Like millions of other people around the world, on New Year’s Eve of 2013, I made some resolutions to change my life. And like millions of people around the world, by June 2013, I had followed through on exactly…none of them. We all know sticking to...
A cross section of consultants, not-for-profit executive directors and program champions attended Enterprising non-profits (enp) sold out workshop in Kelowna, British Columbia this past October. A co-operative pan-Canadian network, enp has contributed to the growth of...
What does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mean for companies operating in the 21st century…in the developing world…in an emerging economy? In a world characterised by ever increasing trust deficit in the corporate sector, growing disparities and...
If think-tanks and major business organizations are to be believed, Canada is on the verge of a major resource boom driven by the rapid pace of urbanization in developing nations. The proposed Bitumen and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipelines and port facilities in...
Later this month, Social Venture Partners Waterloo Region (SVP) will put the call out for applicants for a new grant program that will take a few people by surprise. Proposals will be reviewed, short-listed and discussed. And when the finalist charities host SVP for...
Humans are inherently social animals. We thrive when we work together towards common goals – drawing expertise, finding support and deriving strength from the social bonds that we can create under the right circumstances. This theory of human system interaction...
