Feature Products Gift Guide 2017
Social Enterprise Gift Guide 2017-2018
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Gifts so Nice they Give Twice
Download PDFLooking for the perfect holiday gift? Check out the Social Enterprise Holiday Gift Guide, featuring gifts that will make your loved one smile and the world a better place. The Social Enterprise Gift Guide presents local social enterprises from throughout Ontario selling products and services that support social impact in local communities. So, avoid the mall crowds and enjoy the warmth of gifts that put people and planet first.
The guide offers items that are eco-friendly, support vulnerable people, uplift neighbourhoods, have global impact, treat workers fairly, promote arts and culture, and are made locally.
Each item tells a story. This year, shop our selection of caring gifts, and give knowing they give back.
Ontario’s Social Enterprise Holiday Gift Guide features:
- A wide selection of gift ideas that are so nice they give twice
- The only one-stop shop for social and environmentally friendly products
- An easy-to-navigate guide to find gifts for loved ones
If you find this guide useful, please let the social enterprise know when you purchase a gift from them. (Download PDF here)
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Gift Testimonials
Gifts for all
I found some incredible gifts this Holiday season! A gift for everyone… and myself!
The gift of food and a hand up to someone who needs it.
In our world, the choices we make as consumers help to build the world we want to see and the world we will leave to future generations. There’s no better choice than a gift that gives twice, bringing delight to the recipient and opportunity to someone who also wants to participate meaningfully in their community.
It’s a win-win
This guide is a practical and unique way for anyone to support Ontario’s social enterprises. It’s a win-win. The gifts allow you to give twice – to your loved ones and to your communities in need.
l’achat social, c’est l’achat raisonné !
Acheter d’une entreprise sociale ou coopérative, c’est pour moi le meilleur moyen d’investir dans le développement de nos communautés. Autant que possible, je privilégie les entreprises francophones de ma région. Une décision pleine de bon sens !
Important Impact
We’re delighted to be a part of this special guide, the gifts listed are not only of high quality, they produce such important impact.
Social Enterprise Stories
Community Impact
Each gift you buy this holiday season can have a significant impact on your community. Thanks to the newly launched Social Enterprise Gift Guide, extending the impact of your gift giving is now easier than ever. Drop traditional “Black Friday” and other marketing offensives, which encourage you to buy and consume ordinary consumer goods with limited life expectancy. The Guide features a wide variety of products created by Canada’s diverse social enterprise sector, representing for-profit and non-profit organizations, cooperatives and B Corps.
Submit your Social Enterprise Gift Guide Testimonial or Story here
Browse through these 40 featured goods and services that Ontario Social Enterprises have to offer you.
Download a print version of the Feature Products Gift Guide 2017-2018
Browse the 100+ products in the full online Social Enterprise Gift Guide 2017-2018
Gift Guide Partners & Funders
History Behind the Social Enterprise Gift Guide
The 2017 Social Enterprise Gift Guide is a prime opportunity to build awareness of social enterprises in Ontario, and increase the sales of your social enterprise. The 2017 Social Enterprise Gift Guide is a collaborative effort by the Canadian CED Network, Pillar Nonprofit Network and the Conseil de la Coopération de l'Ontario, with the support of the Ontario Social Economy Roundtable and funding from the Government of Ontario.
The Social Enterprise Gift Guide includes a broad range of products and is fully searchable by product type, price range, region and other categories. The Gift Guide is product focused, however service based enterprises are encouraged to feature available gift cards.
Social Enterprise: Business for Good
Social enterprises are nonprofit organizations, community groups, for-profit businesses and co-operatives that pursue social, cultural or environmental goals through the sale of goods and services.
Ontario has approximately 10,000 social enterprises that each employ, on average, 38 people and generate $1.2 million in revenue. Of the nonprofit social enterprises, 45% are focused on poverty reduction and many train and hire people with employment barriers.
Download the Enterprising Change: Report of the 2015 Social Enterprise Survey for Ontario
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