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We are a collaborative partnership of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, MaRS Discovery District, PLAN Institute and the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR).

Governor General appoints Al Etmanski & Vickie Cammack to the Order of Canada

His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, announced today 86 new appointments to the Order of Canada. These appointments were made on the recommendation of the Advisory Council for the Order of Canada.

The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honours, was established in 1967, during Canada’s centennial year, to recognize outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Over the last 45 years, more than 6,000 people from all sectors of society have been invested into the Order.

Co-Founders of the Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, (PLAN), Al Etmanski and Vickie Cammack have dedicated their lives to fostering communities of care and belonging across Canada. Beginning with PLAN, they went on to develop and scale the Registered Disability Savings Plan. Vickie then launched Tyze Personal Networks, recently acquired by St. Elizabeth Health Care. SiG is very proud to know them as colleagues and friends and we congratulate them on this well-deserved honour.

For more information on the Canadian Honours System, please consult: www.gg.ca/honours.

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Latest blog posts

Where the Magic Happens: Highlights from SIX

July 14, 2014

Key learnings from places of vulnerability, emergence & gratitude

During the close of the seventh annual SIX Summer School, 150 bright-eyed participants chatted excitedly in a room overlooking Vancouver’s False Creek, a scenic inlet separating downtown Vancouver from the shores of Vanier Park and Fairview. The organizers shared … Read More...

Microtainer: social innovation & lab links we’re following (June 2014)

July 8, 2014

This mini blog, or bloggette, is part of our ongoing effort to spread information that we think will be interesting, insightful and useful to lab practitioners and the lab-curious. Below is a collection of resources that crossed our desks over the month of June 2014. In no particular order:

Recognizing that the physical environments … Read More...

Intelligent Failure in Practice: Fail Forward 2014

July 7, 2014

With the Fail Forward 2014 conference fast approaching, I wanted to share some of the inspiring and formative theories of change behind the conference.

We’ve brought together some of the leading thought-leaders on intelligent failure for one stimulating and engaging day to help us develop effective tools and practices so that when a … Read More...

News from the partnership

The Foundation launches the Banking on Change Fund to increase food security at the community level by supporting a shift in food banks away from an emergency food aid approach to one that embraces their role in creating a sustainable, resilient food system. More.

The MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, in partnership with Deloitte, releases the Social Impact Bonds in Canada: Investor insights report, detailing the perspectives of Canadian investors on SIBs. More.

The Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience, in partnership with Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society (HGHES), launches an executive education program: the Innovation Leadership Program. More.