Making bricks work: Evergreen’s urban enterprise
SEE Change Magazine recently sat down with Tara Rogerson, Director of Social Enterprise at Evergreen, to talk about that charity’s experience in the social enterprise realm. About Evergreen Evergreen is a not-for-profit organization that makes cities more livable. By...
Free the Children & Me to We: Redefining possible
Mama Jane is leading our group of struggling men and women as we traverse the narrow road from the Mara River back to her home, buckets of water slung across our backs, balanced precariously with the help of tethered rope and community encouragement. Halfway up I...
Social enterprise impacts: An inner-city revival
In 2000, Winnipeg’s Inner City, particularly the North End, was a community in crisis. It was exhibiting the severe effects of poverty. The unemployment rate in the inner city neighbourhood, at 16.8%, had increased to a point that was more than triple the average...
Shifting complex systems, one fish at a time
“Try not to determine your self-worth by the outcome or success you have in reaching your goals. Instead, measure the success of your life by how well your actions reflect the intentions that are formed by your core values.” —Phillip Moffit, Buddhist teacher and...
Educational Projects and the Power of Partnerships
Over the last decade, the emergence of partnerships in the philanthropic sector has grown dramatically. The concept of chequebook philanthropy is no longer as popular as it once was; funders want to be more active and organizations are more willing (and if they are...
Fogo Island: Where old meets bold and new
{jcomments on} The punts are lined up in a row, hugging the shoreline behind Pete Decker’s home, the sun’s last glint marking its descent upon their bows and tracing a shadow into the cool Atlantic waters. In July, these traditional wooden boats will be making their...
Tyze: Networks of care
After decades of work in the nonprofit and educational sectors, I find myself in a role I never imagined, the CEO of a private tech company. I have never been so bold or so vulnerable. Ameliorating isolation and loneliness has been my life’s work. I co-founded PLAN,...
Kiva: Loans that change lives
When it comes to microfinance, one organization has proven itself particularly worthy of the term pioneer. Eschewing conventional fundraising models for a unique peer-to-peer microlending website, Kiva has been alleviating poverty and empowering entrepreneurs around...