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“There needs to be education on both sides. On the non-profit side: about how to engage with forprofits, but also on the other side around using private sector innovations to leverage…
There is an emerging consensus across the political spectrum that investing in the prevention of social problems has a greater impact and is more cost effective than spending on the…
In 2014 and 2015, the Social Enterprise Sector Survey, under the direction of Peter Elson (Mount Royal University) and Peter Hall (Simon Fraser University) with critical support from provincial partnerts, collected impact data from non-profit…
A Declaration on Social and Economic Policy Directions for Canada by Members of Popular Sector Groups As socially concerned people in labour unions, women’s organizations, welfare rights associations, church organizations,…
Social enterprises fill an important gap in Manitoba’s economy for those struggling to enter the workforce. The provincial government has seen the value of investing in social enterprises through funding…
Social enterprise has boomed in Ontario over the last few years – but has it achieved its potential? We know that systemic change is a long and slow process, and…
This webinar highlighted key findings from Enterprising Change: Report of the 2015 Social Enterprise Survey for Ontario. We shared many of the most relevant sector-wide results with a particular focus…
Libro Credit Union’s Social Purpose Assessment Tool assists credit unions in strategic planning, operations and management. Credit unions can use this social purpose scorecard to know where they stand against…
The RSEC Learning Report describes the groundbreaking Rural Social Enterprise Constellation (RSEC) project (2012 – 2015) sharing its accomplishments, the voices of rural stakeholders, key learning, and, most significantly, insights…
This report introduces a new set of measures called Social Wealth Economic Indicators, or SWEIs. These measures inform us that care work, which is the work of caring for others,…
Social enterprises—mission-driven businesses that break down barriers to employment—represent a cost-effective investment for society. For every dollar social enterprises spend, they return $2.23 to society, including $1.31 to taxpayers from…
In recent years, the social enterprise sector has gained momentum in communities across the country, representing a sizable segment of the Canadian economy. People all over Canada are realizing the…
