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Provoking Innovation and Building Capacity in Social Entrepreneurship

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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.
Complex Systems Change Finance Solutions Lab Recap, by Justin Bertagnolli

Complex Systems Change Finance Solutions Lab Recap, by Justin Bertagnolli

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August 29, 2014

For the six organizations who took part in the Finance Solution Labs, the Social Enterprise World Forum (SEWF) was more than just

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Recapping SEWF’s Finance Solutions Lab on Poverty, by Denise Hearn

Recapping SEWF’s Finance Solutions Lab on Poverty, by Denise Hearn

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August 29, 2014

A knowledge mobilization hub for organizations in the ‘persons with disabilities’ sector, a social enterprise hub to revitalize an underserved neighborhood in

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Reflections on the Social Enterprise World Forum 2013, by Danielle Carruthers

Reflections on the Social Enterprise World Forum 2013, by Danielle Carruthers

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August 29, 2014

As with every coin in your pocket, there are always two sides to every story.  This could be the very reason life

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Beyond the Lifeboat: Social Enterprise as One Part of Our Socio-economic Restructuring, by Brendan Reimer

Beyond the Lifeboat: Social Enterprise as One Part of Our Socio-economic Restructuring, by Brendan Reimer

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August 29, 2014

Two weeks ago nearly 1,000 people from 25 countries attended the Social Enterprise World Forum in Calgary. Representatives from all levels of

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