social entrepreneurship

In America and Britain governments hope that a partnership with “social entrepreneurs”

Submitted by Tonya Surman on August 17, 2010 - 10:32am

A great article in the Economist about the evolution of social entrepreneurship as a way to address pubic challenges. It is worth a read.

http://www.economist.com/node/16789766?story_id=16789766&CFID=145057759&...

What is a social mission and who gets to decide?

Submitted by Tonya Surman on April 30, 2009 - 9:36am

Today I learned that wikimedia has been denied charitable status in the UK. Andrew Turvey explains here. I have also recently learned that the CRA Charities Dept has anulled the charitable status of Phoenix Community Foundation. They 'anulled' it claiming that the objects granted to Phoenix should never have been granted after being in operation for 30 years.

So much for the new era of social economy and social entrepreneurship

Submitted by Tonya Surman on April 8, 2009 - 10:59am

The following is a response / commentary to Corvin Russel's posting on Judy Rebicks new blog - Transforming Power.

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The State of Social Enterprise Public Policy in Ontario - The Great Convergence?

Submitted by Tonya Surman on February 16, 2009 - 5:42pm

I am asked repeatedly to give an overview of the state of the social enterprise sector in Ontario by people....

Creativity, Social Benefit and Job Creation in Ontario: A Report

Submitted by Tonya Surman on February 13, 2009 - 7:36pm

Creativity, Social Benefit and Job Creation: The Potential for Social Entrepreneurship in Ontario is a Working Paper Series: Ontario in the Creative Age written by Andrea Baldwin. It is good! and it is about time!

Reflections on a Market Transformation

Submitted by Tonya Surman on December 23, 2008 - 8:28am

We have felt this coming for years - this economic crisis - but I don't think that any of us really knew what it would look like or just what to do when it came. As I sit on the sidelines, having conversation after conversation with people about what this all means, I am struck by several things....

1. fear is infecting everything - what does this mean for our future?

2. this is an opportunity...

3. have we done all that we could do be move forward toward a market transformation

Are young people becoming entrepreneurs?

Submitted by Tonya Surman on December 2, 2008 - 8:10am

Our very own board chair, Eric Meerkamper, talks about the future of young people and the careers that they are chosing in the financial post yesterday. Read more.

Hub Hub Hooray!

Submitted by Eli Malinsky on November 14, 2008 - 12:08am

Kudos to Kosmos for publishing this great article on the global Hub Network. The article describes the great work of The Hub in setting up an international network of shared work spaces that support social entrepreneurs - "an ecology of social innovation". We love what The Hub is doing and we're a proud member of their network...

America prioritizing social enterprise, nfp innovation, and community engagement

Submitted by Tonya Surman on November 7, 2008 - 12:55pm

This is from a platform factsheet that was sent to me by a contact. I've copied and pasted the third section into this email and attached the larger document. Note the focus on social enterprise, nfp innovation, and the need for government support. Most fascinating... when do we get something like this in Canada?

Echoing Green announces finalists for 2008 Social Entrepreneur Fellowships

Submitted by Eli Malinsky on April 18, 2008 - 10:30am

Echoing Green has just announced the 2008 Finalists for the Echoing Green Fellowships. A description of the finalists can be found here.

I must admit that I had never heard of Echoing Green before last year and was surprised to learn that they have been offering seed funding and support to social entrepreneurs since 1987 (!). Kudos to them...and man, do I love their website.