seCatalyst @secatalyst
Connection, learning, and celebration for the social enterprise ecosystem on #VancouverIsland. #socents #socinn secatalyst.ca Vancouver Island Joined February 2014-
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Founder of Ottawa-based #socialenterprise @WCKCanada, Lindsey Barr, is encouraging parents to talk to their kids about the info on social media and the news of the conflict in Ukraine. How to chat with kids about Ukraine in this @CityNewsOttawa article: lnkd.in/guWRWCsu
Last Sat, the 11th annual @KGMission Strides to End Homelessness walk returned to #Kelowna and raised $54,060 for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the #Okanagan Valley. Learn more & view photos: secure.e2rm.com/p2p/event/3532… Pre-event Article: castanet.net/edition/news-s…
This #socialenterprise based in #Peckham is supporting mothers who are dealing with rising living costs through a financial support network. Read more in this @standardnews article: standard.co.uk/news/uk/cost-o…
Vancouver social enterprise, @potluckcafe, has opened a new, larger location after 20+ years serving the #DowntownEastside! Expanding their space means the organization can diversify and double new hires and trainees! Space design: @perkinswill More: foodology.ca/potluck-cafe-s…
Social enterprise, @GlesgaRoasters, aims to help prisoners through rehabilitation, mentoring, employability & building community. The coffee roaster produces high-quality, local artisan, roasted coffee & trades directly with coffee cooperatives in Rwanda. glasgowworld.com/lifestyle/food…
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Consulting client @ClementsCentre — who also went through Thriving Non Profits in 2021 — finds success using long-term financial sustainability strategies and increases production at their social enterprise, @mindfultreats! Read more: clementscentre.org/going-above-be…
"Simply named ‘Local,’ the volunteer-run store is a social enterprise of @wildsight, a non-profit committed to food sustainability. The Fernie market makes it easy for area producers to sell their goods to customers, who are eating it up." Read more: e-know.ca/regions/elk-va…
A new #socialenterprise grocery store in #LongBeach #California — to be run out of a former liquor store near a year-round homeless shelter with wraparound services — will provide employment opportunities to youth experiencing or at risk of #homelessness. sigtrib.com/former-liquor-…
The Tea Girls have opened a business out of Hope Blooms (@hopebloomshfx), a youth-run social enterprise that engages youth in Halifax’s North End about education, social inclusion and disrupting the cycle of poverty. Read more: globalnews.ca/news/8622234/h…
Social enterprises like @ncwrp, a UK-wide #socialenterprise network, are stepping up to help mitigate the impacts of climate change. Community Wood Recycling collects and reuses waste wood whilst also creating jobs and training. More from @SocialEnt_UK: socialenterprise.org.uk/blogs/combinin…
In honour of her friend, Brittney Valles created the Juan Carlos Cantoni Foundation alongside the #socialenterprise taco stand Gogo's Tacos. Based in #LosAngeles, the foundation aims to support 18-28-year-olds in what they need to get a leg up. Read more: spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/bus…
3-week Bake for a Baker crowdfunding campaign by Australia's first social enterprise bakery Bread & Butter to help support training after a 40% drop in wholesale cafe and restaurant sales. Read more about the campaign: probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2022/02/s…
Two #Gabriola non-profits have received zero waste funding from the @RDNanaimo: Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) and Island Futures Society. Learn more about the work this funding from the Regional District of Nanaimo is supporting: thestar.com/news/canada/20…
Social enterprise Friendly Composting was founded in March 2020 as a response to challenges co-founders Katie Forsyth and Claire McLoughlin faced #composting food scraps and waste in Kamloops. Read the article: lnkd.in/e7apbGGi Photo by Natalie Sky Photography.
Huge congrats to Marcia Nozick, Founder and CEO at @EMBERSorg, who received #BCCEOAward recognition from @BIVnews for running an innovative charity that uses business to create #socialchange. Read more: lnkd.in/gSch6FyF #socialenterprise #socialinnovation #nonprofit
Australian #socialenterprise Soft Landing provides meaningful employment opportunities for people facing barriers and diverts mattresses and other bedding components from the landfill. fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/7504354/…
Winnipeg #socialenterprise bike shop, Velotecha helps create meaningful employment opportunities for youth. and support the missions of @MYSManitoba & @thewrenchwpg thestar.com/news/canada/20…
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