A Decade of Purppl: A Purposeful Evolution
Reflecting on ten years of social enterprise development, celebrating the launch of the Abundance Collective, and narrowing Purppl’s focus to the systemic levers of community wealth. Ten years ago, we started Purppl with a pretty…
How This Charity Built a Tech Social Enterprise to Transform Nonprofit Data Collection – and Fund Its Mission
Starting with a vision to free up frontline workers’ time, Edmonton-based IslamicFamily worked with Purppl to build, validate, and sell trauma-informed case management software For the people IslamicFamily serves – newcomers, families, youth –…
Incubating rural social enterprise with Community Futures East Kootenay
When you equip rural leaders with the right support, they’ll move ideas into action into economic resilience through social enterprise In a region where community organizations are often stretched to meet complex needs with…
Love, Urgency, Ownership, and Us: Building the Canadian Social Economy
What’s rising, and what it takes to build a people-first economy. Over the past year, in conversation with social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and ecosystem builders, Purppl board member Thi Dao and I have seen four…
Can hope really be a strategy?
With the right approach, yes. Why we can’t afford to be apathetic or lose hope for the future of social change in our communities. I’ve been tired lately. I’m not sure if you’ve heard…
5 Policy Ideas to Power the Next Wave of Potential in Canada’s Social Economy
The social economy is one of the most effective and underutilized tools we have to build a stronger, more secure, and sustainable Canada. As Canada heads into a pivotal federal election, economic uncertainty, global…
How Social Finance Can Drive Sustainable Growth for Social Purpose Organizations
Social purpose organizations require more than just grants to thrive – they need control over their financial future. Learn how different organizations are reshaping their funding strategies and how you can join the movement. …
How Social Enterprises & Nonprofits Can Build Stability in Uncertain Times
Social enterprises need predictable revenue, community ownership, and shared power to control their own future. Here’s how we’re doing it – and how you can too. Threats to social purpose organizations are growing. While…
Transform: a client-centred, trauma-informed case management tool
At Purppl, we love connecting social impact leaders with tools to strengthen their work in addressing social inequity. Here’s one for social services agencies in our network. Brian McKenzie,...
Changing the Culture of Giving in the Central Okanagan
It’s time to have a critical conversation about the crippling impacts of status quo philanthropy on nonprofits’ potential. In October, we did something big. Together with our partners over at Trellis, we convened a…
10 Essential Questions for Nonprofit Leaders Considering Social Enterprise
Is your nonprofit exploring sustainable revenue options beyond grants and donations? Social enterprise could be an answer – but it’s important to ask the right questions first. Traditional reliance on grants and donations leaves…
Operation: Abundance
How we’re investing in operations in order to scale our capacity for impact and enable abundance in the social economy At Purppl, we’re on a continuous journey to contribute to a just, regenerative economy that…
