BioRegional: An Inventive Model of Sustainability
Dedicated to creating sustainable communities and production systems, UK-based BioRegional Development Group was co-founded in 1994 by Sue Riddlestone and Pooran Desai to stem what they viewed to be the primary cause of the world’s environmental issues:...
In Conversation with Nicole Rycroft
Listen to a clip of Elisa’s interview with Nicole, from February 2011. {loadposition rycroftinterviewposition} Next time you pick up the Globe & Mail, reread the Harry Potter series or absorb the latest Canadian Geographic, rest assured the...
Loretta Cella gets passionate about life (and social enterprise)
Loretta Cella is the founder of Passion Foundation, a Vancouver, BC-based social profit organization that focuses on the health and well-being of young women in Canada by raising literacy and social development. As a “young woman assisting young women to be...
VIDEO: In Conversation with Geoff Cape
SEE Change Magazine‘s video series, dedicated to social entrepreneurs in Canada and beyond. This inaugural installment features one of Canada’s most celebrated social entrepreneurs, Geoff Cape, co-founder and executive director of Evergreen. Launched in...
Tonya Surman and TEDxToronto: Collaboration at its finest
Advocate of social change. Proponent of collaboration. Entrepreneur. Leader. Visionary. Tonya Surman embodies each descriptor much like she embraces her diverse roles: with passion, commitment and dogged determination. Founding executive director of the Centre for...
In Conversation with Juan Sostheim
Listen to a clip of Elisa’s interview with Juan at his ranch, from April 2010. {loadposition juaninterviewposition} My driver, Javel, arrives at 9am sharp. I descend into his jeep, nod hello to my fellow passengers and spend the rest of the bumpy ride...
In Conversation with Bill Young
Bill Young is not your momma’s chartered accountant. For one thing, he’s funny. For another, he actually jumped that ship early, spending 20 years in the private sector at the helm of highly successful entrepreneurial organizations. In 2001, he decided to do...
Find Money for Your Business by Thinking Outside the Box
Industry reports on impact investing cite lots of capital, with millions of dollars flowing into this sector each year. For those running social ventures, however, capital is hard-won. Raising money can feel like a full time job in itself. As you...
RRSP for Social Good!
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to RRSP Season. What you need to know RRSP season begins January 1 and lasts for the first 60 days of the year. During this period, one is able to make RRSP contributions to retroactively reduce the previous year’s income thereby...
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