This series of blogs talks about social purchasing as a way to bolster demand for the goods and services produced by social enterprises. The last post described community benefits agreements in Vancouver in 2010.
Previously, initiatives in Vancouver and Glasgow were featured; but the City of Calgary has also helped pave the way. Ethics are doing the driving.
One of the Trico Charitable Foundation's many programs is the Social EnterPrize. This program awards funding and education to Canadian leaders and non-profit organizations that are effectively using social enterprise to deepen their community impact and using innovation to benefit society. Up to four awards can be granted to organizations and individuals. Announced recently at the Enterprising Spirit: Creating Value and Social Good Conference, here are the 2011 winners of the Social EnterPrize.
Social enterprise experts and practitioners from across the country gathered in Calgary on November 17th to attend Enterprising Spirit: Creating Value and Social Good. Hosted by the Trico Charitable Foundation, the conference featured a day of interactive workshops and experimental problem solving related to planning, practicing, and fine tuning social enterprise.
When I started writing for SocialFinance.ca, I had the intention to write about events unfolding in social enterprise within Western Canada. I’ve broadened my perspective since then, but I’m always looking for great news from the West that I can share. Today, I’m particularly excited to share the news that a new foundation in Calgary has committed itself to furthering the social entrepreneurship movement.
The Trico Charitable Foundation has announced three major initiatives to encourage and promote social entrepreneurship in Calgary, Alberta and across Canada. Keeping in mind the challenges and complexity of social enterprise development, the Foundation has partnered with a number of organizations to help spearhead interest and investment in social enterprise.
SocialFinance.ca produces a weekly round up featuring social finance related news, insights, job openings, and events. We source the content for these round ups from Twitter, an RSS reader, and directly from our community of social finance practitioners.
Below is our round up for the week of January 17, 2011.
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SocialFinance.ca hosts an online guide that helps social entrepreneurs learn how to attract financing for their social ventures.
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