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Labs to feature government relations, sustainability, and co-op capital and financing
Thursday May 16, 2013
“Learning labs,” a new addition to the traditional co-op tours at the Canadian Co-operative Association’s (CCA’s) annual congress and general meeting coming up in June in Edmonton, is a major change to this year’s agenda, and one the organization’s manager of member engagement says was born out of feedback from past events.
KPMG, Volans, Social Innovation Generation research social innovation opportunities for business
Wednesday May 15, 2013
KPMG, UK-based consultancy Volans and Toronto’s Social Innovation Generation (SIG) are collaborating to research the opportunities for the emerging field of corporate social innovation.
‘Sharing successes is a positive way to engage more people in the effort to bring about social change’
Wednesday May 15, 2013
The British Columbia Co-operative Association (BCCA) has a lot of member success stories and important information to share with its members, partners, stakeholders and the public, and the organization, which has more than 80 B.C. member co-ops and credit unions, is launching a news program to aggregate these stories.
Tahoma School District introduces systems thinking across classrooms
Tuesday May 14, 2013
Feeding the novel Frankenstein through a process of understanding called systems thinking, a Tahoma High School student had the kind of “aha” teacher Brooke Dillon is thrilled to see.
Successful orientation to be rolled out across Vancity
Monday May 13, 2013
How does an organization train new employees to understand and act on its mission and vision? And what if that mission, as in the case of a social business, is complex and multifaceted?
Social enterprise looks to spread cold-climate food foresting across Western Canada
Monday May 13, 2013
Farming has never been a big industry in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia, which is known mostly for ranching. But Michelle Heinz knows during the winter months when the highway passes close due to snow and white-out conditions, fresh food in the grocery store can become scarce.
Aboriginal social enterprise creates jobs, installs cost-saving geothermal systems
Thursday May 9, 2013
Shaun Loney’s organization partnered to launch a new social enterprise when the need to create employment in Manitoba’s First Nations communities became clear.
Closed containment farms to provide sustainable alternative to open-net fishing
Wednesday May 8, 2013
March 18 was an emotional day for members of the 'Namgis First Nation and their project partners who successfully launched Canada’s first land-based, closed containment Atlantic salmon farm.
Inquiry explores how holidays foster well-being, a broader view of the world, learning
Wednesday May 8, 2013
University of Surrey professor Dr. Lynn Minnaert and the Belgian Holiday Participation Centre are starting an inquiry into the long-term effects of holidays on underprivileged people.
Former Herman Miller senior leader says it’s imperative it do so
Monday May 6, 2013
Business can help restore human spirits when it recognizes and taps the “collective genius” of people in the workplace — even a furniture-making workplace.
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