by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Nov 28, 2017 | Events, Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, The World of Social Entrepreneurship, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
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.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Nov 7, 2017 | Events, Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
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.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Nov 1, 2017 | Canadian Social Enterprises, Case Study, Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, Social EnterPrize, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
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.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Oct 30, 2017 | Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
The Studio doesn’t just seek to bring different groups together in its work, its very existence was the result of a diverse coming together of government (federal and the province of Alberta), a post-secondary institution (MRU), a private company (Trico Homes) and a Foundation (Trico Charitable Foundation).
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Oct 11, 2017 | Front Page, Post-Secondary, RECODE, Social Enterprise, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
This conversation isn’t a conversation of terminology. It is a recognition that if the students who leave our institutions are to be partners in solving wicked problems, they need learning experiences designed to showcase how knowledge is contextual and ever-evolving. Our community working to transform social impact education need not all work in the same way. Instead, as our international community of educators and institutions shapes itself, the guiding light of learning rather than knowing gives us room to play while upholding our current best understanding of the nature of learning and knowledge.
by Ida Desmond (Viani) | Oct 10, 2017 | Beakerhead, Events, Front Page, Post-Secondary, Social Enterprise, Social EnterPrize, Trico Charitable Foundation, Uncategorized
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.