tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75774062025-09-16T17:28:27.852-07:00<strong>Evolving thoughts on the state of social enterprise in Vancouver, British Columbia.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-74359279455854062592009-06-16T04:18:00.000-07:002009-06-16T19:24:08.673-07:00

At the risk of rambling and knowing this is no bully pulpit - we save that for face to face sessions. Be forewarned and move on, if so inclined.Paul C. Light's item in SSIR - see above for link - continues from a previous piece, Reshaping Social Entrepreneurship, Aug 06. The August item essentially calls for a "big tent" with greater inclusivity. Given the trepidation among funders/investors and

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We're delighted to pass this forward - regret the short notice. And ... please pass alongThe deadline for applications for the UN-HABITAT Opportunities Fund for Urban Youth-led Development has been extended to 15 June 2009. If your organization is working on an innovative and sustainable project that will improve the lives of young people and make a positive impact on your community, you could be

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The Globe & Mail is looking at the DTES - offering a riveting multi-media exploration of "Canada's Slum". The material is ... provocative. A good thing. Right?We'd appreciate your on-line participation. If that's not your thing ... consider coming to ...On March 24 at 7 p.m. PT, The Globe, in partnership with CTV and the University of British Columbia, will bring together experts with fresh

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Prompted by elections here, there and everywhere ... we've been busily discussing the role of business, civil society and government and social innovation.Then ... Pivot's news release took hold of our coffee chatter.Without comment, here's what Pivot has to say:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – October 8, 2008RCMP secretly funded anti-Insite researchFormal complaint to Auditor General requests an

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Pieta Woolley’s brief article raises more questions about the quality of civic engagement than the challenges of navigating CRA guidelines. There is an endemic over reliance on Canada’s primary funding mechanism, the charitable receipt, which encourages too many Board Directors and Executive Directors to spend time considering opportunities presented by generational wealth transfer than advancing

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On August 30, 2008 Pivot is hosting Justice Rocks, a free, all-day music festival in East Van's Strathcona! Justice Rocks aims to bring together all things progressive: social and environmental justice movements, independent music, and, of course, Vancouverites!Pivot's Executive Director, John Richardson said:"We wanted to hold a summer event that brings together music and ideas for social

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SPUD! (Small Potatoes Urban Delivery) is the largest organic and natural foods delivery service in North America with delivery areas in seven locations across the Pacific Coast (Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles). The company has over 18,000 customers and over 200 staff.I like David's summary better:The idea for spud! originally came to me when I was

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It is official. Tim Draimin will be leaving the Tides Canada Foundation.If you haven't met Tim, you should knowTim works with Tides Canada's donors and collaborative partnerships and focuses on a range of key initiatives, including accelerating the growth of social finance to bring new forms of capital to Canada's underfinanced social and environmental sectors. He is the Founding Executive

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This is a picture of a Pivot staffer, David Eby, displaying the new Pivot/MEC Rights Blanket. What's the Rights Blanket?A little over a year ago, the idea was to stencil the contents of a Pivot Rights Card onto a space blanket. Space blankets don't like direct heat.MEC knows a thing or three about design and protection from harsh climates, so when MEC heard about the blanket idea phone numbers

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Once again, we're pleased to encourage support of US based Civic Ventures and the Purpose Prize.Civic Ventures has opened nominations for the 2008 Purpose Prize, a major initiative that invests $100, 000 in people over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation -- domestically and abroad.The prize propels the work of social entrepreneurs and publicizes a trend of adults in the second half

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Over a coffee this morning while reviewing a PowerPoint with an uber smart fellow, Jon Husband, I had a Twitter revelation.I'm no fan of Twitting (sic?) it seems ... it seems ... unnecessary.But Jon's presentation referenced a use of Twitter for social activism, namely assuring the safety of activists in dangerous places.The example was given of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, who has been

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What is OXJAM?Oxjam is a music festival with a difference. Across the UK, from now until the end of October, people like you will be putting on Oxjam music events to raise money for Oxfam.And we are asking musicians, promoters - in fact, everyone - to get together this month to make music, raise money and help end poverty.Fancy yourself as a bit of a player? Well, there is still time to organise

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Founded in 1989 the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) does a lot of things very right as a social enterprise. The VSEF is very pleased to pass along the announcement of an opportunity to assume responsibility as PLAN's "Director of Social Enterprise".PLAN’s mission is to help families secure the future for their relative with a disability and to provide you with peace of mind. This means

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David Bornstein is the author of of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas. Guy Kawasaki posts ten questions he asked David.Here's one of Guy's questions:Question: How can social entrepreneurs attract talent when there aren’t high salaries and options? Answer: By offering people employment opportunities that align with their talents, interests, and values. By

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While BC Business extols the new face of philanthropy in British Columbia, Doonesbury notes a benchmark.The image links to Sunday's strip, then you can read the exchange between the characters.[A nod to Lucy for beating us to the post.]--------------------- Interested in learning more about social enterprise? Take a browse through the Vancouver Social Enterprise Book Store (Vancouver | United

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The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship are worth considering, if only to gage the state of social enterprise around the world.A bit about the awards:The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship support social entrepreneurs whose work has the potential for large-scale influence on critical challenges of our time: environmental sustainability, health, tolerance and human rights, institutional

Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-65701303774927176882007-08-08T05:00:00.000-07:002007-08-08T09:01:20.997-07:00

You might not know about SeaChange, but this New York Times article will help you understand the pedigree.SeaChange is seeking a "Relationship Analyst", here are the details:SeaChange Capital Partners is a new nonprofit established by former leaders of Goldman Sachs. Our mission is to enhance the flow of growth capital from wealthy donors to select high performing nonprofits and help contribute

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The Maytree Foundation was established in 1982, and believes that there are three fundamental issues that threaten political and social stability: wealth disparities between and within nations; mass migration of people because of war, oppression and environmental disasters; and the degradation of the environment.From the Maytree Vision: We view society’s toleration of poverty as a fundamental

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Thomas Kriese of Omidyar.net wrote today:In Spring 2004, Omidyar Network created a set of collaborative tools to facilitate our work as an organization. We found it useful, and a few months later in July 2004, we opened up access to the tool set to anyone and everyone working toward making the world a better place.We chose the approach of a self-managed community in the hope people would find

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Interested in technology? Interested in civil society? See areas of mutual benefit? This opportunity with BC Technology Social Venture Partners might further tickle that interest.BC Technology Social Venture Partners is a network of "BC technology entrepreneurs who leverage their time, money, and connections to help non-profits reach sustainability and scale".The five year old organisation

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The PBS programme Frontline/WORLD, has been a great platform for the Skoll Foundation to draw attention to global social entrepreneurs.The partnership has evolved to create enough material to warrant a film festival this coming Monday, June 25th, from 6-10 PM at the Delancey Street Screening Room - that's in San Francisco.The film festival has been referenced by enterprise evangelist Guy Kawasaki

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In the Giving Back column of the Wall Street Journal, Ben Casselman wrote Why 'Social Enterprise' Rarely Works, and he seems to have caused a stir. Good for Ben! If you have a bone to pick with Ben ... here's one way to reach out ... givingback@wsj.com.The item closes with the following:Ms. Beinhacker [President of New Capital Consulting] says there's a lesson in such failures: "Stick to the

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City Within has benefited from plenty of good will. The offers of expertise and services have been humbling. Thank you.So we're OK sharing this request for Super 8mm cameras - we're trying Craigslist. Here's how the ad reads:City Within - a project of the Vancouver Social Enterprise Forum - is looking for donations of functional super 8 mm cameras. Your camera will be part of a community dialogue

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Very pleased to hear that Pivot's David Eby will be presenting to the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE).Here's Pivot's announcement:A United Nations-funded housing rights agency has invited Pivot Legal Society lawyer David Eby to Geneva to make a presentation on the impacts of the 2010 Olympic Games on Vancouver’s most marginalized residents. Eby’s presentation to the Centre on

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