Thank you to everyone who came out on Wednesday to support our six finalists and the social enterprise movement. We are so proud of the talented and passionate social entrepreneurs who bravely took the stage to share their solutions to social, environmental, and community challenges.
And thank you to our partner, Valley First for making it all possible. Valley First funds, invests, and reinvests in hundreds of community initiatives including ChangeUP.
ChangeUP was started in 2013 to inspire, educate, and connect people around a common goal. Now in its seventh year, we are energized by the progress of the social enterprise movement in BC’s Interior and excited to see what comes next.
“The event hit hard and directly at core community values – a great event, and one I feel, and heard from others, made a lasting impression.”
Paul Matthews, Lawson Lundell
Helping Social Entrepreneurs Create Impact
Each of the social enterprises who shared their story on stage had specific asks to the community about how you can help. Please take a moment to review their asks and connect directly.
Happipad
Contact Information:
Cailan Libby
cailan@happipad.com
250-801-4561
happipad.com
How You Can Help
- Rent your spare room
- Promote
- Partner
- Support (Seed)
Childhood Connections
Contact Information:
Melissa Hunt
W: 250-762-3536 x203
C: 250-212-8639
MelissaH@childhoodconections.ca
childhoodconections.ca
How You Can Help
- Trials in existing co-working spaces, cafes, brew pups, restaurants
- New board members to our Social Enterprise Sub-Committee
- Business development, marketing and change management advisors
- Unique and non-traditional partnerships with business community and childcare
The Local Gift Card
Contact Information:
Sarah Coffey
info@thelocalgiftcard.ca
www.thelocalgiftcard.ca
@thelocalgiftcard
How You Can Help
- Buy The Local Gift Card (available in denominations of $5 to $500) for friends, family and employees.
- Sign up your locally owned business to accept The Local Gift Card.
- Tell your favourite locally owned business about us and get them to join.
- Become a community partner and/or supporter of The Local Gift Card.
- Know someone who is great at making apps? Tell us about them.
- Give us a like/follow/shout out on social media.
- Tell your friends, family and co-workers about our program.
- Please feel free to reach out if you can help The Local Gift Card in any way.
Connect Counselling
Contact Information:
Roxie Van Aller
Phone: 250-860-3181
www.connectcounsellingsociety.ca
How You Can Help
- Use our fee for service program, or refer a friend.
- As an employer have us in to share information about our services.
- Donate
- Sponsor a program.
You Are Collective
Contact Information
Rebecca Steinhubl & Michael Nolan
www.youarecollective.ca
@youarecollective
How You Can Help
- Purchase apparel
- Tell your friends and family
- Connections to retailers
- Digital marketing expertise (SEO, conversion optimization)
- Business coaching or mentorship
- Collaboration or partnership opportunities
- Help spread our message
IndigenEYEZ
Contact Information:
Kelly Terbasket
inspire@Indigeneyez.com
www.indigeneyez.com
@IndigenEYEZ
How You Can Help
Advice and connections to:
- Build relationships with teachers, PACs, and school boards in the Okanagan.
- Scale programs beyond the Okanagan.
- Better understand the needs of business around reconciliation.
- Sign up or refer a business to our Truth in Reconciliation training workshop (HERON).
