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Potluck Cafe Society: Social EnterPrize Case Study

March 8, 2017 No Comments

Recipient of the Social EnterPrize in 2011, the Potluck Café Society is featured in the latest edition of our case study series, our effort to more effectively tell the stories of amazing Canadian social enterprises.

Written by RADIUS of the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, the study demonstrates a social enterprise committed to extensive and ongoing evolution – from pivots in its models, to changes in leadership, to impact that ranges from serving sandwiches to systemic food security.

“Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and it will live in my heart forever” Native American Proverb

Crossing Bridges at the 2016 Social Finance Forum

January 17, 2017 No Comments

Held at the MaRs Centre for Impact Investing Incubator, the 9th annual Social Finance Forum (SFF) event in November 2016 brought together Canadian social entrepreneurs, social finance professionals, and impact investors to discuss best practices of business and community building. Through discussions around key insights and highlights with several individuals who attended the event, it is clear the SFF stimulated two crucial themes: networking and unifying social enterprise knowledge across Canada.

Student Team Champions Crickets-as-Food Movement

January 10, 2017 No Comments

A team of social entrepreneurs are striving to create an alternative protein source out of cricket flour with their venture Gryllies.

2016 in Review

January 9, 2017 No Comments

Happy New Year! The start of 2017 gives us the opportunity to reflect and learn from 2016. The past twelve months brought the Trico Charitable Foundation amazing partnerships, new programs, and important insights.

Creating a Hive of Social Entrepreneurship in Montreal

November 23, 2016 No Comments

Since 2013, Montreal native Benjamin Prunty started working on the development of a student-run, healthy, and accessible café at Concordia University called the Hive Cafe Solidarity Cooperative.

Students Brew Environmental Innovation through Coffee Cups

September 22, 2016 No Comments

Green Cup is a new project started by post-secondary student Austin (Ozzy) Lang and co-founded by his colleague Emily Bartlett. This for-profit endeavour aims to make a positive impact on the environment by creating compostable coffee cups. Calgary does not currently have a compost system, so these cups are thrown out in bins labelled with the Green Cup logo and instructions for disposal.

What Would Happen if the Social Sector Embraced Lean Startup? 3 Q’s with Sept 16 Keynote

September 8, 2016 No Comments

We are pleased to announce the five local social ventures that will be competing for $10,000 on September 16 as part of Social Entrepreneurship Day in Calgary (listed alphabetically):

Age-in-Place Laneway House
aGRO Systems
Bundles of Hope
Deepwater Farms
Green Cup

Lucky Iron Fish: Tails of Social Entrepreneurship

September 1, 2016 No Comments

This is part of our series focusing on The World of Social Entrepreneurship, showcasing social impact stories at Beakerhead 2016. Our Q & A with Gavin Armstrong, Founder and CEO of Lucky Iron Fish, discusses his personal social entrepreneurship journey, the joy and challenges of pitching, the art of pivoting and much more.

This Social Entrepreneur Wants You to Steal Her Work: The Evolution of SunSaluter

August 24, 2016 No Comments

Eden Full Goh, Founder of The SunSaluter, describes 2016 as a building year for The SunSaluter and many things that were put into motion a few years ago have finally come to life. Overall, the two major focal points Eden and her team have been concentrating on is getting their open source materials out and amplifying partnerships.

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