Enp Grants Announced!
After reviewing our largest volume of requests ever, enp is pleased to announce it has awarded $176,261 in matching technical assistance grants to groups in BC planning to launch or expand a social enterprise. Visit our website for the full listing. Enp would like to thank our amazing funding partners for making our program and these grants possible: Coast Capital Savings, Columbia Basin Trust, Northern Development Initiative Trust, United Way of the Lower Mainland, Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust, Vancity Community Foundation, Vancity Credit Union, Vancouver Foundation, and Western Economic Diversification Canada.
Enp's Spring Orientation Sessions
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David LePage is about to embark on his bi-annual tour of BC to deliver our enp Orientation Sessions. As well as a valuable learning and networking opportunity, attendance at an orientation session prequalifies groups to apply for a technical assistance grant for social enterprise planning in BC. David will visit: - Vancouver: Tuesday, March 2
- Port Hardy: Tuesday, March 16
- Nanaimo: Thursday, March 18
- Chilliwack: Thursday, March 25
- Fernie: Tuesday, March 30
- Creston: Wednesday, March 31
- Vernon: Wednesday, April 7
- Osoyoos: Thursday, April 8
- Williams Lake: Tuesday, April 13
- Valemount: Thursday, April 15
- Terrace: Tuesday, April 20
- Vancouver: Tuesday, April 22**
[**This session is reserved for organizations currently operating social enterprise.]
Canada’s first magazine dedicated to social enterprise announced
The launch of SEE Change Magazine by two Canadian journalists/researchers will take place in early 2010. With a mission to inform, inspire and educate, SEE Change will be the first publication in the country devoted to social enterprise and entrepreneurship. Each issue will contain a mix of important news and information about social enterprise and social innovation in Canada, opinions and commentary, expert advice, and engaging features that will get people thinking, talking, moving…and changing. Find the full press release on our website.BC Society Act is Under Review
Your feedback is important...
The Ministry of Finance is entering into a public consultation, the purpose of which is to identify and address legislative obstacles that prevent societies from functioning fully and efficiently, and to ensure that the public interest is protected. More information is available on our website.
SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SUMMIT 2010 + 3rd WORLD FORUM
A New Approach for a New Economy: Realizing the Potential of Social Enterprise
April 28-30, 2010 - San Francisco. Early-bird registration for the Social Enterprise Summit 2010 + World Forum is now open!
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