“There are striking parallels between Indigenous Peoples in Canada and Colombia. This is a hemisphere where efforts have been made since contact to eliminate Indigenous Peoples through policies of physical and cultural genocide. While there are clear differences, the shared… Read More
Charities pledge nearly $500M to help Indigenous groups gain forest management rights | CBC News
“Evidence shows Indigenous communities are the most effective stewards of the land they inhabit and in doing so, they are ensuring that the greenhouse gas levels do not do irreversible damage to people and the planet,” said Darren Walker, president… Read More
You can’t afford to live here.
There’s a employment crisis in small towns across Canada and the US. You can’t get people to stay and work or to come and stay. Part of the problem is housing. There’s not enough and what there is costs too… Read More
A Postal Service
A hypothetical social enterprise. Two actually. Home delivery and post office boxes have been the staples of the postal business for a long time. Digital media have disrupted the letter mail industry like all industries, and postal servers have tried to… Read More
Non-profits, charities, scale and profitability
Profit is an interesting word. Technically it means a gain over and above the cost of doing business. Personal gain, of the entrepreneur or investors, is implied. We tend to assume non-profits cannot generate surplus income, or shouldn’t, and are… Read More