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Announcing Charmian Love as What’s Next YYC Judge: International Veteran of Social Entrepreneurship Will Also Offer Coaching to Four Recipients

October 9, 2019 No Comments

Trico Charitable Foundation and the Haskayne School of Business are extremely pleased to announce Charmian Love as the judge for What’s Next YYC at the Social EnterPrize event on November 21st, 2019. Charmian is also offering the four lucky recipients of What’s Next YYC one hour of one-on-one coaching, which is a huge bonus for any social entrepreneur.

Applications Now Open for “What’s Next YYC”: Award helps local social enterprises with four $25,000 prizes

September 24, 2019 No Comments

What’s Next YYC will showcase ten exciting Calgary and area based social enterprises that have already won awards or successfully completed a local social enterprise support program.

Trico Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Centre Event Recap

September 16, 2019 No Comments

We are still feeling the exciting energy from last week’s announcement of the Trico Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Centre at the Haskayne School of Business! Check out our top social media posts from the event as well as what was shown in the media.

As capitalism evolves, Calgary poised to be a leader

September 11, 2019 No Comments

Amidst shifting perspectives about the role of business in society today, the University of Calgary has announced the creation of the Trico Foundation Social Entrepreneurship Centre at the Haskayne School of Business. As business is changing, so, too, is business education.

5 Lessons I Learned While Realizing My Vision

August 27, 2019 No Comments

The Trico Charitable Foundation (TCF) Summer Student program is the first of its kind that I have ever come across – something that lets me pursue my own dreams and financially support me as a full-time employee. This unique opportunity truly gave me the time and space to first realize, and later actualize my vision, which is funny because my start-up essentially helps high school students realize and actualize their potentials.

Why We All Need a Friendly Wise Skeptic

July 30, 2019 No Comments

Having someone in your corner who can see where you want to go, the things that might be holding you back, and the challenges that have yet to come is so key in developing effective mental models and progressing you on your learning journey.

OUT AND ABOUT (May 13-June 11, 2019)

June 11, 2019 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.

JUMPing the Chasm: JUMP Math Reaches Over 220,000 Students Worldwide

May 22, 2019 No Comments

This journey update involves 2013 Social EnterPrize recipient JUMP Math, and our chat with Scott McMeekin, CEO of JUMP Math. JUMP Math’s mission is to help improve life outcomes for the students it reaches. To do so, it has developed an approach that builds math achievement, while promoting the social and emotional skills that are critical to academic and life success. JUMP Math provides teacher and student resources for Kindergarten to grade 8, and supporting teacher professional development. Although JUMP Math design criteria focus on the needs of students at risk of failure, its resources are used by some of Canada’s most elite private schools, highlighting the fact that all students benefit from excellent pedagogy. Resources are also available for parents to use with their children.

3rd Canadian Edition of Map the System Selects Finalists & Caps Record Year

May 9, 2019 No Comments

On May 4th, 2019, 15 schools gathered in Toronto for the third Canadian edition of Map the System, organized by the Institute for Community Prosperity, in partnership with the McConnell Foundation’s RECODE Initiative, the Trico Charitable Foundation and the Skoll Centre. Congratulations goes out to MRU, SFU, and U of T for advancing to the Global Final hosted at Oxford University! Originally, the plan was to send two teams, but ultimately three teams were deemed worthy by the judges so the three teams get to go to the Oxford finals again!

OUT AND ABOUT (April-May 6/19)

May 6, 2019 No Comments

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