Trico Foundation & Social Entrepreneurship: 2023 in Review

Happy New Year! The start of 2024 gives us the opportunity to reflect and learn from 2023. The past twelve months were busy, historic, and made great progress in advancing both social entrepreneurship and Calgary’s role as a hub for social entrepreneurship:

– Delivered over $950,000 to social enterprises and social enterprise ecosystem development in Canada to advance social entrepreneurship in Canada;

– Piloted our first A.S.E.S.S. Integrated program with a cohort of five organizations;

– Joined International call for improved funding practices;

– Wayne Chiu, Founder of The Trico Charitable Foundation received University of Manitoba’s Honorary Degree;

– Published two articles in international online social entrepreneurship magazine Pioneers Post;

– Reviewed 2013’s “Three Things Public Policy Needs to do for Social Enterprise to Thrive in 2023″, 10 years later;

– Spotlighted IRP recipients; and

– Started an Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) blog series setting it off with “What is the definition of social enterprise?”

 

Here are a few blog highlights:

Trico Foundation Joins International Call for Improved Funding Practices

Aspirations for social enterprise set the bar too low

Advancing Social Entrepreneurship: Reflections of an IRP Jury Member

Spotlight on IRP Recipients: Ethically Aligned AI

ICYMI: Wayne Chiu Champions Social Entrepreneurship While Receiving Honorary Degree

In 2013 We Asked Social Enterprise Leaders “Three Things Public Policy Needs to do for Social Enterprise to Thrive in 2023”

FAQ: What’s the Definition of Social Entrepreneurship?