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Introducing Aishwarya: Trico Summer Student Providing Resources to First Generation Students

April 23, 2019 No Comments

Today, the Trico Foundation team is very excited to share that Aishwarya Khanduja will be joining us from May to August as we are truly inspired by her passion and vision for her venture. We look forward to working with Aishwarya as she develops her social enterprise and learning from her as she brings her venture through our A.S.E.S.S. process.

Summer Job Will Pay YYC Student to Work on Their Social Enterprise: Apply Now

January 15, 2019 No Comments

“This program represents a ‘summer of opportunity and social impact’, for the student and the Trico Foundation”, said Overall. “The student will be able to move their venture forward while generating additional income and plugging into our support services, network activities and events; and we get another bird’s eye view on what is needed to take promising social enterprises to the next level. It’s a real win-win.”

Trico Foundation & Social Entrepreneurship: 2018 in Review

January 2, 2019 No Comments

Happy New Year! The start of 2019 gives us the opportunity to reflect and learn from 2018. The past twelve months brought the Trico Charitable Foundation amazing insights such as crossing the chasm; the 6 key mindsets of social entrepreneurship; the release of 9 A.S.E.S.S. blogs; social entrepreneurs’, summer students’, and Social EnterPrize recipients’ journeys and learnings; and the grand opening of the Trico Changemakers Studio.

Training the Archer: Accelerating Changemaking through Testing Assumptions Report

November 28, 2018 No Comments

This report sets out to understand if, and how, Canadian post-secondary students might be using tests, experimentation and effective learning to advance a social or environmental cause they are passionate about.

SVI Alberta Builds on Province’s Emergence as a Social Entrepreneurship Hub

September 11, 2018 No Comments

Trico Charitable Foundation is excited to announce the partnership and sponsorship with SVI Alberta, working alongside Momentum (Thrive), Social Enterprise Fund (SEF), and in cooperation with the Social Venture Institute Hollyhock (SVI). Trico is committed to the development of the social entrepreneurship ecosystem and believe this event will advance that ecosystem.

Students Put Canada ‘on the Map’: Take Home Grand Prize for 2nd Straight Year

June 26, 2018 No Comments

Not only is Map the System another reason to be proud to be from Canada, it’s a vital step forward in training changemakers to fully understand issues before trying to solve them.

OUT AND ABOUT (May & June/18)

June 12, 2018 No Comments

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.

Results of the 2nd Canadian Edition of Map the System 2018

May 15, 2018 No Comments

NOTE: This article was originally published on the RECODE website and has been cross-posted with permission.

On May 4th, 2018, RECODE and the Trico Charitable Foundation co-hosted the second Canadian edition of Map the System in partnership with the Skoll Centre from the University of Oxford. Map the System is an ‘alternative’ challenge where post-secondary students are tasked with taking a systems approach to social change by demonstrating their understanding of a social or environmental issue.