The Mason Center for Social Entrepreneurship has put together an Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship course hosted on Udemy. Udemy is a MOOC (Massive Online Open
Trico Foundation in partnership with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) is seeking a part-time Project Coordinator for Enterprising Non-Profits Canada (enp-Canada). The enp-Canada Project Coordinator will organize the project and reporting activities in support of the enp-Canada project with HRSDC.
“Hosting SEWF 2013 has never been about making money for the Trico Foundation,” said Wayne Chiu, Chairman of the Trico Charitable Foundation. “This agreement embodies everything we wanted SEWF 2013 to be about: serving the social enterprise movement, at the event and beyond; fostering collaboration; and trying new ideas.”
“We were so delighted to be awarded the Best Emerging Social EnterPrize award by the Trico Foundation. The greatest effect was that we had our name out there, people started looking at us, and respecting the work that we did” said Brian Postlewait of Mission Possible of their 2011 award.”
In a historic collaboration, seven regional non-profit organizations have come together to launch Enterprising Non-Profits Canada / enp-Canada. In the past, local enp sites have offered business planning and technical assistance to non-profit organizations wishing to develop, launch and grow social enterprises. enp-Canada will now provide a platform for synthesizing those efforts, collecting insights and promoting further partnerships in the advancement of social enterprise in Canada. Social enterprises are businesses operated by non-profit organizations for the blended purpose of creating social value and generating income from sales.
The first day I started Trico Charitable Foundation I looked around the office and thought, where’s the phone?
Two short weeks later, on Valentine’s Day, the Foundation officially kicked off its commitment to advance social entrepreneurship. The strategy for our first year included support for non-profit social enterprises through the launch of Enterprising Non-Profits Alberta (enp Alberta) and the Social EnterPrize, support for for-profit social business through a partnership with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, and the production of the Enterprising Spirit conference….and finding a phone.
Today is Valentine’s Day, and it’s amazing to me that the Foundation is already heading into its third year.
Trico Charitable Foundation is receiving over $1.5 million in federal government funding for its Enterprising Non-Profits Canada project. This project will test the ability of not-for-profit organizations to leverage non-federal government funding to address social challenges. Trico Charitable Foundation will support the development of the social enterprise sector by coordinating and pooling ideas and resources across the country.
Ninety per cent of the profits from the coffee sales go to a Dominican Republic Scholarship Fund. This unique fund encourages children to remain in school and supports technical farmer training to enhance both coffee quality and farm revenue.
The Social Enterprise World Forum 2012 (SEWF) hosted by NESsT Inc. in October was upbeat and filled with optimism about the growth of the social enterprise sector. Nearly 700 delegates from around the world attended the three-day event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to explore instruments and strategies for attracting new investment capital for social enterprise.
This month’s blog will put the spotlight on Calgary Reads, an organization that is inspired to create a thriving community where all children can read