tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75774062011-11-08T14:55:14.498-08:00<strong>Evolving thoughts on the state of social enterprise in Vancouver, British Columbia.</strong>Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2521100tag: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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-53158786648723550382009-06-09T05:00:00.001-07:002009-06-09T05:40:25.571-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1236655064289718162009-02-18T05:00:00.001-08:002009-03-01T19:57:09.069-08:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-36744938999297713952008-10-08T13:30:00.002-07:002008-10-08T22:22:35.540-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-66219382531468180872008-09-14T15:33:00.009-07:002008-09-14T21:30:11.985-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-81040370316380785352008-08-08T05:00:00.001-07:002008-08-09T18:11:01.930-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-19611300171623834662008-07-14T05:30:00.000-07:002008-07-14T22:42:43.781-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-10556302953282641652008-06-27T04:53:00.001-07:002008-07-06T00:29:22.077-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-60251220829351038702007-12-18T22:00:00.000-08:002007-12-18T23:46:39.049-08:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-81112837887119431012007-12-18T05:19:00.000-08:002007-12-18T19:42:04.737-08:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-55707556931397240762007-10-03T14:30:00.000-07:002007-10-03T14:40:46.004-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-69624236764962835512007-10-02T12:00:00.000-07:002007-10-03T22:33:55.634-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-78290183404106908962007-09-25T05:00:00.000-07:002007-09-25T14:22:45.588-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-69143850101402360552007-09-17T09:26:00.001-07:002007-09-17T10:35:08.228-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-73922238008986621782007-09-10T12:00:00.000-07:002007-09-10T13:00:25.684-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-33975673383998334932007-08-22T05:00:00.000-07:002007-08-22T09:28:42.840-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-15948547490224723662007-08-02T10:55:00.001-07:002007-08-02T10:56:45.348-07:00

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-14031819814459600402007-07-19T05:00:00.000-07:002007-07-19T14:15:10.539-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-88182744750554394442007-07-18T12:00:00.000-07:002007-07-18T16:44:25.101-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-72805464362596845512007-06-28T05:28:00.000-07:002007-07-01T19:14:36.739-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-67870708821819623082007-06-22T05:05:00.000-07:002007-06-22T10:56:59.060-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-12199406270342345762007-06-12T05:00:00.000-07:002007-06-12T14:18:08.961-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-55223666495608535702007-06-04T23:00:00.000-07:002007-06-04T23:39:18.497-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-30895878923341192782007-05-31T12:00:00.000-07:002007-05-31T19:20:04.432-07:00

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

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-29181921858988493852007-05-14T05:30:00.000-07:002007-05-14T11:52:46.419-07:00

Bill Taylor and Polly Labarre are the authors of Mavericks at Work a book that asserts an n irresistible mantra for social entrepreneurs;In an age of hyper-competition and nonstop innovation, the only way to stand out from the crowd is to stand for something truly original.Bill is the co founder and founding editor of Fast Company. Polly was one of the original core contributors to the same

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-31623206493477667062007-05-12T05:00:00.000-07:002007-05-12T06:55:07.279-07:00

At the 2006 Skoll World Forum, Al Gore and David Blood, Generation Investment Management, shared their ambitious goal.Here's a video of that session: This recent McKinsey article, Investing in sustainability: An interview with Al Gore and David Blood, offers an update and some light Q & A ....... executives around the world increasingly recognize that the creation of long-term shareholder value

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-20962389876900813302007-05-09T17:30:00.000-07:002007-05-09T17:50:59.476-07:00

Wanted to send along the 'heads up' on the availability of Crystal Reports, a Business Objects application, for nonprofits and currently available via CompuMentor's TechSoup programme.Crystal Reports is a report-sharing service allowing organizations to instantly share crucial information via the Web. Organizations can make their reportsavailable for up to 10 people to view on the Web from

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-37637837949174079612007-05-09T05:10:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:16:34.086-07:00

In April 2006 Ashoka's Bill Drayton spoke with the folks at Google.Here's some context:Bill Drayton, Chairman and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public and lifelong entrepreneur, helped build the field of social ... all » entrepreneurship 25 years ago and remains committed to shaping a dynamic, global citizen sector. He was recently selected as one of America's Best Leaders by US News & World

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-67623869081089715562007-05-05T06:00:00.000-07:002007-05-04T16:59:20.959-07:00

With the close of the first quarter it's a good time to ask ...How do you feel about the state of Social Enterprise in Canada?Pretty good? How about compared to the heady days of the 2004 Federal Budget? Remember that?Canadian PM announces big $$$ for Social Economy In his opening speech to Parliament, Prime Minister, Paul Martin announced that social enterprises would be assisted by a fund of

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-65219948379457158102007-05-01T11:20:00.000-07:002007-05-01T11:31:04.642-07:00

At the new blog associated with the Social Enterprise Reporter, SE Blog, Tom posted about LaborFair.Similar social websites have been around for creatives forever - by internet standards. In fact Craigslist comes quickly to mind.But how could Homeless Nation use this concept? Any suggestions? Ideas? Who's already doing something?--------------------- Tags for information about: for:vsef, Social

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-18704127465029629052007-05-01T05:13:00.000-07:002007-05-01T11:00:44.328-07:00

This Thursday the City of Vancouver's Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets will receive a recommendation of the General Manager of Engineering Services to wit...THAT Council approve a street cleaning grant of $60,000 to Family Services of Greater Vancouver - Street Youth Job Action to supplement cleaning of sidewalks, lanes and public spaces by City forces, with previously approved

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-13094040002921713142007-04-26T23:00:00.000-07:002007-04-26T23:07:02.820-07:00

Kudos to both VanCity and MEC for being recognised in the sixth annual Ceres-Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Sustainability Reporting Awards. The Ceres-ACCA awards recognize and encourage exemplary reporting on sustainability issues by corporations and other organizations across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.It's a laudable accomplishment in a rapidly congested

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-52440237118125493562007-04-16T20:00:00.000-07:002007-04-16T20:49:37.920-07:00

With the announced insolvency of IMPACS there has been a good measure of post hoc reasoning. The ensuing discussions reveal more about the state of our civil society organizations than the facts of IMPACS demise.So it is with a sense of posterity that we share a message from IMPACS founder Shauna Sylvester.Here is Shauna's letterDear Friends,Last week I learned that the organization that I helped

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-58936028717389855352007-04-10T20:00:00.000-07:002007-04-10T20:09:26.909-07:00

Our economy relies heavily on extraction industries. So questions come up when reading "Selling off the rainforest - a modern-day scandal", at the Guardian website.The article begins:Vast tracts of the world's second-largest rainforest have been obtained by a small group of European and American industrial logging companies in return for minimal taxes and gifts of salt, sugar and tools, a

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-19426297533343175982007-04-09T05:30:00.000-07:002007-04-10T20:52:30.600-07:00

Vancouver recently welcomed Zipcar - another car-sharing service.The VSEF views the arrival of Zipcar as a great opportunity for the Co-operative Auto Network. We're also keen to witness and compare the respective accomplishments - if they can be tracked/shared - of the two distinct business models. As mentioned in an earlier post.The CBC, on Thursday, reported:Boston-based Zipcar has 100 brand

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-23344355170370943132007-04-09T05:00:00.000-07:002007-04-09T11:44:22.108-07:00

Are you a public innovator?Here are ten questions that were posed over the past weekend at a gathering of VSEF members. The questions spurred a rich discussion.Hope you enjoy them too. Ofcourse, deep appreciation to Redeeming Hope.1. How can I position my organization so that it not only provides worthy services or programs, but is catalytic and creates systemic change in the community?2. How can

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-11029705111656219312007-04-05T05:25:00.000-07:002007-04-07T10:44:13.650-07:00

Some of you might have been following the NetSquared campaign to garner project proposals that "utilize the technologies, tools and communities of the social web to create societal impact in a sustainable fashion."If you didn't know ... you can see the project guidelines here.Of the projects proposed, twenty will by selected by the NetSquared community to send two representatives (expenses paid)

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-45836458585091522682007-04-02T21:30:00.000-07:002007-04-02T21:41:19.467-07:00

If you follow the Stanford Social Innovation Review you already know about the March 20th event, Finding Philanthropy's New Sweet Spot: What Is The Future Of Venture Models?If you don't read it, here's a good reason ...At the forum, Finding Philanthropy's New Sweet Spot, the focus was on philanthropy's role in the evolving landscape of how donors can achieve social change. Some familiar names

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-3105656346419652602007-03-30T05:38:00.000-07:002007-03-30T07:04:20.593-07:00

City Within is a citizen film project that is in development with the VSEF. We're very excited about it, and promise to share our learnings in the newsletter.Thought it would be a good idea to share one of the ChipIn widgets being used to connect and include as many people as possible, while raising additional funds for this project.Here's a full size version: You can also see another on our

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-72538124444949385782007-03-28T13:00:00.000-07:002007-03-28T13:43:10.896-07:00

SustainAbility and the Skoll Foundation have just published Entrepreneurial Solutions to Insoluble Problems.More later ...[Heads Up Credit: Joel Makower]--------------------- Interested in learning more about social enterprise? Take a browse through the Vancouver Social Enterprise Book Store (Vancouver | United Kingdom | United States) and see what other social entrepreneurs recommend reading.

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-44380018929090127762007-03-26T21:36:00.000-07:002007-03-26T23:28:21.381-07:00

Online, CBC is covering a story related to Vancouver based Co-operative Auto Network - CAN.[Attention grabbed. Eyes focus on the monitor.]The story begins ... A pioneering Vancouver car-sharing co-op is raising concerns about the possibility that a city car-sharing contract may go to an American-based firm.Officials at Vancouver city hall recently put out a call for bids to run a car-sharing

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-581290525557438882007-03-24T07:00:00.000-07:002007-03-26T22:35:54.864-07:00

The purpose of the Mountain Equipment CO-OP is to support people in achieving the benefits of self-propelled wilderness-oriented recreation.If that stirs your soul, then you'll want to know they're seeking a Community Program Administrator.The role is described as ...Providing administrative support for MEC community programs and events (i.e. correspondence, answering inquiries, updating content

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-21650341022695130782007-03-23T05:31:00.000-07:002007-03-23T08:50:29.790-07:00

The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS) was committed to strengthening the voice and profile of civil society organizations in Canada and internationally.The March 21 Statement from the board declares the ten year old organisation insolvent. A highly regrettable outcome.IMPACS has been a friend to the VSEF since our inception. As a civil society organisation believing ... that

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-8275422739443404492007-03-22T06:00:00.000-07:002007-03-22T23:00:29.627-07:00

While the city is focused on another YouTube video. We thought today was a good time to start some thinking about a video project looking at the daily lives of Vancouverites living and working in the DTES.More to follow ...

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-4379514166082802922007-03-22T05:31:00.000-07:002007-03-22T13:56:33.557-07:00

The Spring 2007 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) features the paper Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition. It's worth a read.Here's a snippet:Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention. But along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does. As a result, all

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-43592055418285204412007-03-13T21:30:00.000-07:002007-03-13T21:47:29.380-07:00

Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside provides low-income housing and a network of social services to more than 5,000 of the Vancouver’s poorest residents. However, the neighbourhood is facing rapid erosion of that housing as a result of development and gentrification pressures.Today, Pivot Legal Society announced it will award $2,000 for the winning essay in a contest to find the best and most practical

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-77086704986126682472007-03-13T05:00:00.000-07:002007-03-13T07:15:02.235-07:00

This blast from the past is the infamous "Daisy" political ad used, briefly, by Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 US Presidential campaign.The ad has the dishonour of being the first political attack ad. Of course it caused a stir.From Wikipedia ...On September 7, 1964, Johnson's campaign managers for the 1964 presidential election broadcast the "Daisy ad." It portrayed a little girl picking petals from

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-69809758906885052112007-03-11T20:00:00.000-07:002007-03-11T20:03:36.907-07:00

If you're a budding social entrepreneur mark the March 16th weekend as "market research". That's the EPIC 2007 weekend at Vancouver's Convention & Exhibition Centre.EPIC 2007 is billed "The Sustainable Living EXPO"... Today's ethical consumers know they have the power to create change. Businesses in the know are following suit, creating forward thinking products and services that appeal to this

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-78742503178269143872007-03-09T05:11:00.000-08:002007-03-10T08:33:43.977-08:00

Come and listen to Bill Rees (no relation) and John Helliwell.Here's what the blurb says:Two of UBC’s leading professors and proponents of sustainability will lead this lecture. Bill Rees will be approaching the discussion from a community planning perspective and John Helliwell will be using and advocating a well-being perspective. Attend this engaging interdisciplinary conversation on how our

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-51332121614909400532007-03-08T22:40:00.000-08:002007-03-13T06:46:12.083-07:00

Earlier we mentioned Dave Mowat's commitment to spreading the message of The Climate Project.Tonight was the night and the Ridge in Kitsilano was the place. Were you there?It's a few hours after the event and confusion rules over the jotted notes, recollections.Forgive the random blurtings.-------------Once past a phalanx of VanCity board-member-wannabes pressing pamphlets and urging support the

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-789010855709834142007-02-16T17:00:00.000-08:002007-02-16T18:37:08.987-08:00

The "Dave" is Dave Mowat, VanCity CEO. Dave heard the call of The Climate Project and responded to be one of the 1,000 people to [travel to] Nashville, Tennessee and Sydney, Australia [for training] to become Climate Change Messengers who will present the information delivered by Al Gore in the documentary, An Inconvenient Truth.Dave joined others in January for the two-day program that

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-29114617288150818782007-02-16T14:57:00.001-08:002007-02-16T17:16:08.443-08:00

Globalizing Local Change Through Online Communities is a conference convened in East Africa for the purpose of uplifting, discussing and collaborating on local and global issues.Here's how this conference begins ...... they've come all the way to Uganda to put their hearts and minds into making good things happen. 25 more Onet members will be arriving from nearby Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sudan

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-54786503980541310312007-02-02T05:08:00.000-08:002007-02-14T14:37:52.812-08:00

Yes. Instead of going to Burnaby, Vancouver home renovators need only drive to 69 West 69th Avenue to ... "save you $$$ on new and used building materials" ... and help fund the work of Habitat for Humanity.What's ReStore?Habitat for Humanity ReStores are building supply stores that accept and resell quality new and used building materials. They generate funds to support Habitat's building

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-14970297584825989882007-01-30T05:12:00.000-08:002007-01-30T06:57:40.585-08:00

On Wednesday the second Canadian Conference on Social Enterprise will draw to a close. So far it's been ... nice.You might be able to listen here.But on the heels of Davos ... Let's look forward to March 4, and the Social Enterprise Conference at Harvard.The Conference speakers include:Cheryl Dorsey - President, Echoing Green An accomplished social entrepreneur with expertise in health care,

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-91355867850705407272007-01-29T05:57:00.000-08:002007-01-29T19:34:52.998-08:00

We are pleased to announce the first annual BC Women’s Economic Institute Conference on March 7 – 10, 2007 at the YWCA in Vancouver, BC. The conference, “Starting with Women’s Lives: Changing Today’s Economy”, is co-hosted and sponsored by Atira Women’s Resource Society and the Canadian Women’s Foundation with support from the Vancouver Agreement.Join other community leaders for a skill-building

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-23162516302775742142007-01-26T05:20:00.000-08:002007-01-26T06:41:01.477-08:00

Davos is a "What's said here. Stays here." kind of place. This year the attendees are highly accessible and willing to share. We like that.So when FT.com aired a video of Peter Munk, Barrick Gold chairman, sharing his concerns about "rogue NGOs" ... FT.com has been good enough to provide a transcript ...Peter Munk, chairman and founder of Barrick Gold, speaks to James Montgomery, editor of FT.com

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-60243025325450994562007-01-25T05:20:00.000-08:002007-02-22T06:49:43.705-08:00

We're grateful to Cory Way for introducing the "Master of Studies (MSt) in Social Enterprise and Community Development" - a two-year, part-time degree taught and administered by the Institute of Continuing Education and the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.The degree is designed for people who have full-time jobs but who wish to enhance their professional qualifications

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-11315696029292938092007-01-17T05:02:00.000-08:002007-01-17T22:41:53.223-08:00

This graphic is attached to a LA Times story reporting on another LA Times story - Dark Cloud Over Good Works of Gates Foundation - questioning the ethical calibre of the Gates Foundation investments. That's a mouthful.If you're interested in mindful comments on Gates or "Dark Cloud" please look here, here, or here, and try this one for something pithy.We're not interested in either LA Times

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-33110376215272988332007-01-10T15:00:00.000-08:002007-01-10T15:34:16.915-08:00

CasePlace.org invited us, and we're inviting you, to join Dr. Chris Laszlo, Partner and Co-founder of Sustainable Value Partners, Inc. and Dr. David Cooperrider, co-founder of Appreciative Inquiry and Chair of Organizational Behavior at Case Weatherhead School of Management, as they discuss how companies are leveraging sustainability to maximize value creation for both shareholders and

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-10601521084760465222007-01-09T05:10:00.001-08:002007-01-10T16:21:33.102-08:00

Vancouverite Craig Volker has a vision to use images that foster cultural/environmental sensitivity and promote peace. His project is called Global Cultures Television.After some consideration, Craig has decided to use another Vancouver based project, GiveMeaning, to build community and assist his project funding needs.Here's where the help would be appreciated ...GiveMeaning is using a 100 vote

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-68246352207506569382007-01-09T05:10:00.000-08:002007-01-10T16:19:58.675-08:00

Vancouverite Craig Volker has a vision to use images that foster cultural/environmental sensitivity and promote peace. His project is called Global Cultures Television.After some consideration, Craig has decided to use another Vancouver based project, GiveMeaning, to build community and assist his project funding needs.Here's where the help would be appreciated ...GiveMeaning is using a 100 vote

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-91871605774777871772007-01-02T05:50:00.000-08:002007-01-02T23:01:55.189-08:00

This past December 11th, Citizens Bank - a subsidiary of VanCity - announced the launch of their Shared World Term Deposit (SWTD).This is how Citizens outlines the concept of the SWTD:Your investment dollars help provide affordable credit to people in the world’s poorest communities, allowing them to educate their children, obtain secure housing for their families, develop micro and small

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-82352800635451818452006-12-08T05:45:00.000-08:002006-12-13T15:03:56.404-08:00

We're fans of John Wood and, his organization, Room to Read.The organization was high on our favourites list before Fast Company annointed them as one of "43 Entrepreneurs changing the world".As winners of a Fast Company Social Capitalist Award, the following was written about Room to Read:Room to Read partners with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-86033030720909342282006-12-05T04:48:00.000-08:002006-12-05T17:45:27.068-08:00

Jhayne Holmes has a plan and you're invited.If you don't know Jhayne, maybe you're acquainted with one of her "public art" projects ... the Zombiewalk.It is Jhayne's intention to transform the, currently for sale, Raja Theatre into Heart of the World, a multi-disciplinary arts facility featuring inspiring work from all over the globe that recaptures and surpasses its previous glory. The Raja

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-78862962542143187262006-12-01T03:10:00.000-08:002006-12-05T18:04:30.733-08:00

Suddenly Directors of Sustainability are in high demand in Vancouver.If the earlier mentioned opportunity at UBC didn't stir interest, perhaps Vancouver's venerable Mountain Equipment CO-OP (MEC) will.Director of Sustainability and Community Programs - #06-047What you'll be doingDeveloping and managing social and environmental management systems and strategies to support MEC's Sustainability and

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-65154761977584931222006-11-23T15:00:00.000-08:002006-11-23T15:34:29.060-08:00

Earlier we mentioned the VanCity Award.Well, today's the day. The VanCity Award has been announced.And the award goes to ...Well, before that ... a note of congratulations to the VanCity members. The VanCity Award is selected on the basis of the VanCity membership voting to support a shortlist of candidate organisations. By way of reminder the shortlisted organisations were: AIDS Vancouver

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-24213991274637313132006-11-17T17:30:00.000-08:002006-11-18T13:04:21.158-08:00

The December/January issue of Fast Company, in co-ordination with The Monitor Group, carries the latest iteration of their Social Capitalist Awards.Although still US-centric, the awards are great recognition of innovation within the sphere of social enterprise.Here's a link to a chart that summarises the scope of the organisations selected. Take the time to read the "winner's statements".It's

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-13696973968520589152006-11-16T05:00:00.000-08:002006-11-18T14:14:47.737-08:00

Although it's not a celebration opportunity in Canada ... we thought we'd adopt it from the UK.Join us in celebrating social enterpreneurs, everywhere.In our work to advance social enterprise, this sort of thing keep us looking to the future ... imagine a dedicated position in the federal cabinet to the needs of the "Third Sector". --------------------- Tags for information about: for:vsef,

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-30623063012040392382006-11-15T03:00:00.000-08:002006-11-18T13:44:34.561-08:00

Today, on the other side of this country, the 2006 Global MicroCredit Conference will draw to an end. Paired with the Yunus Nobel Award, it's been a good month for our MicroFinance friends.If you're interested, the conference call for papers garnered an educational array of position statements. Take a look.Some of the papers that stand out are:Taking Stock of the MCS- 1997-2006; 2007-2015 -

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-59266887995242297732006-10-30T18:00:00.000-08:002006-11-01T13:03:34.624-08:00

Near the top of the sidebar, we're hoping you'll notice our newest feature ... a "custom search engine".Thanks to Google CO-OP, which provides ...a platform that enables you to customize the web search experience for users of both Google and your own website.And, the VSEF is customizing a search engine specific to social enterprise.We're updating the search parameters daily. Give it a "spin".

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-83280790553722244402006-10-30T05:00:00.000-08:002006-10-30T16:52:06.672-08:00

Yes. UBC.UBC has retained Ray & Berndtson, to find a "Director, Sustainability".Here's the posting:Located on 400 of the most beautiful hectares of land imaginable, the main campus of The University of British Columbia is stunning. With a population of over 60,000 students, faculty, staff and residents, UBC is the only self-contained city/university in North America and is among the top ten

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-38066770384803983492006-10-26T05:15:00.000-07:002006-10-27T11:59:26.162-07:00

At the recent Root 'n' Fruit Unconference, a number of proto-Yunus-types were keen to see market capital made available to advance the social missions of local social enterprises.So, I'm pretty confident they were happy with the Nobel committee selection for the Peace Prize. But c'mon ... Peace? Why not economics?On that subject ... here are a few items that didn't meet the dealine for our

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-69183743346241388732006-10-23T16:00:00.000-07:002006-10-23T17:14:33.821-07:00

Housing is an everyday news story in Vancouver. It's a story populated with groups ranging from Habit for Humanity to the more grassroots Anti-Poverty Committee.So today's post at Social Catalyst, "Housing + Social Enterprise", got me thinking.The post refers to Chris Hill's documentation of the opportunity available to UK housing associations to nurture the growth of social enterprise. The

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-37198916838555310492006-09-21T17:00:00.000-07:002006-09-21T20:33:58.068-07:00

An earlier post mentioned the VanCity Award and the call for members to vote and support one of four organizations short-listed for the million dollar award.Again, the final four are:AIDS Vancouver Island and Cool Aid SocietyAtira Women’s Resource SocietyCrisis CentreQuest Outreach SocietyUsing the services of CrowdIQ we're experimenting. Our experiment is the VanCity Award Market.We'd be

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-83885616968207621542006-09-20T18:30:00.000-07:002006-09-20T18:29:40.133-07:00

Happy to pass along an invitation to a promising luncheon.The BC Co-operative Association is pleased to invite you and your organization to join us in our celebration of this years National Co-op Week from October 15th­ to 21st. For this year's luncheon the CO-OP Association is focusing on the international phenomenon of Fair Trade and the central role the co-op model plays in the global struggle

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-30671689674215110862006-09-19T19:30:00.000-07:002006-09-19T15:22:49.874-07:00

Enterprising Non-Profits, wants you to add your local social enterprise to their directory. [Click the image and go to the registration site]I think the directory will be useful in two ways:1. Help social enterpreneurs find each other, and 2. Help socially progressive consumers find services, perhaps even enhancing the Social Purchasing Portal.Congratulations to Potluck Cafe for being first!----

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-34055543546074301232006-09-15T06:14:00.000-07:002006-09-19T23:15:52.461-07:00

Pleased to share the first reply from a candidate for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada. If you haven't been following look here and here.A number of the candidates - that number is three - said, "we'll get back to you". Only one has kept that promise, so far.Here is the full reply from Martha Hall Findlay ...Thank you for your questions that we received in August and for your follow up

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-57210713254089280192006-09-14T06:41:00.000-07:002006-09-21T00:03:36.149-07:00

If you're a member of the VanCity Credit Union, you can help decide the 2006 recipient of the $1,000,000.00 VanCity Award.Eligible VanCity members can vote either online, in branch or by calling 604-877-7000 or 1-888-Vancity. Voting ends on Friday, October 13. You can only vote once.VanCity has a comprehensive set of criteria for submissions to be considered for the VanCity Award.To qualify for

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-64368910139135438922006-09-11T05:30:00.000-07:002006-09-11T18:04:17.673-07:00

"That lipstick started to give them back their humanity."- Lieutenant Colonel Mervin Willett Gonin DSOThe sentence is from an April 1945 diary entry by Gonin and is part of his account of the liberation and relief operation in the Belsen concentration camp, at which Gonin commanded the 11th Light Field Ambulance. He describes "vividly the scenes in the camp, the illnesses (and their origins) and

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-68786499629969901992006-09-07T06:30:00.000-07:002006-09-06T22:58:48.283-07:00

In our June newsletter, we included an invitation to our third Root 'n' Fruit Un-Conference. Root 'n' Fruit happens at the end of September and we were fully subscribed by mid-August. Great appreciation to everyone committed to attending.This past weekend our volunteers gathered for their orientation session - yes on the long weekend - and their energy has really given the Root 'n' Fruit team an

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1157093039406672672006-08-31T22:30:00.000-07:002006-08-31T23:43:59.420-07:00

On the heels of our earlier post, a message arrived today from the SSIR-volk reminding me of the opportunity to "Meet the Purpose Prize Winners: Live Webcast from the Innovation Summit".Their message reads:Meet the winners through a live webcast airing next Thursday, September 7, at 11 a.m. PT. The Purpose Prize awards $100,000 each to five individuals over age 60 who are taking on society's

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156912272647025182006-08-29T22:00:00.000-07:002006-08-29T22:53:59.220-07:00

Mont Tremblant Resort will host The 2006 Tremblant Forum.The conference will ..."feature four roundtable panels covering the cornerstones of communities that meet the needs of current citizens while ensuring that those of future generations will be met as well: sustainable building, partnerships, energy, and relations. While it is a daunting challenge, leading thinkers and practitioners from

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156889992567382422006-08-29T17:30:00.000-07:002006-08-29T18:28:03.583-07:00

It's coming up to a week since asking the Liberal leadership contenders for their thoughts on growing social enterprise in Canada.So far the response has been ...soft.Three of the candidates have replied. Their responses have been of the "we'll get back to you" kind.Maybe you can help.If you're so inclined send a quick e-mail, with a link to the original post, and let them know you'd like to read

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156815750768689592006-08-28T06:30:00.001-07:002006-08-28T18:42:30.790-07:00

Toward the end of last year, I mentioned the Purpose Prize call for nominations.On September 5th, five will take the prize which represents:a three-year initiative to invest in older social innovators by recognizing outstanding achievements, creating a network of people wanting to use their retirement years for the greater good, and channeling funds and assistance to these new pioneers.Here is a

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156814312383672482006-08-28T06:30:00.000-07:002006-08-28T18:18:32.736-07:00

Again the Hollyhock Retreat Centre will host geeks with civil society moxie for another Web of Change conference, September 20th - 24th. The list of attendees is growing.Although the agenda is still forming [aside: Jason ... thought the agenda was going to be up on August 20th??], the discussion prompts promise a good weekend of discussion.Here they are:dotOrganize ~ Online Organizing Research

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156448855323914502006-08-24T06:30:00.000-07:002006-08-24T12:47:35.363-07:00

I'm old-school when it comes to engaging volunteers.In my view, a volunteer is drawn to an opportunity because the organization, or area of concern, "speaks" to the volunteer. They become filled with a "gotta-do-something" spirit.So this volunteer request at govolunteer.ca left me nonplussed ...VANCOUVER COOPERATIVE RADIO - JANITORVancouver Cooperative Radio, CFRO, 102.7FM is a non-commercial,

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156376280677132042006-08-23T16:30:00.000-07:002006-08-23T17:08:22.126-07:00

An Industry Canada paper, The Government of Canada Community Futures Program defined a social enterprise as a:business producing goods and services for the market economy, but they manage their operations and redirect their surpluses in pursuit of social, environmental and community goals. Typically, social economy enterprises grow out of community economic development strategies involving

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1156289743755520742006-08-22T06:00:00.000-07:002006-08-22T16:35:43.786-07:00

A couple of quickies ... from the folks at Pivot.Pivot's mandate is to take a strategic approach to social change, using the law to address the root causes that undermine the quality of life of those most on the margins. We believe that everyone, regardless of income, benefits from a healthy and inclusive community where values such opportunity, respect and equality are strongly rooted in the

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155959258544655592006-08-21T05:30:00.000-07:002006-09-02T17:59:45.653-07:00

At our roundtable sessions the "need" for attention comes up - a lot. Usually it's the desire for media attention.Here are two examples, of how some nonprofits use video to convey a message. One organization is a nonprofit documentary maker, the other is engaged in grassroots community development.Consider them linked along a spectrum.The first is a trailer for A Closer Walk, a production of

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155943832443896782006-08-18T06:30:00.000-07:002006-08-18T16:58:05.160-07:00

SustainAbility, a UK based "strategy consultancy and independent think tank specialising in the business risks and market opportunities of corporate responsibility and sustainable development", announced a three-year, field-building partnership with the Skoll Foundation in March.The partnership supports the Skoll Foundation’s strategy to focus on high-level, multi-year partnerships with experts

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155871777939036632006-08-17T06:00:00.000-07:002006-08-17T20:29:37.956-07:00

The Vancity Community Foundation is about to embark on a major planned giving fund development strategy focusing on the 330,000 Vancity Credit Union members and the Foundation's work in Community Economic Development.Here's the role description and a link to the on-line application process ...In this role the selected candidate will be working with Vancity staff, consultants and the Foundation's

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155766881637537192006-08-16T06:00:00.000-07:002006-08-16T15:21:21.656-07:00

On Monday and Tuesday, I was pleased to accept the opportunity to be a guest blogger at Fast Company Now. The event was FC Blogjam 2006 and the third year when the magazine has opened its blog to invited guests.Like the previous two years it was great fun.Rather than focus on local expressions of social enterprise, this year I opted to point to some broader themes: microfinance, emancipated

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155694188733401702006-08-15T19:00:00.000-07:002006-08-15T19:13:18.563-07:00

A quick "heads up" to say that tomorrow morning sometime between 6:00 AM and 8:30 AM - Pacific, Cook Studio Food Services, a local social enterprise, will be featured on The Early Edition on CBC.Not in Vancouver? Still want to hear? Well the CBC does stream their offerings here. You'll want Radio One - position 23.--------------------- Tags for information about: for:vsef, SocialEnterprise,

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1155320759962063292006-08-11T06:30:00.000-07:002006-08-11T11:26:00.660-07:00

Yesterday the Tyee announced the first reader-funded expose. The recipient was local journalist Chris Wood and funded his work exploring the effects of global warming.What does "reader-funded" mean?Well, to mark the Tyee's second anniversary, founder David Beers launched two fellowship funds, one of which is dedicated to investigative journalism.The donor response was above expectation.The

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1154650037246885752006-08-03T17:00:00.000-07:002006-08-03T17:07:17.273-07:00

"Because Innovation is at the Margins", is what Tony Deifell's sign says. And it's Tony's answer to the question: Why Do You Do What You Do?If you attended the SEA conference in Atlanta, you'll remember the camera, the markers, and the placards. Not to mention the acronym WDYDWYD?.Tony's website captures WooDY-DeWY-D moments as he travels. It's a great place to visit if you fancy a little

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1154311292378326922006-07-29T17:30:00.000-07:002007-03-11T16:55:13.793-07:00

Congratulations to the editors of In Plain Sight, Leslie A. Robertson and Dara Culhane, for winning the George Ryga Award.The CBC quotes Dara Culhane:The book came out of a research project that started in 1999 called the Health and Home project.[...]We were interviewing women and talking to women about the relationship between health and housing for women in the Downtown Eastside, and as we

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1154138914792399142006-07-28T06:00:00.000-07:002006-07-28T19:28:50.926-07:00

Applications are now being accepted for the 2007 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship, which 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 responsibility, social and economic equality, and peace and security.Initial letters of inquiries may

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1154068305835077112006-07-27T06:00:00.000-07:002006-07-27T23:51:30.850-07:00

First, this isn't a plug for VanCity. Nothing against 'em, good people. Some of our friends work there.Do want to give a heads up to the creation of a VanCity sponsored on-line community Change Everything.What's that you say?Just ignore that a VanCity advertising slogan is "Change Everything" (see image), the site intends to build a community of change makers. Kind of like 30 Days of

Peter Reesnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577406.post-1153506589341168302006-07-21T06:30:00.000-07:002006-07-21T11:29:49.363-07:00

On Tuesday afternoon, enjoyed an hour with the Steve Williams, Business Objects, to discuss their offering on TechSoup Stock and how non-profits can apply business intelligence.The VSEF approached Business Objects to learn how best our non-profit members can apply the product offering via TechSoup. It's a great deal.We think that better (read, "clear" and encorporating anecdotal information),

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