Submitted by Barnabe Geis on July 31, 2012 - 11:31am
Can you help Oikocredit Canada Central reach our goal for our membership drive?Registration is free for a 1-year trial membership online. You’ll get 4 emails annually and can opt out.
Submitted by Eli Malinsky on July 31, 2012 - 10:22am
Canada Revenue Agency has released new guidelines regarding Community Economic Development, with specific reference to both social enterprise activities and social finance investments (primarily PRIs). This is the first time "social enterprise" and "social finance" have appeared in any official CRA documentation, and provide some hope for modernization and clarification of revenue-generating activities among Canada's charities.
We
are thrilled to announce that Dave Kranenburg is our new Director of Programs
at CSI! Dave joins CSI after eight years as Executive Director of Meal Exchange,
a national nonprofit organization with a mission to eradicate hunger in Canada
by "identifying and implementing student solutions".
The
last three months have been hectic to say the least! I have
held information sessions in April and May, set up information booths at
three community events in Regent Park, and I am still busy planning the
logistics of launching CSI’s third Toronto location!
THE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION TO OPEN DYNAMIC SHARED SPACE FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN
RXR’S STARRETT-LEHIGH BUILDING
Toronto-based enterprise brings its successful
model for catalyzing social innovation and business growth to NYC to help
social entrepreneurs, innovators and non-profits flourish
The Centre for Social Innovation is
embarking on its boldest expansion yet—a new 24,000 sq. ft. home in the iconic
Starrett-Lehigh Building in the emerging creative district of Manhattan’s
Chelsea neighbourhood.
In partnership with with RXR Realty, the Centre
for Social Innovation is bringing its shared workspaces and programming for
social innovators front and centre to the world stage.
It’s true. CSI is, indeed, opening our
4th location in NYC this winter. We are excited, humbled and
focused. I believe this is a tremendous opportunity for CSI and our community,
but I’m sure many of you would like to know why New York and why now?
While Wall St. and Bay St. have revealed
themselves to be deeply disconnected from the process of true value creation
and unable to respond to Main Street opportunities, there is a new set of tools
– crowd funding – that is giving rise to the citizen investor. There is a
unique role for social enterprise to play as a part of this new movement.
I always knew being a member of the Centre for Social Innovation would enrich my life.. but I never knew
that was going to include learning how to sail a tall ship!
Submitted by Barnabe Geis on June 28, 2012 - 10:53am
Sojo, a collection of online tools for social innovators, is out of Beta and has been endorsed by UNESCO! Check out their site here http://theSoJo.net!
We
are thrilled to announce that Dave Kranenburg is our new Director of Programs
at CSI! Dave joins CSI after eight years as Executive Director of 
The
last three months have been hectic to say the least! I have
held information sessions in April and May, set up information booths at
three community events in Regent Park, and I am still busy planning the
logistics of launching CSI’s third Toronto location!
The Centre for Social Innovation is
embarking on its boldest expansion yet—a new 24,000 sq. ft. home in the iconic
Starrett-Lehigh Building in the emerging creative district of Manhattan’s
Chelsea neighbourhood. 
I always knew being a member of the Centre for Social Innovation would enrich my life.. but I never knew
that was going to include learning how to sail a tall ship! 