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May 2012

Building Business Young People Can Aspire To

Organic Fair co-founder Kent Goodwin says SVI opportunity to network with social business leaders

When Kent Goodwin was growing up he didn’t see companies he could look up to, and he wanted to change that.

SVI Vancouver Unlike Any Other Business Conference

‘I wasn’t expecting to feel like I joined a family,’ says Vivian Vaillant

It could have been when DreamRider Theatre co-founder Vanessa LeBourdais sang a song she’d written about the inspiring people she’s met at Social Venture Institute (SVI). Or perhaps it was when a long-time participant asked for help to achieve a personal goal. At some point during the three-day Vancouver conference, Vivian Vaillant realized SVI was like no other business conference she’d been to before.

Earthbound Farm Cultivates Huge Impact through Organic Farming

Businesses and consumers together create change for the planet, says co-founder

How did a two-and-a-half-acre heirloom raspberry farm and roadside stand blossom into the largest grower of organic produce in North America? Myra Goodman says it is “an accidental story.”

First Calgary Financial Leverages Business Assets for Social Change

Passionate culture promotes team members involvement in community

When Dani DeBoice considers what is most exciting about the many ways First Calgary Financial is involved in the community, she points to the opportunity to work across business units and involve a variety of team members.

Bringing Storytelling to Life for SVN

Axiom News’ Fraser Wilson joins panel discussion on value of storytelling

Axiom News was honoured to be a sponsor of the Social Venture Network’s (SVN) annual spring gathering held this year at the Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash., where a diverse network of some of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs gathered to discuss the pathway to a more sustainable future.

From One Open Space to Another

Axiom’s Peter Pula and his various change journeys

Fresh off the heels of a discussion he facilitated during the World Appreciative Inquiry Conference in Ghent, Belgium focused on the creation a life-giving news network, Axiom News CEO Peter Pula stood before a group of around 120 leaders from OMNI Health Care on May 7 to facilitate a different type of conversation.

Large-Scale Organic Farming Pioneers Receive SVN Award

Earthbound Farm co-founders Myra and Drew Goodman to be inducted into SVN’s Hall of Fame

Myra and Drew Goodman are being recognized for their environmental leadership through co-founding Earthbound Farm, known for revolutionizing the salad industry with its organic produce that saves millions of pounds of synthetic fertilizers annually.

Brewing a Coffee Company with a Social Mission

Salt Spring Coffee founder Mickey McLeod shares his journey at Social Venture Institute Vancouver

VANCOUVER – Mickey McLeod was enjoying a Starbucks latte when he stumbled upon an idea that would lead him to build a more than $10-million coffee company committed to social values.

OLTCA Welcomes New CEO

Quality will continue to be a priority, says Candace Chartier

Earlier this week the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) announced that as of July 2, Candace Chartier will step into the role of CEO.

Values-Based Women Business Leaders Convene

Recycling Alternative co-founder Louise Schwarz shares ‘true confessions’

VANCOUVER - Women business leaders from sectors as diverse as energy, fashion and real estate convened at Vancouver’s Library Square May 9 to kick off Social Venture Institute’s (SVI) Women Entrepreneur Intensive.

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