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Assunta Krehl

Lisa Torjman - THE MARK - 0 views

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Lisa Torjman

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  • Currently, she is helping establish the social entrepreneurship program at MaRS, which includes the creation of SiG@MaRS. The program provides social innovators and entrepreneurs access to resources to help them realize a business with a combined economic profit with social purpose. Her most recent project is "Net Change" – a week-long event exploring social technology and social change.
  • Associate, development for social entrepreneurship and innovation programs, at MaRS (SiG@MaRS).
  • Assunta Krehl on 07 Aug 09
     
    Lisa Torjman, Associate, Development for Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs at MaRS. Mention of Torjman's role at MaRS and what the SiG @ MaRS program is about. Mention of Torjman's most recent project "Net Change" - a week-long event exploring social technology and social change.
Assunta Krehl

Two women from MaRS - Entrepreneur - Financial Post - May 22, 2012 - 0 views

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Advisor Board Members Ilse Treunicht Allyson Hewitt Social Entrepreneurship SiG@MaRS entrepreneurship social innovation clients Tyze

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  • Assunta Krehl on 22 May 12
     
    MaRS Discovery District has earned global recognition as a hub of innovation for technology and clean-tech startups since its launch in 2005. Mary Teresa Bitti, Financial Post reporter interviews Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO, MaRS Discovery District and Allyson Hewitt, Director, Social Entrepreneurship,  SiG@MaRS about social innovation.
Assunta Krehl

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social entrepreneurship Social Innovation Generation SiG MaRS recommended resources

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  • Net Change
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  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • resented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues. ”
  • next month in Toronto, “a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change
  • Assunta Krehl on 26 May 09
     
    Recommended resources for social ventures in Canada. Mention of Net Change Week at MaRS Centre.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Awarded $1.3 Million By Rockefeller Foundation and J.W. McConnell Family Foundatio... - 0 views

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MaRS Discovery District SiG Social Innovation Generation MaRS The Centre for Impact Investing Social Finance capital

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  • Assunta Krehl on 29 Sep 11
     
    MaRS Discovery District announced   substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS.
Assunta Krehl

Canada's Only Integrated Social Media News Network - Canadian Government Executive Maga... - 0 views

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SiG Social Innovation Generation SiG@MaRS innovation

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  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Apr 12
     
    Ontario Public Service is interested in looking at the state of innovation in public sector organizations.Some of the leaders who have in public sector innovation are: Social Innovation Generation (SiG), a collaborative partnership between The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the University of Waterloo, the MaRS Discovery District, and the PLAN Institute.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS Awarded $1.3 Million By Rockefeller Foundation and J.W. McConnell Family Foundatio... - 1 views

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MaRS MaRS Discovery District SiG Social Innovation Generation The Centre for Impact Investing capital finance social impact tenant

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  • Assunta Krehl on 29 Sep 11
     
    MaRS Discovery District announced  substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS.
Assunta Krehl

MaRS to launch Centre for Impact Investing - The Globe and Mail - September 28, 2011 - 0 views

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MaRS MaRS Discovery District The Centre for Impact Investing SiG Social Innovation Generation capital investing social tenant

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  • Assunta Krehl on 29 Sep 11
     
    MaRS Discovery District announced  substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS.
Assunta Krehl

Tim Draimin, Executive Director of Social Innovation Generation - Trend Hunter - Decemb... - 0 views

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Tim Draimin SiG@MaRS Social Innovation MaRS John Evans Ilse Treunicht Board Members

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  • Assunta Krehl on 09 Dec 11
     
    Tiana Reid, reporter from Trend Hunter interviews Tim Draimin, "a pioneer in the social innovation field in Canada and SocialBusiness.org and located at SiG@MaRS office in downtown Toronto."
Assunta Krehl

Events: Net Change Week, Social Gaming 2009 and Search Engine Strategies Toronto - 0 views

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Net Change Social Innovation Generation

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  • Net Change Week: June 8 -12th, 2009 Net Change is a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Assunta Krehl on 10 Aug 09
     
    Net Change, June 8-12 presented by SiG@MaRS is a week-long event designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Assunta Krehl

Social change event aimed at young people - UW Daily Bulletin - 0 views

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social technology Lisa Torjman Joseph Dee

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  • “Social technology: This workshop will focus on emerging online media strategies, products and services in order to advance social purpose work. The use of online media strategies is absolutely critical as we can no longer use old methodologies to look at new ways for solving problems.” Leaders: Joseph Dee and Lisa Torjman of Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District, and Ryerson University sociologist Sam Ladner.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Studio Earth will be held in downtown Kitchener and is sponsored by SiG@Waterloo - the university's "Social Innovation Generation" agency. Lisa Torjman and Joseph Dee from MaRS Discovery District along with Sam Ladner from Ryerson will lead the Social Technology workshop.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Studio Earth will be held in downtown Kitchener and is sponsored by SiG@Waterloo - the university's "Social Innovation Generation" agency. Lisa Torjman and Joseph Dee from MaRS Discovery District along with Sam Ladner from Ryerson will lead the Social Technology workshop. Jan 9, 2009
Assunta Krehl

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The Centre for Impact Investing MaRS SiG Social Innovation Generation Finance social impact

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  • Assunta Krehl on 04 Oct 11
     
    MaRS Discovery District announced  substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS.
Cathy Bogaart

Social Entrepreneurs: Remaking the World - Ontario Businesss Report, March 31, 2011 - 1 views

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social entrepreneurship Allyson Hewitt mars clients tiffinday

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 31 Mar 11
     
    MaRS' social innovation generation program (SiG@MaRS), is highlighted in this article on social entrepreneurship. They talk about the Social Venture Exchange that our team is working on, along with some of our clients.
Miguel Amante

Leadership in Focus: Allyson Hewitt - Charity Village - September 7, 2010 - 0 views

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social innovation social entrepreneurship SiG advisors Allyson hewitt

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 07 Sep 10
     
    Allyson Hewitt, Practice Lead for the social innovation practice at MaRS, talks about leadership in the nonprofit sector. Find out what makes a leader great.
  • Miguel Amante on 20 Sep 10
     
    Charity Village interviews Allyson Hewitt, Director of Social Entrepreneurship at SiG@MaRS.
Assunta Krehl

Do-gooders can earn a good living - 0 views

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social entrepreneurship finance Toronto SiG Causeway

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  • ore recently, Ontario's Poverty Reduction Strategy pledged $6-million to the Social Innovation Generation program at MaRS, established to provide social entrepreneurs with knowledge, contacts and capital.
  • Associations such as the Social Enterprise Council of Canada and the Causeway Social Finance Initiative are engaging civic and financial decision-makers to develop a more fostering environment for social enterprise.
  • Assunta Krehl on 09 Jul 09
     
    Social entrepreneurs carving out new and innovative ways of simultaneously yielding in financial, social and/or environmental returns.Canada does not have a distinct regulatory framework to guide and support social enterprises' hybrid activities. SiG at MaRS program established to provide social entrepreneurs with knowledge, contacts and capital.
  • Assunta Krehl on 09 Jul 09
     
    Social entrepreneurs carving out new and innovative ways of simultaneously yielding in financial, social and/or environmental returns. Canada does not have a distinct regulatory framework to guide and support social enterprises' hybrid activities.
Assunta Krehl

YSEC partner with SIG@MaRS for Revision 2010! - Re:Vision 2010 Conference - March 22, 2010 - 1 views

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Social Innovation Social Entrepreneurship Advisors Cheryl May

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    SIG@MaRS partners with YSEC for their inaugural conference.
Assunta Krehl

DiverseCity Fellows unveil creative city-building projects - O Six News - AUgust 30, 2011 - 0 views

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SiG@MaRS DiverseCity Fellows

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  • Assunta Krehl on 02 Sep 11
     
    The DiverseCity Fellows announced their six collaborative city building projects that focuses on a range of social and economic issues in Toronto. SiG@MaRS is involved in the Social Innovation Partnership.
Assunta Krehl

Investing with a conscience - The Star - September 29, 2011 - 0 views

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The Centre for Impact Investing Finance SiG@MaRS Social Innovation Generation MaRS Tenants

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  • Assunta Krehl on 04 Oct 11
     
    MaRS Discovery District announced  substantial funding support from the Rockefeller Foundation and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation will be made available for the Centre for Impact Investing, to be housed at MaRS. As stated by Toronto Star reporter, John Terauds, "impact investing weighs the social goals and benefits of an investment alongside financial returns, usually over a long term."
Assunta Krehl

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Lisa Torjman Net Change Week social technology

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  • Net Change is a week-long event, June 8-12, 2009, designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change. Presented by the Social Innovation Generation team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week will tap into the potential that exists when new methods of communicating, organizing and mobilizing are brought to bear on chronic social issues.
  • Eli Malinski sounds off on Net Change: "Social technology is revolutionizing social change.
  • Net Change is the banner under which all sorts of partners are hosting events, discussions and workshops that align with the core mission of exploring the intersection of social change and new media.
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  • * Social Tech Training, or My Charity Connects * Innovation Parkour * Social Mastermind // Social Media for Social Change * The Skills Exchange * Defining and Measuring Social Success And in the evenings, Net Change brings unique community collaborations like: * Mobile Monday takes a social change perspective * Toronto's Internet Town Hall at the Gladstone Hotel * Cocktails and Inspiration: a discussion on profound innovation and social change with Eric Young in conversation with Bill White. * Wired Wednesday gets a dose of Web of Change * Refresh Events encourages collaborative partnerships
  • Net Change's ticketed and free events are taking place at the MaRS Centre. For more information on events and how to be involved, check out http://www.netchangeweek.ca.
  • Assunta Krehl on 07 Aug 09
     
    Lisa Torjman's blog on Net Change Week happening June 8-12, 2009 which is designed to explore how social technology can bolster social change.
Cathy Bogaart

Building Canada's Culture of Entrepreneurship: Sure-bet to Startup Survival, Lisa Torjm... - 0 views

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canada entrepreneurship

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  • Canada is well stocked in technological know-how and has solid skills and traditions in the research and development (R&D) sector.
  • our ability to grow Canada’s R&D-intensive sectors that proves weak
  • Canada’s science and tech expertise is among the world’s best and have in fact competed over talent coming out of Canadian universities. However, due to the lack of commercial skills among Canadian graduates, CEOs were instead relying upon American and other foreign nationals for executive talent.
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  • promotion of role models and success stories more opportunities for mentorship better learning opportunities in educational and public policy realms higher levels of entrepreneurship literacy and access to training
  • 23% of the respondents had marketing and sales as the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs.
  • Access to talent was the second most common challenge
  • Following access to talent was mentoring
  • Strategic partners
  • lack of government financing and support, and protection for intellectual property.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 01 Feb 10
     
    An article in OSBR by Lisa Torjman, Associate, SiG@MaRS and Jon Worren, Advisor, MaRS. The article talks about the factors contributing to the weak culture of entrepreneurship in Canada.
Assunta Krehl

Innovate. Collaborate. Change. - Canada Newswire - 0 views

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events net change week social innovation social technology Joseph Dee

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  • Assunta Krehl on 01 Dec 09
     
    Net Change Week is a celebration showcasing social and digital change-makers. Powered by the Social Innovation Generation Team at MaRS (SiG@MaRS), Net Change Week is a concerted effort to join forces in order to facilitate cross-disciplinary learning and create new models for change. April 21, 2009
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