Walking for Change: my 8-month trek in support of Kiva.org
{jcomments on} I was at a coffee shop working on a college essay in Denver, CO. This dirt covered uncombed young man stumbles in at 11pm. He sits right next to me and starts sharing his experiences walking across the USA w/a local friend. My heart...
Give a gift with meaning
* A special message from UniversalGiving™ With the holidays approaching, days are getting shorter and to-do lists are growing longer. In among the many holiday tasks, looking for presents for loved ones is an important one for many people. The holiday season...
Women-led businesses have the power to transform
Why supporting SMEs supports women Amidst all the global effort and resources aimed at improving the lives of women, there is one vehicle for change that does not often figure into the discussion: the businesses that employ them. Small and medium sized enterprises...
BC: The Vermont of Canada?
Community Interest Companies Consultation by the BC Ministry of Finance By Stacey Corriveau On October 20, the BC Ministry of Finance announced that it is, “considering amendments to the Business Corporations Act to allow for the incorporation of a new...
Social Finance: A National Imperative and Nascent Opportunity
By Ilse Treurnicht Originally published in socialfinance.ca Canada, like many other jurisdictions, is at an innovation crossroads. Governments are faced with tough choices as the global economy finds a new normal, against the backdrop of increasingly complex...
In the Investor’s Chair: YSEC deliberates
Written by Nogah Kornberg, Executive Director, Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada In late September, the Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada and the Acumen Fund Toronto Chapter joined to host “In the Investor’s Chair.” We used the time to go...
Financing Toilets: Acumen Fund’s workshop on social impact investing
Provision of basic sanitation goes to the heart of human dignity and improving health and well-being of populations. And yet, it is the single most neglected target of the Millennium Development Goals. So where does social entrepreneurship fit in all this? This...
The Wapikoni or the tin can
À première vue, ce n’est qu’une boîte de conserve Camion de touriste, installé dans ma réserve Qui aurait cru que c’était un incubateur à rêves J’ai vu des gens y entrer et en sortir tout émerveillés Simplement pour jaser et être écoutés D’autres qui...
TEDx: Toronto’s new agora
In the good ol’ Greece of yore, the agora was a much-heralded political and commercial space where Athenians would gather to buy and sell goods, discuss politics, and share ideas. Some of the greatest thinkers of the time—Socrates, Plato and Aristotle—were...
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