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Assunta Krehl

Net Change Week (Social Entrepreneurship - Change.org) - 0 views

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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.
Assunta Krehl

Do-gooders can earn a good living - 0 views

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social entrepreneurship finance Toronto SiG Causeway

shared by Assunta Krehl on 09 Jul 09 - No Cached
  • 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.
Sarah Hickman

MaRS Discovery District - Recommended Resources - Social Innovation - Centre for Social... - 0 views

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social innovation

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  • Sarah Hickman on 15 Oct 09
     
    "The Centre for Social Innovation is a place-based hub of ideas, people, services and strategies. In partnership with Urbanspace Property Group, they provide 18,000 square feet of shared workspace in downtown Toronto. The Centre for Social Innovation is home to a community of nonprofits, charities, social enterprises, artists, green businesses, and individual innovators. Working together, they lower costs, create synergies, and spark new ideas for advancing their shared interests. The Centre for Social Innovation explores new ideas in collaboration, social entrepreneurship and systems change. These interests guide their work. Their website only offers a subscription to their email newsletter, Social Innovator's Update. Join to receive information on news and events in this space."
Miri Katz

How The Private Sector Can Drive Social Innovation - CIO Central - CIO Network - Forbes - 0 views

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social innovation social collaboration CSR corporate citizenship

shared by Miri Katz on 29 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • How The Private Sector Can Drive Social Innovation
  • Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, about half are multinational corporations. Given their impact on global communities, it is becoming increasingly essential that these large corporations execute responsibility to society, rather than rely on governments and non-profits to address difficult social issues alone.
  • oday, the world’s largest companies are in a unique position to play a much greater role in driving social change than ever before.
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  • Aside from pure monetary donations, however, is a new model that is transforming corporate philanthropy.
  • Increasingly, corporations are turning to a shared value model, in which companies work in alignment with society rather than against it, producing mutual benefits to both the community and the corporation
  • It evolves the traditional model of financial and material goods donations, to one in which corporations leverage a range of corporate assets including employee skills, business acumen and partner networks, to drive social change.
  • Here’s the shift: Instead of viewing it as our responsibility to drive business and social value, view it also a valuable opportunity to rethink existing practices.
  • The business case for social innovation
  • there are a variety of benefits for an organization, from brand building, to staff retention, and even improved client stickiness. Shareholders and the investment community are also increasingly considering corporate responsibility when making investment decisions.
  • collaborations can drive innovation through necessity. Non-profits work in extreme environments, faced with limited infrastructure, connectivity and staff. Operating in these situations exposes corporate staff to new sets of customer challenges, which can often deliver innovations in product design or services into the business.
  • by working with a non-profit organization, a corporation can demonstrate its expertise to a new audience, expanding its business network.
  • Increasingly, investors weigh environmental, social and governance  data when making investment decisions. While such data has been a benchmark for European-based companies for some time, we are now seeing a more global adoption and interest in this, which should be another forcing function for more corporations to act as good corporate citizens.
  • Applying social innovation in practic
  • A good starting point is to assess the company’s available skills, expertise, partnerships against the touch-points the company currently has within a given community. From there, establish specific goals to achieve and a strategic plan to meet those goals.
  • Companies that have an expertise in technology, for example, can collaborate with non-profits or social entrepreneurs to provide the infrastructure backbone that turn their ideas into reality. With the social enterprise mPedigree Network, HP leveraged its technology expertise in cloud-based services to design and build an anti-drug counterfeiting service in Africa. Counterfeit medicine is a significant problem in developing countries, causing more than 700,000 deaths each year. The new service helps save lives by enabling patients to validate the integrity of their medicine by sending a free text message.
  • Gabi Zedlmayer is Vice President of Hewlett-Packard’s Office of Global Social Innovation.
  • Miri Katz on 29 Jun 11
     
    Out of the 100 largest economies in the world, about half are multinational corporations. Given their impact on global communities, it is increasingly essential that these large corporations execute responsibility to society, rather than rely on governments and non-profits to address difficult social issues alone
Cathy Bogaart

Public Inc - 0 views

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socialentrepreneurship social Innovation charity business

shared by Cathy Bogaart on 16 Jun 09 - Cached
  • PUBLIC is a for-profit, social-purpose business focused exclusively on advancing the public good. We are an innovation company, generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns that: raise money for charitable purposes increase civic and community engagement advance social causes and issues create new social norms We bring an integrated, impact- driven approach to mobilizing and advancing the public good by aligning brand awareness, policy influence and fundraising. For us, “advancing the public good” is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
  • generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns
  • advancing the public good” is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 16 Jun 09
     
    An interesting Toronto-based social-purpose business. PUBLIC is a for-profit, social-purpose business focused exclusively on advancing the public good. We are an innovation company, generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns that: * raise money for charitable purposes * increase civic and community engagement * advance social causes and issues * create new social norms We bring an integrated, impact- driven approach to mobilizing and advancing the public good by aligning brand awareness, policy influence and fundraising. For us, "advancing the public good" is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.
Assunta Krehl

Local - A green leader in her own right - TheRecord.com - 0 views

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environment Social technology Social finance Joseph Dee

shared by Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Studio Earth. The youth workshop hosted by Social Innovation Generation -- a working group at the University of Waterloo -- is designed for young people interested in environmental issues.
  • Cullis-Suzuki said she's looking forward to speaking about social innovation. Innovators are badly needed to build a sustainable economy, she said.
  • The social technology workshop will be on using the internet for social purposes. It will be led by Joseph Dee of the MaRS Centre, a Toronto centre for scientific research, and Sam Ladner, a York University sociologist.
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  • social and environmental change
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Cullis-Suzuki talks about social innovation and environmental change and will be talk at Studio Earth. Studio Earth Participants will attend on of three workshops. Mention of Social Technology workshop will be using the internet for social purposes which will be led by Joseph Dee.
  • Assunta Krehl on 14 Aug 09
     
    Cullis-Suzuki talks about social innovation and environmental change and will be talk at Studio Earth. Studio Earth Participants will attend on of three workshops. Joseph Dee will lead the Social Technology workshop - using the internet for social purposes. Jan 9, 2009
Assunta Krehl

MaRS' Net Change Week: Social experiment and huge success - 0 views

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Net Change Social Entrepreneurship Social Technology Don Tapscott Bill White Lisa Torjman

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  • Between June 8-12, 2009, MaRS held our first ever Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change.
  • Fourteen different Net Change events, including an art show, experimented with ways of creating and sharing information and knowledge on this question. Bridging the “digital divide” between web professionals and people creating social change, participants were from all different sectors and leadership levels. T
  • Net Change also addressed critical concepts such as how to measure the impact of social technology, and what we really mean by social change, while including storytelling to hit theoretical concepts home.
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  • Web 2.0 training sessions for organizations, non-profits and social purpose ventures Conversations with keynotes and panel discussions hosted by community partners like Mobile Monday @MaRS, Toronto Net Tuesday and Wired Wednesday Immersion sessions that “prepare your mind” for innovative thought
  • Net Change story
  • Net Change video message from Don Tapscott:
  • “The Skills Exchange”:
  • profound innovation and social change
  • Bill White, a member of MaRS’ Board of Directors at our evening “Fireside Chat”
  • Net Change Art Show:
  • Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09
     
    Net Change, a week dedicated to exploring this intersection between social technology and social change. Lisa Torjman's interview with CP24's "Homepage."
Assunta Krehl

Social masterminds challenging social media for social change | danielpatricio.com - 0 views

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Social Entrepreneurship net change week collaboration

shared by Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09 - Cached
  • Netchange Week taking place at the innovation hub of Toronto – the MaRS Discovery District.
  • Net Change is Canada’s first week long, city wide event designed to dissolve the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers. With a full five day schedule of sessions helping learn more about leveraging technology to aid awareness of their causes and as a catalyst for social change.
  • ssues faced by the charity we noticed they shared similar problems that many for-profits and small businesses faced. They had limited marketing resources, need to reach out the people that need their services and increase awareness of the good work they were doing.
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  • The challenge we faced was how do we increase awareness
  • We looked at how with a simple web cam or flip camera we could share the strongest messages that people needed to hear.
  • most important social media tools can be email and a blog.
  • tools are important for four reasons. They leverage existing investments of time and resources They allow orgs to add multimedia to existing communication channels eg. newsletters They enable easier sharing than existing tools They are sustainable
  • Social media strategy needs to be adopted by the whole organisation not just by someone who is technically savvy.
  • Assunta Krehl on 05 Aug 09
     
    Daniel Patricio's take on Net Change Week at MaRS. Net Change week is a city wide event designed to reduce the divide between digital professionals and social change-makers.
Assunta Krehl

JOLT's first six startups have heavy social component - IT Business.ca - August 16, 2012 - 0 views

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JOLT clients accelerator technology social media Prof Venpage ShelfLife SlingRide Greengage Mobile tout funding MaRS

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  • Assunta Krehl on 17 Aug 12
     
    The following six start-ups will comprise JOLT's first summer cohort: Prof (interactive social education platform), Vennpage (infographics), ShelfLife (social commerce for fans of collectibles), SlingRide (social network for booking rideshare trips), Greengage Mobile (social platform encouraging eco-sustainable practices in the workplace) and tout.it  (social media platform for sports fans).
Assunta Krehl

Lisa Torjman - THE MARK - 0 views

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Lisa Torjman

shared by Assunta Krehl on 07 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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

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

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Net Change Social Innovation Generation

shared by Assunta Krehl on 10 Aug 09 - Cached
  • 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

CauseWired Canadian « CauseWired Communications - 0 views

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social entrepreneurship Social Innovation Generation SiG MaRS recommended resources

shared by Assunta Krehl on 26 May 09 - Cached
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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

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
Cathy Bogaart

Social Impact Bonds: A Practical Social Innovation, Horizons 2011 - 0 views

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social innovation social finance

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  • Cathy Bogaart on 07 Feb 11
     
    This article, written by Adam Jagelewski of Social Innovation Generation, was published in Horizons, a federal policy research magazine. Find out what Social Impact Bonds are and how they can be used to promote social innovation.
Assunta Krehl

Social enterprise centre to be created in honour of Pecaut - The Globe and Mail - Decem... - 0 views

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SiG social innovation generation David Pecaut Allyson Hewitt entrepreneurship advisors

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  • Assunta Krehl on 22 Dec 11
     
    MaRS  is expected to announce the creation of a new Pecaut Centre for Social Enterprise - in honour of the late David Pecaut. Allyson Hewitt, MaRS Director of Social Entrepreneurship said "the new centre would leverage off her organization's current activities, using the expertise of groups like Boston Consulting to develop social impact metrics."
Assunta Krehl

RBC Announces $20 Million in Commitments to New Social and Environmental Initiative - R... - 0 views

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RBC Royal Bank of Canada Board Members MaRS Gordon Nixon Ilse Treunicht The Centre for Impact Investing Social Finance investment

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  • Assunta Krehl on 08 Feb 12
     
    "RBC announced a $20 million commitment to a new social and environmental initiative aimed at facilitating solutions to social and environmental problems. "Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS and chair of the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance. "This announcement is an important watershed moment for impact finance in Canada. RBC's commitment is both innovative and forward-thinking."
Assunta Krehl

Marketwire - Addictive Mobility Selected to Participate in Social Media for the Enterpr... - 0 views

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mobile clients Addictive Mobility social media MaRS Centre

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  • Assunta Krehl on 23 Feb 12
     
    Addictive Mobility, a leader in mobile social targeting and a MaRS client, participated in tthe Social Media for the Enterprise--powered by professional social network, LinkedIn and MaRS Discovery District. The panel discussion was held February 15, 2012 at the MaRS Centre.
Cathy Bogaart

Social Enterprise Gains Importance In Tough Times - The Leader World - 0 views

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socialentrepreneurship social Innovation economy

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  • with self-belief and a preparedness to adapt to the new economic situation, social enterprise will thrive
  • Social enterprise, in many ways, is about generating value: for both society and business. What could be more important when facing difficult times?
  • leverage their natural resources for the betterment of both society and their bottom line
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  • New graduates are known as ‘Generation Yers’. Born between 1979 and 1998, they want to be successful business people, but they also want to do good with their skills. They want luxurious products, but won’t buy from unethical companies. For businesses to recruit and retain the best, they have to offer more than the corporate package. Community engagement is fast becoming a key competitive differentiator between professional services firms. In a recent survey of UK graduates by PricewaterhouseCoopers, 70% said that they will actively seek out employers whose corporate responsibility behaviour reflects their own. An Aspen Institute study shows business school students citing ‘business's responsibility to society’ as a top concern when choosing a job.
  • social entrepreneurship will be rattled by this economic situation, but we will make changes to our approach where necessary and come out stronger and more central to both business and community.
  • Cathy Bogaart on 27 Jul 09
     
    This article talks about how the recession's economic tightening is actually good for social enterprises as it forces the industry to be more innovative in order to survive. The author talks about asking for partnerships that are even more valuable than charitable donations. He also talks about why it's important for all companies to incorporate ethical business practices in order to stay viable in a generation of people who care deeply about where products come from. Times are better than ever for social entrepreneurs.
Assunta Krehl

Notes from 3/12 Luncheon with Partners in Toronto - Social Actions - 0 views

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charities Allyson Hewitt

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  • Allyson Hewitt, Director, Social Entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery District
  • Allyson Hewitt of Social Innovation Generation at MaRS advised that we consider how the nonprofit sector has survived, to date, because of people’s willingness to volunteer for causes they believe in. We’re good at creating opportunities to volunteer, she said, but have a great amount of work to do in measuring the impact of those efforts.
  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Aug 09
     
    Christine Egger's blog about the event re: Social Actions that took place in Toronto March 12 and Allyson Hewitt, Director, Social Entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery District was a participant and shared her views on the issue.
  • Assunta Krehl on 13 Aug 09
     
    Christine Egger's blog talks about the event re: Social Actions that took place in Toronto March 12. Allyson Hewitt, Director, Social Entrepreneurship, MaRS Discovery District was a participant at the event and shared her views on the issue. March 12, 2009
Sarah Hickman

Social Entrepreneurship: The Art of Mission-Based Venture Development: Amazon.ca: Peter... - 0 views

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social innovation social entrepreneurship business

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  • Sarah Hickman on 15 Oct 09
     
    If you are starting out as a social entrepreneur or re-vamping your company, this book is for you. It holds insights on how to think like an entrepreneur, how to start an enterprise as a business not a charity. This book will teach you how successful social entrepreneurs: * Focus on community wants and needs * Match those with core competencies to provide the quality services * Assess risk and gauge opportunity * Develop new project ideas and test their feasibility * Write a business plan * Project finances in the plan * Tap into new sources of funding * Develop the idea of social entrepreneurship throughout the organization * Make sure that mission, not money, is the bottom line
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