IRP: Inspiring People About the Possibilities of Social Entrepreneurship
We had the chance to collaborate with Community Foundations of Canada on November 7th, 2022 on our The Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship Lite webinar to help inspire people about the possibilities of social entrepreneurship.
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Social Enterprise WINS: Supporting YYC’s Community for 30 Years
Founded in 1992, Women in Need Society (WINS) is Calgary’s homegrown thrift charity, providing basic needs resources and support to women and their families. WINS has been supporting women and children in our community for over 30 years and has grown from one thrift store location to six across Calgary, in addition to their Donation Centre. In 2020 they launched a bulk thrift store, MORE Store! along with an online thrift box service, TwiceNEW.
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Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) Webinar 2022 & 2023 Series
Are you curious about social enterprise? Trying to figure out how to solve a social problem using a business model? What burning questions do you have?
At these Ask Me Anything about Social Entrepreneurship sessions, a team of experienced professionals will be available to answer your questions (or help you find the resource you are looking for).
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Calgary Counselling Centre Prioritizing and Expanding Mental Health Services with Partnership
In June of 2022, CCC was pleased to announced the launch of Counselling Alberta, made possible through a partnership between CCC and the Government of Alberta. Alberta’s government is providing CCC with $6.75 million over the next two years to expand and facilitate access to virtual counselling services, focusing especially in rural areas.
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$50,000 to Outstanding Student Social Entrepreneurs
The NU Community Board has hit the ground running for our second year running the NU National Awards for Outstanding Student Social Entrepreneurship. We are pleased to share that we are now accepting applications for these two awards. Each award is for $25,000. One award is selected by the NU Community Board jury, and the other award is selected by the audience at the awards presentation.
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IRP Recipient Update: Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley
Through the first round of IRP funding, Biosphere looked at undertaking business and financial planning for a new social enterprise they helped to create, called Bow Valley Green Energy (BVGEC), to prepare it to accept investments in community-owned and-managed renewable energy projects. BVGEC’s ultimate vision is to make renewable energy affordable and accessible.
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Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship: Lite
Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship Lite condenses over two hours of training from the Trico Foundation to under 30 minutes. This recording aims to inspire you with the incredible possibilities of social entrepreneurship and then share tools that will help you explore and create your own social impact journey. This content is the culmination of over a decade of the Trico Foundation funding social enterprises, hosting awards, holding events, researching, reading and engaging in dialogue about social enterprise across the planet. Inspired by many, this content is a unique contribution to the social enterprise space that squarely focuses on ‘how to’ practical insights to help you to fully harness the power of business models to serve social impact. Activities (Activités): The ‘Why’ & The 4 Ways Business Models Can Solve Social Problems (Le « Pourquoi » et les 4 façons dont les modèles d’affaires peuvent résoudre les problèmes sociaux); & The Blender Canvas (Blender Canevas) Click here to access the more comprehensive ‘Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship’ materials mentioned in the above video For more details on the social entrepreneurship training and supports available from Trico Charitable Foundation, please click here ‘Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship Lite’ condense plus de deux heures de formation de la Fondation Trico en moins de 30 minutes. Cet enregistrement vise à vous inspirer concernant les incroyables possibilités de l’entrepreneuriat social et à partager des outils qui vous aideront à explorer et à créer votre propre parcours d’impact social. Ce contenu est l’aboutissement de plus d’une décennie de financement d’entreprises sociales par la Fondation Trico, d’organisation de prix, d’événements, de recherche, de lecture et de dialogue sur l’entreprise sociale à... read more
POP-in with Aisle: Life Since the Social Enterprise Won $100,000
Social entrepreneur Madeleine Shaw (Co-Founder of Aisle and Author) discusses launching new products, education support, supply chains, and the momentum of the menstrual equity movement.
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