Experiential Philanthropy: Building relationships, impacting change on the ground
This is the second article in a series by Linda Smith, Founder & Executive Director of Reading Village, about the softer side of community development, where she shares the power of relationships and surprises in her international development work. In 1980, as...
Collaboration for Change: The Toronto Social Enterprise Conference 2016
The Social Enterprise Toronto Conference 2016 marked the second such event for the organization. This year Social Enterprise Toronto (SET) brought together their growing community of social entrepreneurs to the Learning Enrichment Foundation in Toronto with the...
7 Ways to Determine if Social Entrepreneurship is the Right Path for You
You've resolved to feel better about working. You have worked for others, and maybe you feel frustrated by their vision not matching your own. You maybe even have felt that your work was not being recognized? Perhaps you feel that you are doing work that is...
Breaking Down Educational Barriers for Children with Disabilities in India on World Down Syndrome Day
March 21, 2016 is the 11th annual World Down Syndrome Day, a day to spread awareness about the “rights, inclusion and wellbeing of people with Down Syndrome.” One of the biggest barriers to inclusion is special education access for children with disabilities....
Should gas pumps come with warning labels like cigarette packs?
Rob Shirkey is the director of Our Horizon, an organization advocating for climate change warnings on gas pumps worldwide. He gave a passionate presentation earlier this month at the Toronto Sustainability Speaker Series, demonstrating with convincing enthusiasm...
Delivering Mobility: A new social enterprise is getting bikes to those in need
After a year prototyping and designing a simple and clean commuter bike, Chelsea Koglmeier founded the socially conscious bicycle company, Bikes Of Reckless Optimism (ORO). With each purchase, buyers support the donation of a bike to someone in need around the...
Thinking about being an Entrepreneur? Five Things to Consider
I often get questions as to whether being an entrepreneur is the right pathway for someone. To be honest, if you’re asking that question, it might not be right—but, it might. What I am speaking about is a long-term entrepreneur. The kind who wants to build an...
Art For Social Change: Project aims to empower young girls – with the help of their dads
Debasmita Dasgupta is an artist from India, based in Singapore. She run an arts-based initiative to promote the rights of young girls through a creative dialogue process that engages fathers and daughters. Dasgupta collects stories from fathers and daughters around...
BikeCompost Launches Virtual Education Initiative to Help Composters In Every Community
After years of transforming food scraps into soil in a north central Florida college town, the urban composting startup BikeCompost will bring their expertise out of the Earth and onto the screens of social entrepreneurs everywhere. On March 20, BikeCompost will...
In the Business of Change written by SEE Change publisher & editor Elisa Birnbaum highlights social entrepreneurs around the world. Get your print or audiobook where you normally buy or download books Learn More
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