A Key Glimpse Into the ‘How To’ of Social Entrepreneurship

A Key Glimpse Into the ‘How To’ of Social Entrepreneurship

For all its momentum, the social revolution of the 21st century – as in social finance, entrepreneurship and innovation (on my more disillusioned days, it’s the ‘soc drawer’) – is at a critical tipping point. Simply put, we need to move beyond theory to the practical ‘how to’.

It’s amazing how many thought leaders in this space are coming to this conclusion.

JUMP Math: Social EnterPrize Case Study

JUMP Math: Social EnterPrize Case Study

INTRODUCTION: “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 Excerpt from the Trico Charitable Foundation’s Introduction to the case studies: “Storytelling is one of the most powerful forces in humanity. As a private foundation, we have learned that our work is better when we tell stories and when we listen to them. One of the great challenges to advancing social entrepreneurship lies in the way we tell our stories. What is needed are stories that reveal, and perhaps even revel in, the hard-fought journeys and extraordinary impact that are at the heart of being a successful social entrepreneur. To these ends, we saw an opportunity with the Social EnterPrize recipients to have their story told in a much deeper way than we had ever attempted before. The result is a series of social entrepreneurship case studies that, in terms of the breadth of the organizations studied and the depth of the analysis, is the first of its kind in Canada.” This is blog highlights the JUMP Math case study, the last of four: Subject Post-Secondary Institution YWCA Metro Vancouver, Hotel/Residence Okanagan School of Business, Okanagan College TurnAround Couriers Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University EMBERS Staffing Solutions Sauder Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing, Sauder School of Business, The University of British Columbia JUMP Math QSB Centre for Social Impact, Queen’s School of Business ABOUT THE JUMP MATH CASE STUDY: While the four case studies reveal interesting patterns (more on this to follow), each...
Embers Staffing Solutions: Social EnterPrize Case Study

Embers Staffing Solutions: Social EnterPrize Case Study

INTRODUCTION: “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 Excerpt from the Trico Charitable Foundation’s Introduction to the case studies: “Storytelling is one of the most powerful forces in humanity. As a private foundation, we have learned that our work is better when we tell stories and when we listen to them. One of the great challenges to advancing social entrepreneurship lies in the way we tell our stories. What is needed are stories that reveal, and perhaps even revel in, the hard-fought journeys and extraordinary impact that are at the heart of being a successful social entrepreneur. To these ends, we saw an opportunity with the Social EnterPrize recipients to have their story told in a much deeper way than we had ever attempted before. The result is a series of social entrepreneurship case studies that, in terms of the breadth of the organizations studied and the depth of the analysis, is the first of its kind in Canada.” This is blog highlights the Embers Staffing Solutions case study, the third of four: Subject Post-Secondary Institution YWCA Metro Vancouver, Hotel/Residence Okanagan School of Business, Okanagan College TurnAround Couriers Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University EMBERS Staffing Solutions Sauder Centre for Social Innovation & ImpactInvesting, Sauder School of Business, TheUniversity of British Columbia JUMP Math QSB Centre for Social Impact, Queen’s School of Business ABOUT THE EMBERS STAFFING SOLUTIONS CASE STUDY: While the four case studies reveal interesting patterns (more on this to follow), each...
TurnAround Couriers: Social EnterPrize Case Study

TurnAround Couriers: Social EnterPrize Case Study

INTRODUCTION: “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 Excerpt from the Trico Charitable Foundation’s Introduction to the case studies: “Storytelling is one of the most powerful forces in humanity. As a private foundation, we have learned that our work is better when we tell stories and when we listen to them. One of the great challenges to advancing social entrepreneurship lies in the way we tell our stories. What is needed are stories that reveal, and perhaps even revel in, the hard-fought journeys and extraordinary impact that are at the heart of being a successful social entrepreneur. To these ends, we saw an opportunity with the Social EnterPrize recipients to have their story told in a much deeper way than we had ever attempted before. The result is a series of social entrepreneurship case studies that, in terms of the breadth of the organizations studied and the depth of the analysis, is the first of its kind in Canada.” This is blog highlights the TurnAround Couriers case study, the second of four: Subject Post-Secondary Institution YWCA Metro Vancouver, Hotel/Residence Okanagan School of Business, Okanagan College TurnAround Couriers Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University EMBERS Staffing Solutions Sauder Centre for Social Innovation & ImpactInvesting, Sauder School of Business, TheUniversity of British Columbia JUMP Math QSB Centre for Social Impact, Queen’s School of Business ABOUT THE TURNAROUND COURIERS CASE STUDY: While the four case studies reveal interesting patterns (more on this to follow), each also...