An Introduction to SROI: Evaluator’s Cut
The world of program evaluation, like any other, has its hot topics. Multi-methods evaluation, developmental evaluation and data visualization are a few of the things evaluators have been buzzing about recently. At the 2014 annual Canadian Evaluation Society...
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Think Green – Not Pink
When people think of Breast Cancer Awareness month, they think pink. In the sea of pink, there is one breast cancer charity asking Canadians to think green, year-round. The Canadian Breast Cancer Support Fund’s (CBCSF) purpose is twofold – building awareness around...
The Four Stages of Social Alchemy: Transforming problems into ideas that change the world
Transformative social change is the new standard for the social sector, and impacts the bottom line. But, what does this mean and how do we get there? Like millions around the world, we were saddened this summer by the sudden passing of Robin Williams, a true...
Beyond Miles: Taking your miles (a lot) further
In our ongoing effort to profile exceptional corporations doing good work in communities at home and abroad, SEE Change sat down with Alden Hadwen, Director of Community Engagement at Aimia in Canada. Hadwen heads up Aeroplan’s Beyond Miles program that just...
5 Ways to Use Media for Social Change
For the past decade, Ripple Strategies has been harnessing the power of the media to help change-makers share their stories, create a bigger impact and leave a better legacy. They recently published a report entitled The Ripple Effect: How to Use the Media for...
Building Catalysts for Change: Aligning organizational competencies with community needs
We know that not-for-profits often operate on a lean and mean basis and many are stuck in a vicious starvation cycle. We also understand the importance of training talented people, keeping the lights on and making an impact on the community. But do we understand...
Bringing Equality to the Changing Face of Public Education
It's a defining moment for the educational sector. With the start of the new school year, there is perhaps no better time to discuss some critical issues facing the educational sector. For one thing, for the first time in history, U.S public schools will welcome...
Transitioning to Social Enterprise 2.0
What else needs to happen for social enterprises to move in the direction of networks? This provocative question, posed by Elisa Birnbaum, co-founder, publisher and editor of SEE Change Magazine, during the publication of my previous post, Why the Future of Social...
A WorkSquare Life Story: Zachary’s Second Chance
“WorkSquare believes in me. Everywhere they give me a job, I shine for them.” -Zachary It’s the first of the month, the day of the month when most of us begrudgingly pull out our checkbooks to pay our rent or mortgage. To many of us, bills are a burden,...
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