By Vanessa Faloye, Social Impact Education Consultant NOTE: This article was originally published on Whatamission and has been cross-posted with permission of the author. There is much debate as to how social impact education can up the ante in building social innovators. (For an expert and very insightful cross-examination of this ongoing debate, check out The […]
Learn moreAs Social Innovation Generation (SiG) transitions from its current status as a largely McConnell-funded initiative, social innovation’s future trajectory is promising, but uncertain. What are your thoughts? A decade ago, Social Innovation Generation (SiG) was launched as a partnership among McConnell, the PLAN Institute, the University of Waterloo and MaRS Discovery District, with the objective […]
Learn moreBy Paul McArthur Picture yourself in a large hotel conference room, wearing your best ‘dress casual’ attire and sporting a lanyard proudly displaying your name and organization to the hundred or so fellow conference attendees. Like most people here, you travelled far and took time away from work in the hopes of developing new knowledge, […]
Learn moreBy Elvira Truglia Montreal’s South West is in the midst of transformation. Some residents have had roots in the borough for generations, while others have flocked to the area attracted by new housing as well as business opportunities. Two young entrepreneurs want to create a unique space in the borough that will pay homage to Montreal’s […]
Learn moreGuest blog by Jessie Radies, Local Food Associate, Northlands The future of our food system depends on us and the choices we make every day. In North America, what we eat, where we buy it and what we grow, all help determine the make-up of our global food system. There is growing collective recognition that […]
Learn moreGuest post by Justin Cantafio, Sustainable Fisheries Campaigner and Susanna Fuller, Marine Conservation Coordinator at Ecology Action Centre. Consumer preferences and buying habits can be instrumental in sharping food systems. Over the past two decades, two seemingly deviating consumer trends have taken hold. On one hand, our growing on-demand society seeks convenient and easily identifiable […]
Learn moreThis article was originally published on the Re-Code website. Click here to see the original version. By Alexandra Reda, International Business Graduate, Concordia University The world of social finance and impact investing was new to me. This past summer, I had the opportunity to intern with the Social Finance team at the J.W. McConnell Family […]
Learn moreThis blog post was originally published on the WellAhead website. It has been reproduced here with the author’s permission. In August of 2015, most people we talked with said we were quite likely crazy. Well, not all said it exactly that way: ‘those timelines are ambitious’, ‘schools move very slowly’, and ‘did you say first even […]
Learn moreNote: This piece was originally published on the WellAhead website. It has been posted here with permission from the author. If you’ve been following the development of the WellAhead initiative, you’ve probably asked yourself the very reasonable question, “what will this actually look like?” We, too, have struggled at times to bring this concept – […]
Learn moreHave you ever been moving through a familiar urban environment in Montreal, only to be surprised by a piece of land you’ve never really noticed before? Perhaps upon closer examination, you find faint footfalls in the snow, or a dirt path crossing the space. You might see native grasses flourishing, or a colourful yarn-bomb […]
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