Fair Trade: A Successful Social Innovation. But Is It Enough?
Fair trade, as most northern consumers think of it, began after WWII when Christian missionary and nonprofit charities imported craft products made by their southern partners,
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Primer On Social Innovation: A Compendium Of Definitions Developed By Organizations Around The World
What is social innovation? most simply, social innovation is about new ideas that work to address pressing unmet needs. Poverty, homelessness, and violence are examples
Determining The Value Of Comprehensive Community Initiatives
Poverty is now perceived as a critical issue in much of Canada, with recent polls indicating that the majority of Canadians want to eradicate the
The Sport Matters Group: “Un-organizing” the future of Canada’s not-for-profit sector
If you go looking for the corporate headquarters of the Sport Matters Group (SMG), you will search in vain. There is no office and no
Point / Counterpoint: Charitable Gaming: Is It Worth The Gamble?
Point : Don Bourgeois Charitable gaming is an important fundraising tool for charities. Since 1969, when charitable gaming was legalized in Canada, billions of dollars
Creative Youth Empowerment: Engaging Our Youth Today To Unlock Tomorrow’s Leaders
Although Canada is one of the richest countries in the world, there are many high schools in its urban centres and First Nations communities where
How Funders Are Supporting Social Innovation: Three Examples From The Youth Sector
Practices of innovation are not uncommon in communities, particularly in the social sector where there is a need to innovate to provide new solutions to
Regrouping, recalibrating, reloading: Strategies for financing civil society in post-recession Canada
Introduction The last thing civil society leaders and their allies probably want right now, given everything else they are dealing with, is yet another analysis