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FAQ: What’s the Definition of Social Entrepreneurship?

This is a blog series dedicated to the frequently asked questions we get during the Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) sessions. One frequently asked question we get asked is “what is the definition of social enterprise?”

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Prizes of $270,000 celebrate all stages of social enterprises across Canada

At its core, social entrepreneurship uses business models/ markets to solve social problems. Regardless of whether it’s an individual or an organization, regardless of their choice of incorporation- non-profit or for-profit, these elements are the driving and amplifying force.

We support social entrepreneurship.

We are a private foundation that believes in supporting social entrepreneurship through programmatic, grant making, and partnership approaches. We take a systems view to every decision we make and foster social entrepreneurship by supporting the ecosystem and providing social entrepreneurs with capacity building resources.

We are entrepreneurial.

We believe in making social entrepreneurship mainstream. We know we can’t do it alone. Which is why we don’t just fund organizations; we work with them and learn with them to move the sector forward, taking risks along the way.

#FF: Follow Friday @nkmipcellars from Osoyoos, British Columbia

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July 1, 2011

If you’re looking for something special to toast Canada’s 144th birthday, I highly suggest you pick up a bottle of Nk’Mip (pronounced

After the Afterhours

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June 29, 2011

Two weeks ago, Thrive Calgary and Servants Anonymous partnered with enp-AB to bring together forty of Calgary’s “thinkers and practioners” in social

#FF: Follow Friday @WFGCinematheque from Winnipeg, Manitoba

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June 24, 2011

Everyone loves going to the movies, right? Well if you’re a Winnipeg-based film aficionado, you have yet another reason to take in a flick

#FF: Follow Friday My Sister’s Closet (via @EndingViolence) from Vancouver, British Columbia

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June 17, 2011

Ever had one of those days when your closet indicates that you need something new to wear, but your bank balance doesn’t quite