Not Far From the Tree (NFFT), an organization founded in 2008, has the unique mission of ensuring Toronto’s fruit doesn’t go to waste. Here’s how it works: if homeowners feel overrun by an abundant fruit harvest, they call NFFT who quickly mobilize their volunteers...

When educator Mary Gordon founded Roots of Empathy in 1996, some were doubtful. Championing the power of empathy and its ability to transform children - and, in effect, the world - Gordon’s views were seen as laudable for sure. But practical? Debatable. At the...

Dedicated to creating sustainable communities and production systems, UK-based BioRegional Development Group was co-founded in 1994 by Sue Riddlestone and Pooran Desai to stem what they viewed to be the primary cause of the world’s environmental issues:...

Listen to a clip of Elisa's interview with Nicole, from February 2011. {loadposition rycroftinterviewposition}   Next time you pick up the Globe & Mail, reread the Harry Potter series or absorb the latest Canadian Geographic, rest assured the environment...

Loretta Cella is the founder of Passion Foundation, a Vancouver, BC-based social profit organization that focuses on the health and well-being of young women in Canada by raising literacy and social development. As a "young woman assisting young women to be...

SEE Change Magazine's video series, dedicated to social entrepreneurs in Canada and beyond. This inaugural installment features one of Canada's most celebrated social entrepreneurs, Geoff Cape, co-founder and executive director of Evergreen. Launched in 1991, the...

Advocate of social change. Proponent of collaboration. Entrepreneur. Leader. Visionary. Tonya Surman embodies each descriptor much like she embraces her diverse roles: with passion, commitment and dogged determination. Founding executive director of the Centre for...

Listen to a clip of Elisa's interview with Juan at his ranch, from April 2010. {loadposition juaninterviewposition} My driver, Javel, arrives at 9am sharp. I descend into his jeep, nod hello to my fellow passengers and spend the rest of the bumpy ride speaking...

Bill Young is not your momma’s chartered accountant. For one thing, he’s funny. For another, he actually jumped that ship early, spending 20 years in the private sector at the helm of highly successful entrepreneurial organizations. In 2001, he decided to do...