Trico Charitable Foundation was established in December of 2008 by Wayne and Eleanor Chiu. Previously, the Chiu’s built a company, Trico Homes, that over the years has achieved – and continues to achieve – financial success while serving and giving back to the community. Indeed, the “c” in Trico stands for “community”. While Trico Homes began as an entrepreneurial venture that became increasingly socially-minded, the Trico Charitable Foundation turns that idea around and asks “how much impact can you have if you start out socially-minded and use business models to serve that cause?” For the Trico Charitable Foundation, this is the essence of “social entrepreneurship”.
The Trico Charitable Foundation seeks to close gaps in society by provoking innovation and building capacity in social entrepreneurship. Its work focuses on the Canadian context (specifically Alberta) in three key areas:
1. better understand the practicalities and potential of social entrepreneurship, and
2. maximize potential: a foundational set of skills to help social entrepreneurs make the most of where they are at and move towards their aspirations as safely and effectively as possible;
Fully harness the power of business models to serve social impact.
A social entrepreneurship movement that is inclusive and aspirational:
Leverage social entrepreneurship to close gaps in society.
Provoking innovation and building capacity in social entrepreneurship.
Trust
Respect
Integrity
Community
Opportunity
#100, 7711 Macleod Trail SW | Calgary, AB | T2H 0M1
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