In Convo With Jenise Lee: Toward safer skincare for all
So here's the good news: shoppers are becoming increasingly aware of the questionable ingredients that many companies put in their products. Here's the bad news: Not knowing where else to turn, these same shoppers look to brands that use marketing buzzwords like...
In Convo With Julie-Anne Uggla: Committed to education in Zambia
Zamcog is a London-based charity founded by philanthropist, entrepreneur and investor Julie-Anne Uggla. It raised more than £5m, to help school thousands of disadvantaged, orphaned and highly vulnerable children in Zambia. And recently 12 orphans and vulnerable...
Why Do Funders Love Social Enterprise (even if the business loses money)?
Assume for a moment you are a funder or a philanthropist. You have money and you want it to be used to help people, build community or address a social, cultural or environmental challenge. Of course, you want to make a significant difference, but naturally, the...
How Will You Make a Difference? Nordest Studio finds meaning in work
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a well-intentioned question sparking many ideas and pictures of the future. It’s often presented to children early on by a parent or teacher, and becomes a guiding force for decisions around course electives,...
Big Step Forward for Social Enterprise in Canada: Federal government clarifies definition and announces national directory
With little fanfare the Federal government has taken a major step forward this week in supporting the social enterprise sector – providing clarity on a definition and supporting the development of a national directory. The directory defines social enterprise as,...
Creative Change: Strengthening communities stitch by stitch
The Sewing Rooms, a social enterprise based in Lancashire in the north of England, is running a programme of community sewing projects specifically for isolated and vulnerable women over the age of 50. Registered as a community interest company, The Sewing Rooms...
How Furniture Bank Uses Technology and Corporate Partnerships to Expand its Impact
Furniture Bank, a charity and social enterprise on a mission to ensure all Canadians have the dignity of a furnished home, was founded in 1998. In the 18 years since, it has grown from serving a few hundred people each year to being on track to create homes for...
In Convo With Erika Karp: Redefining capitalism as a force for good
SEE Change recently spoke with Erika Karp, founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Inc., a financial services firm based in New York that applies the principles of sustainable finance across the capital markets, enhancing investment processes through transparency...
Making the Case for Collaborating for Change
Like other transformational moments in my life, it was a confluence of events that drove my attention to a repetitive theme: How do we “sell” others on the idea of collaboration? Depending on your situation this could involve persuading a busy executive (perhaps...
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