Articles Tagged With: Social-Enterprise
- Bill Young delivers"Lived It” lecture at MaRS
- on March 5th, 2010
Bill spoke at the MaRS Discovery District on March 3rd 2010 about SCP's experiences over the last decade of trying to grow and develop the field of social enterprise in Canada. He covered SCP's successes, its failures, the lessons learned along the way and what we hope to accomplish over the next ten years.
- The Globe and Mail writes on Bill Young following his passion
- Globe & Mail - Report on Business on December 23rd, 2009
Who is the man behind Social Capital Partners and what led him down the social enterprise path?
The Globe and Mail profiles SCP Founder, Bill Young, in documenting why he chose to leap from traditional private sector work to forming a national not-for-profit organization. $2M in financing and hundreds of community hires later, hear firsthand about how Bill feels about the frustrating yet rewarding mission he has undertaken.
- Inner City Renovation featured on CBC ‘Making Canada Proud’
- CBC The National - Making Canada Proud on July 22nd, 2009
Inner City Renovation, an SCP social enterprise investment, was recently featured on a special edition of CBC's The National titled "Making Canada Proud". The clip aired on June 30, 2009, and runs for about 4 minutes.
At the CBC website where the clip was originally posted, Marty Donkervoort from ICR left the following message:
After nearly ten years of planning, start-up and managing Inner City Renovation, I have decided to take some time to write a book..so I will be hanging up my tool belt around May 2010.
The Board has identified finding a successor as a critical issue to maintaining a sustainable future as well as maintaining ICR's social mission. The new general manager, my replacement, has to possess a passion for maintaining the social mandate as well as business, construction and human resource management skills.
- Do-Gooders Can Earn A Good Living: Profiling SCP’s Social Enterprise Portfolio
- Financial Post on July 7th, 2009
SCP's social enterprise investments - TurnAround Couriers, Atira Women's Resource Society, and Inner City Development - were all prominent in an article titled "Do-gooders can earn a good living". The article references the leaders at each of these investments as examples of Canadian social entrepreneurs who are carving out new and innovative ways of simultaneously yielding in financial, social and/or environmental returns.
Drawing on the experiences of building these three businesses, the entrepreneurs describe how the "road to success is full of speed bumps". Yet, as Richard Derham of TurnAround Couriers notes, "You can actually run a successful for-profit with a very strong social agenda and not compromise on either."
- Turnaround Couriers featured in Toronto Star
- Toronto Star on January 1st, 2009
Turnaround Couriers and social enterprise have both made a lot of progress in the past 6 years. The Star's article profiles one of TurnAround's target hires - Rhode Yowart - who eighteen months ago was on welfare and wondering about her future. The article also positions social enterprise and Turnaround in the context of Ontario's poverty reduction strategy.- The Double Bottom Line
- Globe & Mail on December 4th, 2007
It's the new world of social entrepreneurship, where organizations work to both benefit society and run variable businesses.
- Ideals on WHEELS
- Toronto Star on March 20th, 2005
An in-depth look at one of Toronto's for-profit social enterprises, and a portfolio company of Social Capital Partners.
- Social Enterprise
- Toronto Star on February 18th, 2005
Charitable investing with a conscience, a look at the phenomenon of venture philanthropy.
- Smaller Charities have Larger Woes
- Toronto Star on December 26th, 2004
Bill Young thinks that it may be time to devise an alternative organization, bridging the divide between the private sector and the non-for-profit sector.
- Condo Boom brings Goodwill
- New Dreamhomes on December 15th, 2004
All Through The House, a recipient of seed funding from Social Capital Partners, seeks niche market while serving the community.
- Social Agency Cleans House
- Toronto Star on November 20th, 2004
A look at All Through the House, a home cleaning service based in Toronto which was a recipent of seed capital from Social Capital Partners.
- Go-Slow Approach Pays Off for Inner City Renovations
- Winnipeg Free Press on February 5th, 2004
A portfolio client of Social Capital Partners.
- The Challenges of Venture Philanthropy
- National Post on December 15th, 2003
Bill Young and colleagues discuss the challenges of venture philanthropy in the National Post Business.
- Social Capital Partners Makes First Social Enterprise Investments
- Press Release on September 19th, 2002
SCP uncovers hundreds of Social Entrepreneurs in Canada through business plan competition and invests in two innovative business models.
- Venture Philanthropy: Applying Business Principles to Charitable Undertakings
- National Post on April 22nd, 2002
A Canadian executive joins a new breed of technocrats applying business principles to charitable undertakings.
- Bill Young on CBC Radio One This Morning
- CBC Radio One on March 27th, 2002
Bill Young speaks to Shelagh Rogers about social enterprise and the strategy of Social Capital Partners.
- Lucky former executive forms his own brand of philanthropy
- Globe & Mail on March 18th, 2002
Bill Young figures he got rich by getting lucky. Now he's giving money away to help people whose luck has run out...
- It’s About Time: Investing in Canadian Social Entrepreneurs
- Making Waves Magazine on March 6th, 2002
Joanne Norris talks about the environment for social entrepreneurship in Canada and SCP's strategy to support social entrepreneurs.
- Bill Young on CHQR-AM Calgary
- CHQR-AM Calgary on February 22nd, 2002
Bill Young speaks to Bruce Kenyon about Social Capital Partners' strategy for fostering social enterprise in Canada.
- Canadian Venture Philanthropist Launches Business Plan Competition for Social Entrepreneurs
- Canadian News Wire on February 19th, 2002
Plan that best employs disadvantaged populations wins $15,000 and a chance at up to $1 million in funding...