Trico Charitable Foundation
Closing gaps in society by building capacity & innovation in social entrepreneurship. Its work focuses on the Canadian context in three key areas:
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Established in 2008, the Trico Charitable Foundation seeks to close gaps in society by provoking innovation and building capacity in social entrepreneurship. capacity building tools: including its Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship curriculum and coaching;
2. funding through: a) grants to charitable Alberta social enterprises; and b) a series of Canada-wide and Alberta-specific social entrepren
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Fogo Island Inn: Social Enterprise Sets the Pace For a New Vision of Place - Trico Foundation Fogo Island Inn is an initiative of Shorefast, a registered Canadian charity established to build economic and cultural resilience on Fogo Island, a remote fishing community off the coast of Newfoundland. Shorefast employs business-minded means to achieve social ends. In the mid-twentieth century, f...
Fogo Island Inn: Social Enterprise Sets the Pace For a New Vision of Place
Fogo Island Inn Shorefast
Fogo Island Inn: Social Enterprise Sets the Pace For a New Vision of Place - Trico Foundation Fogo Island Inn is an initiative of Shorefast, a registered Canadian charity established to build economic and cultural resilience on Fogo Island, a remote fishing community off the coast of Newfoundland. Shorefast employs business-minded means to achieve social ends. In the mid-twentieth century, f...
Social Entrepreneurship Mysteries: Solving Affordable Eyecare
Social Entrepreneurship Mysteries: Solving Affordable Eyecare - Trico Foundation Today’s Mystery: Affordable Eyecare I'm a social enterprise and my dilemma is I want to get glasses and eye exams to a population that is low income, but they're actually working. We want to use a business model, in other words selling a product or service, without resorting to government support ...
Eleanor Chiu, one of PFC member Trico Charitable Foundation's founders and Board Directors, recently spoke about community building through social entrepreneurship at The Women’s Canadian Club of Calgary. Among other topics, she presented the foundation's origin story, the concept of “Doing Well by Doing Good” and gave examples of how business models can be used to serve society. To read Eleanor’s speech, please click here: https://ow.ly/kQbR50QUCv6
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EMBERS Staffing Solutions: Amazing Social Enterprise Continues to Excel, Expands to Alberta
EMBERS Staffing Solutions: Amazing Social Enterprise Continues to Excel, Expands to Alberta - Trico Foundation EMBERS Staffing Solutions’ mission is to create economic and employment opportunities for people - one person, one job, one day a time.
Community Building Through Social Entrepreneurship: Eleanor Chiu Addresses Women’s Club
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Community Building Through Social Entrepreneurship: Eleanor Chiu Addresses Women’s Club - Trico Foundation One of our Founders, Eleanor Chiu, had the wonderful opportunity to be the guest speaker at The Women’s Canadian Club of Calgary this past Valentine’s Day.
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This is a blog series dedicated to the FAQs we get during the Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) sessions.
One frequently asked question is “what legal structure should my social enterprise be?”
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FAQ: What Legal Structure Should My Social Enterprise Be? - Trico Foundation This is a blog series dedicated to the frequently asked questions we get during the Ask Me Anything About Social Enterprise (AMAASE) sessions. One frequently asked question is “what legal structure should my social enterprise be?”
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