The Social Procurement Intermediary: The State of the Art and its Development Within the GTHA

This significant report, just released, critically examines the state of social procurement in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) through the lens of global social procurement movements. Its focus is the potential role of a social procurement intermediary – … Continued

The Social Procurement Intermediary: …Within the GTHA

This report that critically examines the state of social procurement in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), through the lens of global social procurement movements. Its focus is the potential role of a social procurement intermediary – a broker … Continued

enp-Ottawa and CISED Social Enterprise Mission Multiplier Grant: Apply by January 16

Is your non-profit organization: exploring social enterprise as a means of enhancing the delivery of your mission or programs? launching a social enterprise to respond to community needs? growing a social enterprise to diversify revenue sources and improve self-sustainability? If … Continued

Sharing SEontario Stories – A Social Enterprise Webinar Series

Learn About a Range of Social Enterprise Models Wondering what social enterprise really looks like? What it takes to succeed? What impacts social enterprises can have? Join us this November for our social enterprise webinar series, with insights into the … Continued

A glimpse into the world of pre-loved furniture: A spotlight on Furniture Bank

This week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, by the Social Purchasing Project, shines the light on Furniture Bank. Furniture Bank is a registered charity and social enterprise in the Greater Toronto Area. They’ve been helping people establish their homes since 1998. … Continued

Community Bonds: Invest in new CSI location

The Centre for Social Innovation [CSI] is looking to expand, and to give social innovation a new home in downtown Toronto. CSI is a social enterprise with three locations in Toronto and a location in New York City. They’re a … Continued

Is your social enterprise just a dot on a map?

Do you want a more complete online profile so that others can find out about you more easily. If so just complete this survey SEontario.org is Ontario’s newest social enterprise community. Currently more than 1,000 social enterprises (SEs) are geomapped on … Continued

Mapping Social Enterprise in Ontario Video

What’s the real impact of Ontario’s social enterprise on individuals, on communities and on the economy? Paul Chamberlain of Canadian Community Economic Development Network reveals some surprising stats on what nonprofits are producing in the social enterprise space and gives … Continued

How to Start a Social Enterprise

Greg Overholt is confident that Social Enterprises can tackle many of the challenges today’s world by leveraging commercial principles to maximize social impacts. In his talk, he presented 6 tangible steps on how to start and grow your social enterprise … Continued

What is a Workers’ Co-operative?

Find out what a workers’ co-operative is from the members of Your Local Market Co-operative Inc. in Stratford, Ontario.