SiG is a national collaboration addressing Canada's social and ecological challenges by creating a culture of continuous social innovation
As Harvard’s corporate strategy guru Michael Porter points out, over the past century the boundaries between business and social issues have undergone dramatic changes. One hundred years ago a large business enterprise might have been the social patron, providing housing, education or other forms of welfare for its company town residents. But over time the scope of corporate responsibility retreated.
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In June MaRS and SiG were privileged to welcome a visit from Laura Bunt, the Public and Social Innovation Advisor at the UK’s remarkable innovation centre, NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts).
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Recently in Ottawa I joined over 30 people at a very informative international roundtable on social innovation hosted by the Policy Research Initiative (PRI – a small federal think tank) and the Public Policy Forum (PPF – a SiG partner with whom we organized the November 10th Accelerating Social Innovation conference in Toronto).
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In November 2009 Statistics Canada reported that the overall value of charitable donations dropped 5.3% in the previous year. These numbers reinforce economic realities that are forcing non-profits to explore innovative ways to finance their work.
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