Did you know #cooperatives are the original social enterprises? @MegRonson explains why the next generation of entrepreneurs -- and those who are on the brink of retirement -- should take a close look at this business model. https://t.co/KRWyN6udum … #SocEnt#socialinnovation
“Housing will never cure homelessness, but #community will.”
A model for ending #homelessness emphasizes the stabilizing power of #socialconnection and offers people experiencing homelessness affordable rents in tiny homes and RVs in a planned village.
https://t.co/qoZ8ofIPHU
On the 4th day of Xmas a kind donor gave to us 4 wooden dressers, 3 comfy beds, 2 love seats & a dining room table for 4. In '18 we delivered 3,477 dressers to families in need. Help furnish a home for a family w/out dressers to store their clothes. https://t.co/rtfzoKchim
Beautifully said by @RukhsanaSyed @ConfBoardofCda: "DIVERSITY = you realize there's a lot of people to invite to the ballroom. INCLUSION = you invite them to the ballroom. BELONGING = you invite them to dance with you." #DiversityandInclusion#CBoCHR
"#socent are businesses, but they have an additional burden, when you issue a 100 page RFP for procurement w/ 5 days to respond, they simply won't win. For #SocialProcurement to succeed we need to change the process" says Wayne Chu from @cityoftoronto@CSEDOttawa#unleashed2018
Innovation is at the core of successful #SocEnt ventures. Sometimes if you don’t see the world you want you have to create it yourself. Looking forward to hearing how others have achieved success in #socialprocurement@CSEDOttawa#Unleashed2018