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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.

2011 Enterprising Non-Profits Alberta List of Grantees

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January 16, 2012

Completing four workshops and two rounds of grantmaking, we are pleased to share with you the list of our 2011 ENP-AB Grantees.

2012 Enterprising Non-Profits Alberta “Building Your Social Enterprise” – Dates Announced

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December 19, 2011

We’re pleased to release two 2012 dates for Enterprising Non-Profits Alberta “Building Your Social Enterprise” workshop. Our goal in 2012 is to

Happy Holidays! A #Socent #FF Gift for you.

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December 9, 2011

If you’ve been following along this year, you’ll have noticed that our social media wiz, Stephanie, came up with a great concept

Announcing the 2011 Social EnterPrize Winners

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December 2, 2011

The Trico Charitable Foundation was established in December of 2008 as an evolution of Wayne and Eleanor Chiu’s philanthropic endeavours. Our focus