Social Enterprise as a Tool to Help Heal the Climate, People, and more
Social enterprise is a powerful vehicle for lasting positive change Businesses that place purpose at the heart of their operations are taking dedicated strides toward healing the climate, people, and society’s collective wounds. At…
Community Wealth Building through Asset Ownership
Building wealth through community ownership – and setting realistic expectations Community ownership offers pathways for building long-term collective health and wealth for a community, and is critical to the sustainability of the social economy and…
Attainable & Affordable Housing and Social Enterprise
Connect Money Impact: Attainable & Affordable Housing and Social Enterprise There are over 12 million empty bedrooms across Canada — space that could be used to accommodate everyone and foster a sense of belonging for…
Moving from Outputs to Outcomes: ESG and Impact Measurement
How do we measure impact? This is a difficult question to answer, and there is an increasing amount of pressure on organizations to do exactly that. Sue Manzuik, Community Engagement Specialist at Interior Savings, a…
Emerging Patterns in Impact Investing
“There’s enough money in the world. We don’t need more money. What we need more of is positive impact,” said Kristi Fairholm Mader, Managing Director of Thrive Impact Fund, at Connect Money Impact 2023…
Reigniting Hope and Cultivating Belonging Through the Social Enterprise Movement
“This is not a land acknowledgment. This is an acknowledgment of the work that needs to be done,” said Kelly Terbasket, Co-Founder and Program Director of IndigenEYEZ & kinSHIFT, reciting Heather George’s words as she…
Vinod Rajasekaran on the Massive Opportunity of 21st Century Social Change
What gives us hope for the future? Right now, we stand before a massive, once-in-a-400-year opportunity: to create a world where we are fundamentally trusting and co-creating the systems we live in. It is a…
