Episodes

  • Thinking and living abundantly with Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed

    Thinking and living abundantly with Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed
    Mar 2 2022

    Thinking and living abundantly with Maryam Mohiuddin Ahmed

    Maryam co-founded the Social Innovation Lab, a social innovation ecosystem builder in South Asia and Daftarkhwan, including co-working spaces in Pakistan and a number of impact focused initiatives. Maryam is currently pursuing a Doctoral degree at the University of Waterloo, exploring the impact of faith-based social enterprise. Maryam and Terrell discuss the importance of thinking and living abundantly and the incredible impact that can have.

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    19 mins
  • Not just feeding people, but feeding souls with Gurbeen Bhasin

    Not just feeding people, but feeding souls with Gurbeen Bhasin
    Feb 24 2022

    Not just feeding people, but feeding souls with Gurbeen Bhasin

    Gurbeen is the founder of Aangen, a Toronto-based non-profit focused on food security and social justice. Gurbeen and Terrell discuss the impact of social enterprise – not just feeding people but feeding souls. As we consider Hopeful Economics, approaching life from a lens of abundance, what can we do next? What can we do more of?

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    20 mins
  • Fishbowl - What does Hopeful Economics mean for the social sector?

    Fishbowl - What does Hopeful Economics mean for the social sector?
    Jan 21 2022
    This conversation features: Tracey Robertson; Lead, Innovation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Anjala Kulasegaram; Land Trusts Co-ordinator at the Cooperative Housing Federation of Toronto, and Tim Blair; CEO of United Property Resource Corporation
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    18 mins
  • Fishbowl - What does Hopeful Economics mean for faith organizations?

    Fishbowl - What does Hopeful Economics mean for faith organizations?
    Jan 14 2022
    This bonus conversation features: Phiwa Langeni; Ambassador for Innovation and Engagement in the United Church of Christ's Center for Analytics, Research & Development, and Data, Rob Dalgleish; Executive Director of the Edge Network, and Dallas Fiddler; Healing Programs Coordinator with The United Church of Canada.
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    23 mins
  • Social Enterprise's Role in Systems Change

    Social Enterprise's Role in Systems Change
    Jan 7 2022
    You already know about social enterprise as you are a social purpose organization. But are you part of the systems change? Wayne Miranda – Social Finance Investment Readiness Lead, McConnell Foundation - outlines some of the major changes in the world and some of the biggest challenges that we are making. How are we part of this bigger picture? Are we part of it? Should we be?
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    26 mins
  • Learning from Rural

    Learning from Rural
    Dec 31 2021
    Roz Lockyer, founder and Chief Executive Officer PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise, shares how Rural economic development organizations have always been leading edge as they live on the edge. When speaking with someone in a rural context who has done something that would be considered "innovative" in an urban or suburban context, their response "that's just the way we do things". We hope you will walk away with eyes wide open that every neighbourhood (or community) already has what they need.
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    27 mins
  • How do we make decisions?

    How do we make decisions?
    Dec 24 2021
    Many financial decisions can affect organizations focused on Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour. This workshop, featuring Adele Halliday – Anti-racism and Equity Officer, The United Church of Canada and Rev Murray Pruden – Executive Minister, Indigenous Ministries, The United Church of Canada, will offer some proposed guidelines for making financial decisions that can honour the diverse experiences and stories of people who are Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour and also discuss how to consider anti-racism and decolonial thinking as part of the process.
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    22 mins
  • History of Social Enterprise

    History of Social Enterprise
    Dec 17 2021
    Social enterprise is not a new thing. In fact it is a very old thing. Tradition and innovation are actually the same thing, just on different parts of a time continuum. Learn from David LePage, founder of Buy Social Canada, about some of the history of social enterprise and social justice around the world and how the last decade has leapt us forward in our thinking.
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    15 mins