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Regional pioneers share their passion, intentions, hopes
Tuesday September 23, 2014
A small social enterprise in Nova Scotia that employs people who have a disability has just doubled its capacity to make a difference, thanks to a new contract with a major corporation. For the corporation, the contract is miniscule compared to its overall revenues. But for the social enterprise, the additional revenues have the potential to enable a complete transformation.
Lessons from the most successful public engagement in Canadian municipal history
Friday September 19, 2014
When the City of London, Ontario began a once-in-a-generation rewrite of its official plan two years ago, its planners set out to accomplish something few communities have imagined or tried. Putting the topic on the public’s lips in a year-long conversation, and emerging with a clear consensus on a shared vision.
The result was the most successful public engagement process in Canadian municipal history, full of lessons about what other cities can make possible.
Creating a new culture of aging in New Brunswick has to be a collective effort, collaborative recognizes
Thursday September 18, 2014
A Sept. 9 political parties’ forum on the topic of healthy aging and care in New Brunswick is another demonstration that a grassroots effort “gets it.” Neither government nor the “citizenry” is capable of achieving the degree of change the province requires in the coming years alone — the work has to be a collective effort.
Civic tech software is giving more citizens a voice in local decisions
Monday September 15, 2014
Imagine that the citizens of your community can participate meaningfully in important local issues from the comfort of their own homes, at any time of day that’s convenient, without taking a lot of time.
A new benchmark for citizen engagement in the future of a city
Friday September 12, 2014
If you want a window into the future of planning in Canada, look to London, Ontario. The city has involved more than 15,000 people in the largest public engagement on a planning process in Canadian history. The draft plan released a few weeks ago is so innovative it rewrites the playbook for what a plan can be.
ASNE, Journalism That Matters project will share insights, invite others to get involved
Thursday September 11, 2014
As news editors from across the country convene next week, those involved in hosting a session on Growing Audience through Engaging Communities hope to see attendees inspired by experiments from their colleagues and motivated to try new ways of getting involved in their communities.
Wednesday September 10, 2014
As schools opened across North America over the last few weeks, one wonders how many saw what Trace Pickering witnessed at Cedar Rapids’ new Iowa BIG School in its first days: High school students pouring in the doors to eagerly engage in conversation with their teachers and peers about the year ahead.
Sharing resources on dialogic organization development, inside out social innovation and reinventing organizations
Wednesday August 27, 2014
Three resources released in 2014 offer insight on building enterprises that contribute to society in a way that is meaningful to all stakeholders, including the enterprise. Though not necessarily geared to social enterprises, the thought leadership offered in these publications certainly applies to them as well. Each resource includes tangible take-aways.
Changing demographics need to be reflected in news organizations
Friday August 22, 2014
The efforts happening in journalism to embrace diversity are not unique to the field and there are business reasons why the issue is pressing, says Roberto Quiñones.
An emerging conversation about the “human” side of scaling social enterprise
Wednesday August 20, 2014
When it comes to scaling up social enterprise, there’s a lot more to be learned about doing this in a “human” way, says Vancouver social entrepreneur Vanessa LeBourdais.
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