Serving purpose-driven entrepreneurs and organizations
Developing independence from the grid and food self-sufficiency are just two of the goals Winnipeger Shaun Loney sees social enterprise solving. “We can use entrepreneurial tools to solve social problems and environmental problems,” Loney told The Current’s Anna Maria Tremonti.… Read More
We have been going through some changes in 2016. The focus of our work in Toronto is on supporting purpose-driven businesses and organizations through legal support, business planning and grant writing. Through our partners, we also support website, communications design… Read More
How legal practice can respond to technological opportunities and economic realities. In August, 2015 Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, Beverley McLachlin, opened the annual gathering of the Canadian Bar Association by calling on the profession to become… Read More
I spent twenty-six days on the road this summer, travelling between Toronto and Winnipeg, most of it in northwestern Ontario between Sault Ste. Marie and Kenora. I met many new people and learned new things while also spending a lot… Read More
We are heading west in July, with stops in Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout and Kenora before Winnipeg, our final destination. Enroute we’ll be meeting with people to talk about social enterprise, including this: Thanks to Katie Elliott,… Read More
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is rejigging its programs. Below is a summary of how we see things shaping up and our (highly subjective) thoughts about what they are looking for. The focus for all public funders today is economic development,… Read More
The Canada Council for the Arts publication of a major report on the state of the visual arts in Canada (discussed here) inspired us to look afresh at how social enterprise concepts might play in the arts. This quote from… Read More
Impact is a word you hear often these days. For social enterprises, non-profits and charities it tends to be teamed up with “social,” as in “social impact,” referring to the good you are doing. For business it tends to be… Read More
There are several key elements of a properly drafted Will and several key moments in the process. Signing is, to put it lightly, a rigamarole. It is a challenge to plan, complex to manage and requires supervision to pull off… Read More
“Why can’t I just write down what I want?” – Survey respondent (In fact you can, but that’s a story for another day.) 72% of respondents don’t have a will and 86% of those have thought about getting one. Cost… Read More