) over the last month. Speaking in a 60 Minutes interview, author...
Where is social entrepreneurship heading in the next five years?
Last month, Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada held its second annual re:Vision conference on social entrepreneurship. The re:Vision series brings together some of Canada’s brightest young and emerging social entrepreneurs each spring to connect and drive this...
Own It! Choosing the right business structure
You did it! You started, or you are starting, your own business. Good for you. The days of sticking it out at the same monster corporation for 30 years and ending with a cushy pension are over. There’s never been a better time to take charge of your own life and...
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...
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