We’re looking for Canada’s leading Social R&D projects
We need your help to tell the stories of organizations, individuals and governments who are doing amazing work in Social R&D in Canada under the radar. Social R&D is a growing field enabling organizations to leverage a range of research and development approaches to help tackle social challenges and serve communities. We want to share…
Introducing the Social R&D Program
For a long time, many social purpose organizations have been working to respond to the social and environmental challenges facing our communities. But, the systems that we work in are changing quickly, and we need to improve our ability to evolve and apply new methodologies to tackle the intractable challenges. For those of us who…
Kookum’s House is helping families in Winnipeg when they need it most
Newly launched Kookum’s House is bringing the atmosphere of a grandma’s house to families in the North End of Winnipeg. Kookum means grandmother in Cree. Kookum’s House (aka Granny’s House) is literally a house in the North End of Winnipeg that will provide a place for parents to drop their kids off when they need…
The Unique Challenges for Social Innovation in Atlantic Canada
“The importance of plain language, and helping people to see that they are actually social innovators even though they wouldn’t describe themselves that way. That is something I would say was a win for some of our fellows. They were able to connect with people and help them see their impact in a way they…
IS Canada au Québec: récit de l’an 1
Quelles sont les conditions qui permettent aux innovateurs sociaux de défricher le terrain, d’accélérer l’impact de leurs activités et de faire basculer la posture des institutions et de la société civile en faveur de l’innovation sociale? C’est ce que Social Innovation Canada (SIC) s’est donné comme mandat en misant sur première condition de réussite pour…
Getting to Maybe: A Systems Leadership Residency at the Banff Centre
The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is bringing back the program ‘Getting to Maybe: A Systems Leadership Residency.’ Applications are open until January 28, 2020 for candidates across Canada. Learn more at Banff Centre’s website. After four successful editions between 2015 and 2018, ‘Getting to Maybe’ returns in 2020 with a renewed approach and…
Building a Social Innovation Ecosystem in Alberta
“Part of [this work] is finding out who are the people who are doing really innovative, impactful work, but they aren’t a part of this community, or using the jargon. How do you bring them in and foster opportunities for shared learning?” Naomi Mahaffy has a lot of coffee dates and phone meetings. She works…
Connecting Social Innovators in Ontario
“I think that what matters most is how we reveal the ecosystem to allow people to connect with one another so their initiatives can go toward long term change that puts people and planet first. That’s what Social Innovation Canada is trying to do.” Based in Kingston, Ontario, Jo Reynolds is the region’s Weaver for…
Social R&D Demande de Propositions
Pour appuyer la réalisation de l’Initiative de mobilisation de l’écosystème de R et D sociale en organisant des communautés de pratique et des rassemblements À propos du Social Innovation Institute Le Social Innovation Institute (SII) est affilié au Centre for Social Innovation et partage la mission de celuici, qui est d’appuyer et de catalyser…
Carbon Offset Policy for Social Innovation Canada
At Social Innovation Canada we are connecting and building the capacity of social innovators in Canada. This involves supporting opportunities to physically bring social innovators together. In this vast country of ours this can involve a lot travel. And those trips emit a lot of green house gases (GHGs). We want to diminish the impact of…