by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Oct 6, 2016 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Social Enterprise, The World of Social Entrepreneurship, Trico Charitable Foundation
Written by Andrea van Vugt
As a student studying business and social innovation I am intrigued by social entrepreneurship. To me, social entrepreneurship can be described simply as the place where the business and social sectors meet to create meaningful change.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Oct 4, 2016 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Post-Secondary, RECODE, Social Enterprise, The World of Social Entrepreneurship, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
There are a growing number of events connected to social entrepreneurship. Many of them happen in our home city, demonstrating what an incredible hub of activity Calgary is. The Trico Foundation team is pleased to attend many of them and wish we could attend more.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Sep 16, 2016 | A.S.E.S.S., Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Post-Secondary, RECODE, Social Enterprise, The World of Social Entrepreneurship, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
To commemorate the first official Social Entrepreneurship Day in Calgary, Trico Charitable Foundation is pleased to announce $700,000 in local social entrepreneurship programming.
“The existence of the Social Entrepreneurship Day Proclamation as well as the wonderful sentiments it contains (the Proclamation is attached to this News Release) are a fitting testament to the extraordinary momentum Calgary is gathering as a hub for social entrepreneurship” says Dan Overall, Director of the Trico Charitable Foundation. “We are honoured to both celebrate and support that momentum with this commitment to our home city.”
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Sep 13, 2016 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
ShelterBox was started in 2000 in the UK by an ex-military serviceman who had seen a need for shelter and supplies to be delivered to families effectively and immediately after a disaster. Since then, the organization has grown into a global leader in providing high-tech shelter solutions and supplies to families in over 100 countries around the world.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Sep 12, 2016 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Social Enterprise, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
Our Q & A with Kody Baker, Founder and CTO of VeloMetro, discusses the founders’ social entrepreneurship journey, “Aha!” moments, the startup lifestyle, their vision that drives them, and much more.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Sep 9, 2016 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Social Enterprise, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
It was an idea Julian Sharpe couldn’t let go – the devastation caused by the 2004 Mega Thrust Earthquake and Tsunami Wave in Indonesia. It didn’t help that the more research he did, the more he learned that this was a global issue, meaning it would happen again and in more places.