Bringing Birthday Parties to All: Sheliza Kassam and Children’s Birthday Miracles
In our ongoing series profiling changemakers making a difference in our communities, we turn to a 16-year-old Calgarian by the name of Sheliza Kassam, founder of the nonprofit organization, Children’s Birthday Miracles (CBM). With the vision of providing less...
Personal Finance Interview with Nicole Zummach on New Ways of Thinking about Money
[This article was originally published in Mint.com] Business and the way we do business is changing, along with many other things as well, like how we manage our finances. Thanks to technology and emerging social enterprise models, the future is looking very exciting....
In Conversation with Marty Donkervoort on Inner City Renovation
Marty Donkervoort is one of Canada’s most respected veterans in the field of social enterprise, a man who has proven one can make a difference in our communities by balancing financial know-how with good ‘ole fashion social consciousness. For a decade,...
Moving Social Finance Forward: An Interview with Ted Levinson
Originally published on Social Velocity Interview by Nell Edgington Nell: RSF Social Finance is really the leader in the social finance market, you’ve been doing this long before anyone started talking about a “social capital marketplace.” Given that long history, how...
In Conversation with Andreas Souvaliotis of Social Change Rewards
In anticipation of the upcoming Social Enterprise World Forum October 2 to 4 in Calgary, Alberta, SEE Change spoke with speaker Andreas Souvaliotis, Executive Chairman of Social Change Rewards, an organization that designs and implements public incentive programs that...
In Conversation with Ron Schultz on Creating Good Work
In anticipation of the upcoming Social Enterprise World Forum October 2 to 4 in Calgary, Alberta, SEE Change spoke with speaker Ron Schultz, founder and executive director of the microfinance/micro-enterprise lending program, Entrepreneurs4Change, providing...
In Conversation with Andrea Coleman, Co-founder and CEO, Riders for Health
In anticipation of the upcoming Social Enterprise World Forum from October 2 to 4 in Calgary, Alberta, SEE Change spoke with speaker Andrea Coleman, CEO and co-Founder of Riders for Health, about her award-winning organization and how a love for motorcycles inspired...
In Conversation with Shauneen Lambe, Founder: Just for Kids Law
UK lawyer Shauneen Lambe is working to change the treatment of young offenders caught up in the criminal justice system, from punishment and stigmatization to one defined by positive intervention. The organization she founded, Just for Kids Law, offers a holistic...