Is social innovation a useful tool in a crisis? Lessons from COVID-19
As we were striving to understand how the United Way-Centraide (UWC) movement has leveraged social innovation methods and tools to achieve more impact, the outbreak
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De l’utilité de l’innovation sociale en temps de crise – Les leçons de la COVID-19
Alors que nous travaillions à comprendre comment le mouvement Centraide-United Way Canada (CUWC) avait amplifié son impact grâce à des méthodes et à des outils
Rise of the (good) machines: A blueprint for action
This is the second of two articles about artificial intelligence. “An AI utopia is a place where people have income guaranteed because their machines are
From Algorithms to Altruithms: The Fourth Social Purpose Revolution
This is the first of two articles about artificial intelligence. Although we recognize it is a loaded question, we asked Alexa, Amazon’s virtual assistant,
Six Stories of Social Innovation in Quebec
This is the latest installment in our series about social innovation. The series is published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and McConnell Foundation. Like
Reparations and Reconciliation: Embracing Indigenous Social Innovation and Changing the Rules of Philanthropy
This is the ninth article in our series about social innovation. The series is published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and McConnell Foundation.
Next Steps for Non-Profits in Canada’s Evidence Ecosystem – Innovation in Evidence Conference Recap
In November 2018, Mowat NFP and the Community Safety Knowledge Alliance hosted Innovation in Evidence, a conference on evidence-informed policymaking. Internationally, evidence institutions like What
A Co-Creation Story: Reflections on Social Innovation’s Coming-of-Age Moment
At the Social Innovation Generation (SiG) Sunset event, 500 people gathered at MaRS in Toronto to celebrate the end of SiG. Originating in Tim Brodhead’s