by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Sep 23, 2015 | Case Study, Front Page, Social EnterPrize, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
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.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Jul 31, 2015 | Canadian Social Enterprises, Case Study, ENP Canada, Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, Social EnterPrize, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
EMBERS Staffing Solutions works with many people on whom no other company will “take a gamble.” Nearly seven years after launching, it has many stories of how taking that gamble is creating a deep, powerful shift in people’s lives.
by Trico | May 28, 2015 | Canadian Social Enterprises, Case Study, ENP Canada, Social Enterprise, Social EnterPrize, Trico Charitable Foundation
After more than 10 years of existing to employ at-risk youth as bicycle couriers, TurnAround Couriers in Toronto is venturing down a new path this week. It’s adding same-day restaurant delivery services to its current package delivery services.
by doverall | May 14, 2015 | Case Study, Front Page, Social EnterPrize
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...
by doverall | May 7, 2015 | Case Study, Front Page, Social EnterPrize
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...
by doverall | Apr 29, 2015 | Case Study, Front Page, Social EnterPrize
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...
