EVENT: Community Bond Showcase
New Collaboration Demonstrates 3 Ways You Can Use a Community Bond Are you divesting from fossil fuels but can't find alternative investments? You're not alone. SolarShare, ZooShare, and the Centre for Social Innovation are collaborating to show you three great...
Help Us Document Canada’s History of Social Change!
SEE Change Magazine is working on an exciting new project and we'd love your input. We're profiling 10 social change movements and/or events in Canadian history (with a focus on the 20th century) that have impacted the country and helped define who we are as...
The Time is Now for Action on Affordable Housing
Four low cost ways to make real progress on the affordable housing front We all know that secure affordable housing is a fundamental determinant of both individual and community health. Affordable housing is about much more though than helping people. It is tightly...
Social Entrepreneurship in Africa: What works, what doesn’t – and why
“Social entrepreneurship is like the new palm wine—very sweet and delicious but lacks some depth of the more mature wine,” says Lucas Wirba at the Catholic University of Cameroon (CATUC). More specifically, Wirba raised the concern that crowdfunding and reliance on...
Broadening Horizons: On the ground in Bangladesh with Brighter Dawns
Some 8,000 miles away from the United States is a warm and colorful community known as Ward 12. One of the most densely populated slums in Khalishpur, Khulna, Bangladesh, in Ward 12 access to safe sanitation and clean drinking water is severely limited - and a...
Government as Social Enterprise: 5 lessons to keep in mind
Definitions of social enterprise vary. If we include in this definition "market/fee based services for social goods", I would list some ‘government functions' under the umbrella. Government isn't normally thought of as good at business or efficient. But, these are...
Why Change is Difficult (especially if you’re a changemaker)
My new year’s tradition involves reflecting on what transpired during the previous year and making plans for the new one. I enjoy the satisfaction that comes from listing my accomplishments over the past 12 months and setting new BHAGs (big, hairy audacious goals)....
Tackling Unemployment in Egypt: One social entrepreneur tells his story
Egypt today has an unemployment rate of 13.4%. It’s a challenge that many are trying to solve, with (social) entrepreneurship playing a significant role. Entrepreneurship wasn’t exactly a new concept in the MENA region but we started to hear more about it after the...
Setting a Secure Food Table
The State of Food Security: Dispatches from the Field A Speakers Panel & Event hosted by SEE Change Magazine Sponsored by: Whole Foods Market What challenges stand in the way of food security today? What is being done to tackle them Join us for an...
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
Our recent 3-part podcast series is sponsored by Junxion Strategy
