Opening Plenary, Skoll World Forum 1. Jeff Skoll quoting Dr. Seuss in his opening remarks. “I’ve heard there are troubles of more than one kind, some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I’ve brought a big bat. I’m all ready you see, now...
{jcomments on} “Most of the people we help are leaving a relationship or have no use for a wedding dress so what can we do with all of these dresses?” Windfall faced this problem in 2004 when they began receiving donated wedding dresses from designers and...
{jcomments on} Internships abound post-graduation, startups always need talent and many charities run on unpaid labor. The unpaid jobs are often exciting and grassroots, at the launch of a company or at the front lines of the non-profit world, but still our own lives...
How can creative minds play a role in effecting social change? That was the question posed by Justin Trudeau, keynote speaker at the Leading Social Change session, part of Advertising Week at MaRS in Toronto. A member of Canada’s federal parliament, representing the...
Barter Babe 1.0 Shannon Simmons As founder of The Barter Babes Project, I provide young women with financial advice in exchange for a bartered good/service rather than a fee. I never thought of myself as a social entrepreneur before. But now, upon consideration, I’m...
In November, Toronto for Acumen held Dignity in Focus, a photo-auction benefiting Acumen Fund and held in partnership with Nuru Project. We are thrilled to announce that the event raised $10,000 and drew in a crowd of 180 people interested in learning more about...
