Eco-friendly travel ideas
{jcomments on} [English version to follow] Plusieurs alternatives se présentent aux consommateurs lors de leur choix de vacances. Si vous êtes comme moi, vous espérez que votre empreinte écologique soit la plus minime possible. Pour ce faire, voici quelques trucs...
A true story about starting a social enterprise – The first year
Month One: Like a lot of social entrepreneurs out there, we weren’t necessarily looking to enter the field. In fact, we weren’t really thinking like entrepreneurs at all. We were thinking like creators, writers, publishers. We saw the potential that social...
Can social enterprises deliver better results?
Earlier this year, richest men in the world numbers two and three developed a Giving Pledge that implored billionaires the world over to give at least half of their earnings to charity. Of the forty that are complying, richest man in the world #1 is noticeably...
Young entrepreneurs matter right now
In 2006, Statistics Canada forecast that one in five Canadian entrepreneurs would be retiring within the next five years. That timeline is knocking on our door now. What’s more, the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) projects that 71% of business owners will...
Social enterprises worth watching
Last time, I wrote that social enterprise and entrepreneurship is a movement, not a model. I suggested that people could undertake various forms of action within its framework and still be tied to each other through the connective tissue of a common vision. It...
Social enterprise is a movement not a model
You don’t often expect to have conversations about social enterprise with strangers on the subway. So I was somewhat surprised when a passerby in his twenties pointed at me from across the underground hallway leading to the turnstiles. He smiled when he approached...
Making the Case for the Social Impact Bond: In conversation with Tracy Palandjian of Social Finance US
Founded in January 2011, Social Finance US is a nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing investment capital to drive social progress. Focused on designing public-private-nonprofit partnerships that tackle complex social challenges such as poverty and crime,...
Reinventing Business One Trip at a Time: Bruce Poon Tip talks about his bestselling book, Looptail
Elisa Birnbaum speaks with pioneering social entrepreneur Bruce Poon Tip about his new book, Looptail: How One Company Changed the World by Reinventing Business. In the interview, the founder of award-winning G Adventures and bestselling author candidly shares his...
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...
In the Business of Change written by SEE Change publisher & editor Elisa Birnbaum highlights social entrepreneurs around the world. Get your print or audiobook where you normally buy or download books Learn More
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