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What this 2015 Social EnterPrize Winner is Learning

December 17, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on November 24th, 2015 on the ENP Canada website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Michelle Strutzenberger, Newsroom Chair, Axiom News.

As The Cleaning Solution adds yet another significant achievement to its name – winning the national Social EnterPrize – the Enterprising Non-profits Canada newsroom caught up with Executive Director Shaugn Schwartz to reflect on key learnings of the social enterprise to date.

Poised for Growth, Calgary Social Enterprise Grateful to Win Prestigious Social EnterPrize

December 7, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on November 20th, 2015 on the enp Canada website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Michelle Strutzenberger, Newsroom Chair, Axiom News.

The selection of the Calgary-based Women In Need Society (WINS) for the prestigious Social EnterPrize hosted by the Trico Charitable Foundation couldn’t be more timely, says WINS executive director Laura Dickson.

EMBERS Staffing Solutions Success Story: From Charity to Self-Sustaining Social Enterprise

December 3, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on October 23rd, 2015 on the Social Finance website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Kevin Taylor, Senior Associate, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing.

TurnAround Couriers – A Thriving For-Profit Social Enterprise

November 26, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on October 30th, 2015 on the Social Finance website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Ellen Martin, COO, SoJo.

YWCA Hotel/Residence’s lessons on achieving commercial success & strong social impact

November 23, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on November 11th, 2015 on the Social Finance website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Karen Gomez, Associate, Social Innovation Generation (SIG).

Announcing the 2015 Social EnterPrize Recipients

November 12, 2015 No Comments

12/11/2015

Recipients Generate Millions in Market Revenue While Serving Social Needs

Calgary, November 12, 2015— Created by the Trico Charitable Foundation in 2011, the biennial Social EnterPrize celebrates Canadian social enterprises that demonstrate best practices, impact and innovation. Social enterprises are organizations, for-profit or not-for-profit, that blend financial success and social impact by using markets to solve social problems.

Jump Math, An Exceptional Canadian Success Story

October 2, 2015 No Comments

This article was originally published on Sept 18, 2015 on the Social Finance website. It has been cross-posted with permission from the author Joanna Reynolds, Director, Social Enterprise, Centre for Social Innovation.

SocialFinance.ca is thrilled to partner with Trico Charitable Foundation to provide a deep dive into the 2013 Social EnterPrize award recipients from the perspective of social entrepreneurs or individuals working in the social entrepreneurship environment. The Social EnterPrize awards seek to celebrate the best and the brightest social entrepreneurs in the Canadian context. This year’s awards will be announced and presented at the 2015 Social Finance Forum. JUMP Math is one of the four 2013 SocialEnterprize award recipients. This posts provides a deep dive into the case study. Stay tuned for the rest of the case studies over the coming weeks. Please refer to introduction blog post for more details.

Employee of Calgary social enterprise lists joys of experience, heaps praise on manager

September 29, 2015 No Comments

There may be no more valued praise than that which comes from an employee. When interviewed about his work experience with an award-winning Calgary social enterprise, Michael Jamieson highlights his manager as a key player in making the experience a positive one.

What’s energizing this long-time Vecova Bottle Depot social enterprise worker?

September 24, 2015 No Comments

Though his words are few, the message is clear. When asked what energizes him most about his work at a Calgary social enterprise, the Vecova Bottle Depot, Shawn Sproule says it’s the people that he works with.

Invitation: Innoweave & enp-Alberta Social Enterprise Workshop, hosted by CCVO, Calgary, November 17th, 2015

September 23, 2015 No Comments

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