Social Innovation Generation (SiG)

SiG@MaRS

Meet the entrepreneurs
Ontario Social Venture Registry - A place that encourages social investment, innovation and collaboration. read more

SiG@McConnell

President's Corner
Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network, 2009 Policy Colloquium, On Not Letting a Crisis Go to Waste read more

SiG@PLAN

Thinking like a movement
Explore the role of social innovation, reflect on deep patterns, discover the catalytic potential... read more

SiG@Waterloo

Waterloo Lecture on Social Innovation
Adam Kahane will discuss power, our desire to achieve our own purposes, and love, our desire to heal the whole read more

Waterloo Lecture on Social Innovation: Adam Kahane on Power & Love

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 - 19:00 - 21:00

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), 57 Erb St. West, Waterloo, Ontario

The Waterloo Lecture on Social Innovation highlights world-class thinkers with new ideas on how to achieve significant, durable social change for our most pressing problems. Social Innovation Generation (SiG@Waterloo) and our partners, Centre for International Governance Innovation, Capacity Waterloo Region, Region of Waterloo, and Musagetes, are pleased to have internationally acclaimed facilitator and author, Adam Kahane, join us on January 27, 2010, as our featured speaker.

Opportunity is the mother of invention

Tim Draimin, Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation

In November 2009 Statistics Canada reported that the overall value of charitable donations dropped 5.3% in the previous year. These numbers reinforce economic realities that are forcing non-profits to explore innovative ways to finance their work.

New funding models have emerged in a field, now known widely as social enterprise. With support from the business community and with champions in government, adopting these models could result in a more robust, sustainable Canadian non-profit sector. With strong global models to follow, successful implementation will not only be welcomed, it will be cause for much celebration.