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Greetings!
Women entrepreneurs have a "unique opportunity to ignite social change," remarked Farah Pandith, the US Department of State's special representative to Muslim communities. "Through investing in the ideas, the creativity, the passion and vision of women, lives can change inside and outside the home."
We know she's right! So, in honour of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, the March issue of SEE Change Magazine is packed with stories of courage, determination, of women effecting change, whether in the environment, the disabled community or in poverty-stricken nations in the developing world.
Here's just a taste of what you'll find in our March Issue. Enjoy!
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Women and social entrepreneurship:
Allyson Hewitt on the challenges of leadership
"In the past three years we have made significant process. Not only is the language of social entrepreneurship and social innovation much more commonplace, it is actually being picked up by mainstream audiences and business leaders. But are our social entrepreneurs, our leaders, prepared to take on these challenges?" Read more...
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Book Review: The Blue Sweater
Jacqueline Novogratz, founder of Acumen Fund, offers an insightful, honest narrative of her journey into the economic development world in Africa, and provides an excellent introduction to the ideas behind social entrepreneurship as a vehicle for poverty eradication. Read our review...
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Deciding to become a social entrepreneur is not unlike riding the biggest roller coaster in the park on a full stomach. You're up, you're down, you're barely hanging on, and the whole time you feel slightly nauseated. Read our first-person account of what it was like during the first year at SEE Change Magazine. |
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NEWS & EVENTS
SEs are invited to join the Marketplace, an online registry operated by the Social Enterprise Council of Canada. You can enter your information by visiting secouncil.ca/en/marketplace.
Toronto Enterprise Fund hosts business plan competition. The deadline for entries is September 19th 2011. You can apply for up to $50,000 in seed funding to start up your social purpose enterprise. Visit www.torontoenterprisefund.ca.
Join SEE Change Magazine at the Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship, which takes place in Oxford, UK from March 30-April 1, 2011.
Toronto for Acumen and Engineers Without Border host "In the Field," an evening networking event in Downtown Toronto for individuals interested in agriculture, social enterprise and international development. March 16, 2011
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We hope you enjoy this special issue and that it gives you another reason to support and respect women in social change. Drop us a line anytime to let us know what you think.
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Sincerely,
Nicole Zummach & Elisa Birnbaum
Co-founders, SEE Change Magazine
info@seechangemagazine.ca |
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