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LG Credit Union Trains on Vision
Canada's top credit union, Vancity, has introduced a unique orientation program for new hires to help build rapid understanding of the organization's rich vision and mission. Amongst the activities, participants play Good Money, a variation of Monopoly, which gives them a chance to simulate member deposits that help fund impact lending to Vancity members and partners.

Successful orientation to be rolled out across Vancity
How does an organization train new employees to understand and act on its mission and vision? And what if that mission, as in the case of a social business, is complex and multifaceted?
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KPMG, Volans, Social Innovation Generation research social innovation opportunities for business 
KPMG, UK-based consultancy Volans and Toronto's Social Innovation Generation (SIG) are collaborating to research the opportunities for the emerging field of corporate social innovation.
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'Sharing successes is a positive way to engage more people in the effort to bring about social change'
The British Columbia Co-operative Association (BCCA) has a lot of member success stories and important information to share with its members, partners, stakeholders and the public, and the organization, which has more than 80 B.C. member co-ops and credit unions, is launching a news program to aggregate these stories.
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Tahoma School District introduces systems thinking across classrooms 
Feeding the novel Frankenstein through a process of understanding called systems thinking, a Tahoma High School student had the kind of "a-ha" teacher Brooke Dillon is thrilled to see.
Blog David LePage
We have every reason to be excited asDavid LePage the emerging social enterprise sector attains higher and higher levels of recognition and  accomplishment. The collaborative energy increases. The business opportunities keep growing. We're witnessing new levels of local and collective business success and social impacts.
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Learning how to
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Axiom News
in Europe

Axiom News CEO Peter Pula meets with representatives of Axiomnieuws, a Belgian news firm inspired by the Canadian agency this week. He is also hosting conversations in Amsterdam with city officials and others interested in exploring the opportunities in a network of generative news entities.
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B.C. Election Primer on Social Innovation
The B.C. Partners for Social Impact have created a two-page primer highlighting the potential for social innovation to support a vibrant B.C. More.



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