Action is delightful

{jcomments on}For those of us closely watching this dynamic space we call social entrepreneurship, it’s always exciting to see movement. Chatter is easy, after all, but action, get-your-hands-and-feet-dirty-type-of-action…..well now, that’s simply delightful....

What is social enterprise? Take 2

A few months ago, I wrote a piece about the definition of social enterprise. Basically, I was concerned that people were getting too wrapped up in defining the term, and forgetting that they were all in it for the same reason – to achieve a social mission...

SEE Change Magazine Launches!

It’s true what they say; new projects are daunting, anxiety-provoking and pull-your-hair-out-exhausting. But here’s another truism: they’re as thrilling as it comes. Each new initiative involves the setting of fresh expectations, self-prescribed milestones and goals....

Aboriginal Social Enterprise: Hopeful alternatives

Reprinted from CharityVillage.com www.charityvillage.com. Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community...

Announcing Canada’s first magazine dedicated to social enterprise

We’re excited to announce the launch of SEE Change Magazine in early 2010. With a mission to inform, inspire and educate, SEE Change will be the first publication in Canada devoted to social enterprise and entrepreneurship. Each issue will contain a mix of important...

Social finance and nonprofits

Check out my latest post for the Causeway/Ashoka Social Finance Blog Series at socialfinance.ca. A sustainable approach to managing money that delivers social, environmental and economic benefits, social finance has achieved the status of buzzword in the nonprofit...

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