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Crossing Bridges at the 2016 Social Finance Forum

January 17, 2017 No Comments

Held at the MaRs Centre for Impact Investing Incubator, the 9th annual Social Finance Forum (SFF) event in November 2016 brought together Canadian social entrepreneurs, social finance professionals, and impact investors to discuss best practices of business and community building. Through discussions around key insights and highlights with several individuals who attended the event, it is clear the SFF stimulated two crucial themes: networking and unifying social enterprise knowledge across Canada.

Student Team Champions Crickets-as-Food Movement

January 10, 2017 No Comments

A team of social entrepreneurs are striving to create an alternative protein source out of cricket flour with their venture Gryllies.

2016 in Review

January 9, 2017 No Comments

Happy New Year! The start of 2017 gives us the opportunity to reflect and learn from 2016. The past twelve months brought the Trico Charitable Foundation amazing partnerships, new programs, and important insights.

OUT AND ABOUT (December/16)

January 6, 2017 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 (November/16)

December 6, 2016 No Comments

Social Entrepreneurship with a Clear Vision

November 28, 2016 No Comments

NOTE: This article was originally published on Carleton Stories and has been cross-posted with permission.

Written by: Dan Rubinstein
Photos by: Chris Roussakis

Babur Jahid, a third-year Biology and Health Sciences student at Carleton, has a clear vision for the road ahead. After graduating, he plans to follow his passion for medicine to Harvard and complete the MD/MBA program. Then he’ll return to his native Afghanistan and work with the government to make health care more accessible.

OUT AND ABOUT (October/16)

November 2, 2016 No Comments

Supporting the next generation of catalyzers—why UBC is taking on the Global Challenge

October 31, 2016 No Comments

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

Written by: Susan Grossman
Director | Centre for Community Engaged Learning, The University of British Columbia

The World of Social Entrepreneurship Insights

October 11, 2016 No Comments

The Trico Charitable Foundation is committed to this program as we believe that by bringing some of the best and brightest examples of social entrepreneurship from around the world to Calgary will help galvanize the local the conversation, bring business opportunities to YYC and, perhaps most importantly, showcase amazing local social ventures and help them gain the insights they need to take their efforts to the next level.

Here are some key insights from the 2016 edition of The World of Social Entrepreneurship.

Powerpoint Available for Lean Start-ups for Social Change: Insights and Perspective for Social Purpose Organizations

October 7, 2016 No Comments

We were excited to share his views on using Lean Startup thinking to drive social and technical innovation and were honoured to have hosted him on Sept 16th, 2016 as the Keynote Speaker for Social Entrepreneurship Day.

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