A new Canadian legal training institute will bear the name of internationally acclaimed jurist Philippe Kirsch of Quebec. The announcement was made on January 24th by the Canadian Centre for International Justice (CCIJ), which helps survivors of torture and war crimes...
From Bridging to Bonding: Examining the social enterprise research-practice continuum Mount Royal University and Simon Fraser University in collaboration with the Social Enterprise World Forum Date: October 1, 2013 Location: Mount Royal University, Calgary The...
And what it takes to last… It’s midnight, and the beginning of day six of our journey. We climb in the freezing dark with headlamps and poles, and five layers of clothes, setting one foot in front of the other, concentrating on our breath and staying in the...
Six social ventures, working in sectors ranging from healthcare to urban agriculture, were announced this week as the first selected to benefit from the Coast Capital Savings Innovation Hub at UBC’s Sauder School of Business. Launched in September 2012 with a...
Measuring social impact very challenging, say panelists at Social Finance Forum Many organizations use different metrics to assess investment results in capital markets compared to investing in social impact funds, says Betsy Martin of Jackson-Martin consulting. At...
Although it says nowhere that social impact businesses must be small, the reality is that most social enterprises and responsible businesses in the room at the Social Impact Purchasing Summit in Vancouver on November 8th were small. Sadly, what prevents many social...
