Social Impact Bonds: Reflecting on Emerging Global Practice
A UK-based non-profit pioneered the social impact bond (SIB), a tool used by some governments to fund preventive social programs, in 2010. Like other forms
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Qu’est-ce que l’innovation sociale?
Voici le premier article de notre série consacrée à l’innovation sociale. Celle-ci est publiée dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre The Philanthropist et La fondation McConnell. En Colombie-Britannique, des
What are we talking about when we talk about social innovation?
This is the first article in our series about social innovation. The series is published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and McConnell Foundation. In
The funder’s view: Three Suncor employees share their stories
This article is the fourth in a five-part series on Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo. SUMMARY: Cathy Glover, with Suncor Energy Foundation, explains how a confluence of forces,
Tending a Social Innovation Garden: Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo and Creating the Space for Change
This article is the third in a five-part series on Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo. SUMMARY: Katharine McGowan discusses the achievements of Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo based on
Leading a social innovation process
This article is the second in a five-part series on Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo. SUMMARY: Nancy Mattes served as Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo’s director for nearly five
How Social Prosperity Came to Wood Buffalo, Alberta
This article is the first in a series on Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo. SUMMARY: With this article, The Philanthropist begins a five-part series on Social Prosperity
Innovation: Austerity’s Grandchild
Tim Draimin is fond of saying that while necessity is the mother of innovation, austerity is the mother of necessity. So how is the grandchild,