2007 Summit Proceedings
SUMMIT PROCEEDINGS
On December 3-4, 2007, we welcomed over 250 representatives from across Canada to MaRS for an inaugural event full of inspiration, engagement, celebration and active discussion on how to accelerate social entrepreneurship in this country.Conference proceedings are now available and can be downloaded in PDF format below. In this document, you'll find:
- Session highlights
- Opportunities for action
- Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award press release
- UK Social Investment Task Force
- Speaker and award finalist profiles
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FINALIST VIDEOS
Please click on the finalists names to view their videos.- Tzeporah Berman, ForestEthics
- Geoff Cape, Evergreen
- Ian Gill, Ecotrust
- Tim Jones, Artscape
- Dr. Gilles Julien, Fondation pour la promotion de la pédiatrie sociale
- Michel Labbé, Options for Homes
BLOGS
- "Scaling social entrepreneurship: The discussion begins today" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "The discussion has begun: How can we scale social enterprise" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "Social business: Start by starting" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "Defining Social Entrepreneurship: What’s in and what’s out (but still good)" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "The strength of weak ties: building and maintaining the ecosystem" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "Models of Mentoring: A rethink" by David Smith, MaRS Blog
- "Social Technology: An oxymoron?" by Lisa Torjman, MaRS Blog
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
- Michele Giddens' presentation, "Scaling up social investment" (PDF)
- Pamela Hartigan keynote presentation (PDF)
- Rod Schwartz's presentation, "Social Business and Social Enterprise Lessons from Abroad & the Implications for Canada" (PDF)
- Tzeporah Berman's presentation, Forest Ethics (PDF)
- Éthel Côté's presentation, "Technical Assistance & Models" (PDF)
- Tim Draimin's presentation, "Enabling Social Entrepreneurs with Social Finance" (PDF)
- David LePage's presentation, "A Supportive Environment – Public Policy" (PDF)
- Tonya Surman's presentation, "Building an Ecosystem for Social Entrepreneurship Emergence" (PDF)
PHOTOS
All photos from the summit have been uploaded to Flickr. Click here to view and comment!Don't forget to upload your own summit photos to Flickr and tag them "social entrpreneruship summit" and submit them to the MaRS Group! Alternatively, you can email them to us: marsportal@marsdd.com.
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