LIFT Philanthropy Partners Seeks Proposals from Ontario Social Enterprises
LIFT Philanthropy Partners is pleased to announce that it is seeking proposals from Ontario-based social enterprises with an interest in scaling their activities, leading to job creation for Ontarians experiencing barriers to employment. The call for proposals is...
The Social EnterPrize: Rewarding Canadian Social Entrepreneurship
The Social EnterPrize is a unique Canadian-born competition that seeks out entrepreneurs with socially impactful initiatives. Created to recognize and celebrate leadership and excellence in social entrepreneurship across Canada, since its inception in 2011 the...
Beyond Miles: How Aeroplan’s partnership program is enabling change
In our ongoing series featuring leaders in the private sector, corporate citizens who go the extra mile to support their communities and its organizations dedicated to effecting change, we speak with Kevin O'Brien, Chief Business Development Officer, Canada for...
When it Comes to Employment and Social Inclusion for People with Disabilities, Social Enterprise Can Help
This op-ed was originally published in The Hill Times, April 13, 2015 The recent media coverage of the proposed layoffs of dozens of developmentally disabled people in Ottawa due to the end of a 30-year contract for paper disposal with the federal government has...
On the Front Lines of Social Change
What does it feel like to stand up for what you believe in? It’s exciting, exhilarating, and scary. While there’s a part of me that takes pleasure in challenging the powers that be, my recent experience participating in a social action was a powerful reminder of...
Groupe Convex: A Study in Social Return on Investment
Groupe Convex (GC) is a nonprofit organization that oversees a network of eight social purpose enterprises based in the Prescott-Russell region of Eastern Ontario, Canada. With a mission of helping people with intellectual disabilities find employment, thereby...
As Canada’s Food Conversation Heats Up, Changemakers Take the Lead
For those of us who have grown up at least a few generations removed from the farm, the food conversation we’re having is kind of revolutionary. While we get the idea that food is important, really important, we’re still working on some bits of the bigger...
You Can Bank On The White House: The Social Innovation Fund at work
Although Americans are often critical, citizens of this country have a lot to be thankful for. There are some good things happening here, for sure. One amazing program not known by many is the Social innovation Fund (SIF) housed in the Corporation for National and...
In Conversation with Madeleine Shaw: Social Entrepreneur Brings G Day Event for Girls to Toronto
Social entrepreneur Madeleine Shaw is known for her longstanding commitment to gender equality and progressive business practices. Co-founder (with her longtime business partner Suzanne Siemens) of Lunapads.com, a vertical, multiple-award-winning web retailer of...
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