A people-centred economy: Reflections from the Summit
{jcomments on}Raj Patel was both charming and self-deprecating as he took the stage at the National Summit for a People-Centred Economy in Ottawa last Sunday night. Briefly addressing the crowd of about 200 in French, he apologized for his "accent...
Big and small lessons from IFIP
{jcomments on}Originally published at SmallChangeFund.org This past weekend I attended the International Funders for Indigenous Peoples (IFIP) conference in Tofino on the west coast of British Columbia. The richness of humanity was there in all its glory. An...
Ben & Jerry’s founder gives us the scoop at Venture4Change Summit
A couple of months ago, I sat down with a young social entrepreneur who is growing a national nonprofit social venture. It was a great conversation that eventually drifted into the social venture definition debate. You know, the one that goes, “what exactly is a...
Acumen Fund lands in Toronto
{jcomments on}Last Monday night I pushed my way through a large and boisterous group, made up primarily of Generation Yers (or is it Z already?) and, despite my aversion to crowds and a case of jet lag having just returned from Costa Rica the night before, I was...
A Sea-Change in Citizen-Led Water Action
{jcomments on} I tripped upon an interesting blog the other day, Reversing the Flow by Brita Belli in eMagazine (April 2010). In it she talks about the Global Water Network. She says “Earth Day Network’s lesser-known side project is called the Global Water Network....
Action is delightful
{jcomments on}For those of us closely watching this dynamic space we call social entrepreneurship, it’s always exciting to see movement. Chatter is easy, after all, but action, get-your-hands-and-feet-dirty-type-of-action.....well now, that’s simply delightful....
What is social enterprise? Take 2
A few months ago, I wrote a piece about the definition of social enterprise. Basically, I was concerned that people were getting too wrapped up in defining the term, and forgetting that they were all in it for the same reason - to achieve a social mission through...
SEE Change Magazine Launches!
It’s true what they say; new projects are daunting, anxiety-provoking and pull-your-hair-out-exhausting. But here’s another truism: they’re as thrilling as it comes. Each new initiative involves the setting of fresh expectations, self-prescribed milestones and...
Aboriginal Social Enterprise: Hopeful alternatives
Reprinted from CharityVillage.com www.charityvillage.com. Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community...
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