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Do We Have Enough Reward?
Craig Dearden-Phillips wrote the best line I’ve read in a while, “It would, in fact, be more rational to just go and work for a social enterprise than start one.” Simple and true. And problematic. In his September 18th post, Craig describes his decision to go private...
How to save a life.
This blog has undergone a number of mental edits - and I hesitated writing because it doesn't have a conclusion. Still the core message is one of value to me - so I pose it here. A week and a half ago, I was lying on a stretcher in the trauma ward of Rockyview ER...
Invest vs. Donate: It’s Value Based
This post began as an innocent nod to the Calgary Microcredit Conference that is taking place on September 11. In Alberta, just as in many places, we are seeing folks come forward into the nonprofit sector and social space who want to do more than donate their money....