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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.”

Dynamic Duo: These YYC Students Will be Paid to Work on Their Social Ventures this Summer

March 20, 2018 No Comments

Today, the Trico Foundation team is very excited to share that Alexandra Daignault (who is returning for her second summer with us!) and Victoria Ross will be joining us from May to August as we are truly inspired by their passion for their ventures. We look forward to working with them as they develop their social enterprises, learning from them as they bring their ventures through our A.S.E.S.S. process. See below to learn more about Alexandra, Victoria, and the ventures that they will be working on over the summer months.

The Secret Sauce of Success: Do You Answer Questions Like an Expert or a Changemaker?

March 7, 2018 No Comments

“The Story of Louis Pasteur” and “Einstein & Eddington” offer powerful insights into the importance of learning. At the heart of learning, is how we respond to questions & frustrations. Never forget; every frustration or disappointment you encounter is a really a ‘golden-opportunity question’ hidden under bad branding.

OUT AND ABOUT (February/18)

March 6, 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.

OUT AND ABOUT (January/18)

February 6, 2018 No Comments

Trico Foundation & Social Entrepreneurship: 2017 in Review

January 4, 2018 No Comments

Happy New Year! The start of 2018 gives us the opportunity to reflect and learn from 2017. The past twelve months brought the Trico Charitable Foundation amazing insights such as the evolution of social impact and a rethinking of social entrepreneurship, the first Canadian team to win the Global Challenge Finals in Oxford, England, the 2017 Social EnterPrize Awards, the publishing of 5 case studies, social entrepreneur’s journeys and learnings, and the announcement of the Trico Changemakers Studio.

OUT AND ABOUT (November/17)

December 12, 2017 No Comments

Toys as Tools for Social Change – One Social Entrepreneur’s Story of How She’s Changing the World with Toys

November 28, 2017 No Comments

Ilana’s journey with Twenty One Toys is yet one more example of how social entrepreneurship can stem from something unexpected. It is also a reminder that the key isn’t so much whether people describe themselves as social entrepreneurs as it is their use of business models to solve social problems.

OUT AND ABOUT (October/17)

November 7, 2017 No Comments

The Cleaning Solution: Social EnterPrize Case Study

November 1, 2017 No Comments

The Cleaning Solution case study demonstrates a social enterprise that has balanced growth with organizational capacity and competes in a hyper competitive market while staying true to their mandate.

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