Centre for Social Impact

Passionate about climate change and it’s local impacts? The solution starts on a personal level. Seth Klein talks about what we can do NOW to respond to the climate emergency. Register to join the conversation on May 16th.

https://www.sustainablekingston.com/events/mobilizing-kingston-for-the-climate-emergency-with-seth-klein

Sustainable Kingston

Really excited to hear about the impact for our students and our local community!

Join a webinar with the Smith Experiential Learning Team on how to leverage the Mitacs Business Strategy Internship (BSI) program within your organization. A 75% funding match is available to SME’s, not-for-profits and indigenous-owned businesses. Sign up for the webinar at: https://smith.queensu.ca/about/partners/mitacs.php

Mitacs Smith partners with Mitacs to support businesses and non-profits through internships for students that focus on organizational innovation capabilities and strategies.

The World’s Challenge Challenge (WCC) – Queen’s Regional Pitch Competition is an opportunity for teams of passionate and socially-minded Queen’s students to present their solution to one of the world’s many pressing social challenges. This competition presents an excellent opportunity for current Queen’s students of all levels and disciplines of study to apply their diverse knowledgeand skills to tackle a problem related to one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Attention entrepreneurs in the health innovation space!

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre (DDQIC) is looking for entrepreneurial teams who are responding to unmet needs in the health sector for Build2Scale Health!

Are you and a team developing an entrepreneurial venture in health innovation? If so, DDQIC can provide your team with the mentorship, network, and financial support you need to succeed.

NEW this year is the GrowRural Health stream, specifically looking for teams with innovative ideas and solutions to improve the health landscape in rural communities.

Program Details:

Runs May 9 - August 26, 2022

• Apply as a team.
• Participants in the program will receive a stipend of $7000 each (maximum 3 stipends available per team.)
• Flexible, part-time commitment.
• Opportunities to compete for dedicated health innovation seed funding prizes and a grand prize of up to $30,000.
• Learn from esteemed faculty, entrepreneurs, and business strategists in DDQIC's network who have experience in health innovation.
• Access a curated network of mentors and grow your network in healthcare.
• Participate in foundational entrepreneurship training including topics like design thinking, customer discovery, and systems thinking with healthcare-related examples.
• Access legal and IP strategy support from legal professionals.
• Early stage ideas are welcome!

Who is eligible?

Drawing inspiration from the WHO Health Innovation Group definition of health innovation, we are searching for teams who want to “develop and deliver new or improved health policies, systems, products and technologies, and services and delivery methods that improve people’s health.”

If your team is looking to create distinctive value in the health sector in the form of improved efficiency, effectiveness, quality, safety and/or affordability, this program is for you. We are accepting teams who are working on innovations in preventive, promotive, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and/or assistive care.

Deadline: Sunday, February 20th, at 11:59PM EST.

Click here to apply now: https://queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0j6qBfjpmRVg36C

Chancellor Murray Sinclair shares thoughts ahead of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Chancellor Sinclair, former chair of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, discusses Indigenous history, TRC progress, and where we go from here.

We are preparing for the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation tomorrow, September 30th. Tomorrow our team will remember, reflect, and honour the victims of Canada's Indigenous residential school system.

Queen's to mark National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day of reflection to include a sacred fire gathering, campus-wide moment of silence, and educational opportunities.

This year marks the 17th anniversary of the annual Social Impact Summit! Don't miss out on learning more about the future of social impact, register today! https://smith.queensu.ca/centres/social-impact/summit/registration.php

Join us for our annual Social Impact Summit, featuring a fantastic group of leading academics and practitioners! Register here: https://smith.queensu.ca/centres/social-impact/summit/registration.php

The Centre for Social Impact is thrilled to announce, Wes Hall, Founder and Chairman of BlackNorth Initiative is our opening keynote for the upcoming Social Impact Summit, October 1-2, 2021!
Wes will be sharing with us his personal journey, offering his perspective on the current state of EDII in Canadian Business, and how we can affect change. Don't miss out, register now - https://smith.queensu.ca/centres/social-impact/summit/registration.php

Registration is open for the Centre for Social Impact's annual Social Impact Summit. https://smith.queensu.ca/centres/social-impact/summit/index.php

Jean-Baptiste Litrico, Director of the Centre explains how the car industry can teach us about building more sustainable and resilient business models in the article below.

In Search of New (and True) Value The deteriorating environment of our planet and the global pandemic are forcing a painful reckoning in our society. These two events are triggers that take me back to the mid-1990s when I worked in the automotive industry. This was an industry that experienced its own painful reckoning when Japanese...

We are excited for the upcoming virtual Summer Camp for Indigenous Students! Designed to support our future leaders in getting to know Queen's, (specifically Law and Business) and in discovering careers they can be passionate about.

Registration is still open. Please click on the link below for further details.

Future Leaders Launch - Overview Fall Program Delivery & Services: visit the Smith info page for updates regarding the reopening of the University in Fall 2021.

Queen’s issues statement on Kamloops Indian Residential School burial site ​Flags on campus will be lowered for 215 hours, one hour for each child taken.

We are so very happy to have had the opportunity to work with Nazaneen and Hakeen while they were completing the Certificate in Social Impact program and now as alumni!

The Rise of the social enterprise | Smith Magazine The Rise of the social enterprise A new business
model aims to
change the world
first, make money
second. Meet two
alumni making
it happen. By: Wanda Praamsma Issue: Spring 2021 The idea of starting a company was not part of Nazaneen Qauomi's plan...

The new issue of Smith Magazine is available now. A great place to start is with one of the featured highlights below.

Impact & Influence | Smith Magazine Impact & Influence Aziz Garuba, AMBA'12, is helping to tell the stories of amazing Black leaders around the world. By: Robert Gerlsbeck Issue: Spring 2021 Everyone has a story. Everyone is a leader in their own way,” says Abdul-Aziz Garuba. He should kn...

We love the approach Queen's Engineering took for their recruitment event this year. A great creative solution!

Queen’s Engineering hosts recruitment event through Minecraft In a first for a Canadian university, close to 100 prospective students took to the virtual campus – and experienced Queen’s in a whole new way.

Are you familiar with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? In honour of Earth Day tomorrow, start with #13 Climate and Action and #15 Life on Land. Explore each of the established targets.

https://www.globalgoals.org

The Global Goals In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals (officially known as the Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs). It's now five years on, and we have more work than ever to do. These goals have the power to create a better world by 2030, by ending poverty, fighting inequality and addressing the urge...

Unleash with Joze Piranian Smith Business Insight

As Earth Day approaches, one way to make a commitment to curb climate change is to join the Queen's Climate Commitment Challenge.

https://www.queensu.ca/sustainable/act/queens-climate-commitment-challenge

Queen's Climate Commitment Challenge | Sustainable Queen's This April, celebrate Earth Day by making a committing to curb climate change. Join the Queen's Climate Commitment Challenge this April 18 - 25. This challenge is open to everyone, not just the Queen’s community. For the commitment you will:

Celebrating International Women's Day - Women in Leadership

Want to learn what it's like leading from the 'She'-Suite? Join us March 8, 12-1 p.m., for a special panel discussion celebrating International Women's Day. https://smith.queensu.ca/alumni/women-in-leadership/

Moderated by Karen Jackson-Cox, Executive Director of the Career Advancement Centre at Smith, and featuring Sarah Jordan, Chief Executive Officer of Mastermind Toys and Marina Di Pancrazio, MBA, Chief Content and Revenue Officer for Just for Laughs, this powerful and thought-provoking hour will bring together three inspiring women to share their perspectives on the impact female leaders have on their organizations and sectors.

Register today!

The Centre for Social Impact is happy to introduce the International Student Relations Officers (ISRO) in the Smith Commerce Society! Yesterday, during ComSoc assembly, two of our Certificate of Social Impact candidates – Aryamaan Ghosal and Sam Hollinrake – put forth a motion to implement this position into Society Composition. The ISRO will work to build and foster a sense of community within the international student community and advocate for their voices and needs.

Take a moment to review the Kingston Black History Month calendar. Included in the calendar is a series of three events featuring El Jones a spoken word poet, an educator, journalist, and a community activist. These events are co-sponsored by the Smith EDII Research and Thought Leadership Working Group, the Smith Research Office, and the Centre for Social Impact.

https://www.queensu.ca/hreo/node/230

Black History Month 2021 | Human Rights and Equity Office February has arrived, and with it, Black History Month! This is year, we would like to invite you to a series of online events dedicated to highlighting Black community members' contributions at Queen's and in Kingston. This month of recognition will start on January 31, 2020, with the Black History...

If you are working in business today, you need to have an understanding of AI: how it works and what it can (and cannot) do. Join Prof. Stephen Thomas this Thursday at 1:00 pm (EST) for a FREE webinar: https://bit.ly/3oIkBcr

Thursday, Jan. 21 at 1 p.m. (EST)
60-minutes

Participants will learn:
• Key principles of artificial intelligence
• Why businesses are adopting AI
• How AI can provide prediction on steroids (machine learning)
• How AI can “see” people and things (computer vision)
• How AI can “listen” to your customers (natural language processing)
• The challenges of AI: What artificial intelligence can’t yet do for your business

Today is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women. On this day we remember the murder of 14 women that occurred at l’École Polytechnique in Montreal in 1989. December 6 falls within the of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. A white ribbon is used to signify solidarity and support.

Coming up tomorrow! Registration closes at noon today (EST)!

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Club of the MBA program at Smith School of Business at Queen's University is organizing this fantastic event that brings together professionals from all walks of life to gain exposure to and learn from amazing women leaders from across Canada.

Visit this page for all details and registration: https://www.smithwil.org/summit2020

We are seeking individuals to help out with a variety of tasks/shifts on a scheduled weekly basis:

-Volunteer shifts are a min. of 2 hours and a maximum of 4 hours
- Must be able to commit to the day(s) you choose
- Must be able to lift and stand for long periods of time


Must follow all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 to protect themselves and those they help by:

-Being willing to complete a pre-screening tool to determine health prior to entry
-Wearing of a mask for duration of shift


If interested, you may:

Email [email protected]
Call the office 613-544-4100
https://www.kingstonfoodbank.ca/get-involved/volunteer

The 2021 Kingston Climate Change Symposium The symposium aims to bring together climate champions and inspire action while we showcase developments on local climate initiatives.

Day for Social Impact — Queen's Non Profit Day for social impact WHAT IS DAY FOR SOCIAL IMPACT?The Day for Social Impact (D4SI) conference brings together 100+ enthusiastic and driven Queen’s students and industry leaders in the CSR, non profit, NGO and public sectors for a three day conference featuring engaging keynotes, panel discussion...

The Centre for Social Impact team is excited to announce that registration for our Annual Social Impact Summit is open! This year's conference has gone VIRTUAL and we warmly invite you to join us for this two-day online conference.

This year the event focuses on Diversity and Inclusion, Tech for Good, Sustainability, and Resilience. Attendees will enjoy a full schedule with accomplished speakers and opportunities to learn about impact in business.

For more information and to register, please visit https://bit.ly/2G88eon.

Please direct any inquiries to our team at [email protected].

Great opportunity to learn about and gain meaningful experience in Impact Investment!

Applications close Sunday, September 20th. Awesome opportunity - don't miss out!

KSVF Application Instructions.pdf

Deadline to apply extended to September 20th!

Opportunity with Kingston Interval House! Details below 👇

We are so proud of our Certificate in Social Impact Alumna, Nazaneen, and her dedication to launching her social enterprise, Red Gold of Afghanistan.

Read more about her journey in her Women of Influence feature: https://bit.ly/3irT1MR

How Nazaneen Qauomi went from struggling immigrant to social... As founder of Red Gold of Afghanistan, Nazaneen Qauomi is empowering women in her home country to support themselves through saffron farming.   by Hailey Eisen   So far in her young life, Nazaneen Qauomi, 28, has lived through a terrible war and dealt with a terrible disease. Now, she’s...

💡 Case Competition Opportunity 💡

Global Goals Jam Case Competition at Smith is a collaborative effort by 3 clubs from the Full-Time Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University. The Sustainability Club: SustaiMBA, the Women in Leadership Club (WIL), and the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Club.

Global Goals Jam at Smith is a multiple-day case competition, gathering professionals from diverse backgrounds and Canadian Schools’ programs to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals by creating local solutions with long-term impact.

The Centre for Social Impact | Smith School of Business is proud to support the students leading this initiative, many of which are enrolled in our Certificate in Social Impact!

For more information and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/smiths-global-goals-case-competition-tickets-114685340942

Sustainable Kingston Sustaimba City of Kingston - Municipal Government Smith School of Business at Queen's University