Download or read book Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy written by Manitoba and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commit to the social enterprise sector that the Province will change the eligible business types for the Small Business Venture Capital tax Credit Program to allow for-profit subsidiaries of non-profits to be eligible, once the social enterprise sector demonstrates a demand for the program. [...] N examples of broad legislation in to ensure the administration's which strengthens the hand of other jurisdictions: accountability with respect to the social enterprises bidding for public social economy through planning, contracts by increasing the extent • T he Province of Québec enacted follow-up and reporting, including of community benefit clauses on the Social Economy Act, a bill to the ado [...] For instance, the manitoba Department of Justice providing an employment-focused social enterprise with the cost of supporting and training a criminalized individual to enter the labour market and thereby avoid the social and financial costs of recidivism.

Download or read book Nudging Public Policy to Promote Growth in the Social Enterprise Sector written by Maria C. Gheorghe and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social enterprises are important for local economic development in Canada and have an impact that goes far beyond their financial contributions to the economy. As a relatively new field though, public policy is needed to help grow the social enterprise sector. The purpose of this thesis is to assess whether nudging, an approach from behavioural economics, could used as part of public policy aimed at promoting growth in this sector. To answer this question, this thesis engages in a case study of the Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy (MSES) and its related policy documents (MSES 2017 and MSES 2018). This thesis uses MSES Pillar 3: Expand Market Opportunities as a litmus test for whether nudging, vis-à-vis public policy, can promote growth in Manitoba's social enterprise sector. Nudging is defined using the framework of choice architecture, addressing non-financial barriers, and experimentation. The key findings of this research are that nudging is already a part of successful public policy which helps promote growth in Manitoba's social enterprise sector and opportunities exist to use nudging to expand market opportunities for local social enterprises. Both these findings support this thesis' central argument that nudging should be used to promote growth in the social enterprise sector.

Download or read book Exploring the Potential and Limits of Social Enterprise as a Path to Addressing Structural Injustice written by Ireoluwatomi Oloke and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study considers how Social Enterprises (SEs) contribute to addressing structural injustice faced by people in marginalized groups, identifies the basic needs met by SEs and the supports SEs need to make broader social impacts. Exploring the potentials and limitations of SEs also reveals the ways that the state can support and initiate local development by SEs and other community development organizations. By developing a Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) influenced understanding of the 'social' in social enterprise, this analysis also explores the link between peacebuilding and development studies, which scholars in the field often do not consider beyond post-peace accord environments. These research objectives were accomplished through the analysis and interpretation of data about the Manitoba SE sector drawn from multiple sources, although the major focus was on the qualitative data. Twenty SE managers and business developers in Winnipeg participated in an interview for this study. This study also carried out a descriptive, exploratory analysis of data from a survey conducted by the Mino Bimaadiziwin partnership team with 169 individuals entering Work Integration Social Enterprises (WISEs) in First Nation and non-First Nation communities near Winnipeg. Secondary sources like the Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy (MSES) and reports on SEs in Manitoba are also used in this study. The study produced four key findings. First, Work Integrated Social Enterprises (WISEs) contribute to positive peacebuilding by meeting their employees' economic needs and facilitating their socioeconomic inclusion if appropriately designed to accomplish these objectives. Second, SEs contribute to the eventual transformation of the inequitable socio-economic structure of society irrespective of whether they frame their work as transformative or compensatory. Third, SEs must collaborate with other SEs, government, community development organizations and even for-profit businesses to expand their social impacts. Fourth, that SEs require supports from the public, for-profit and non-profit sectors to expand their social impacts. Such supports can range from providing SEs with supported income (whether in the form of funding, grants or payment for social outcomes) and advocating for them, to promote an interest in SEs through education and developing a separate legal designation for SEs.

Download or read book Selling Social written by Jennifer Sumner and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2023-01-31 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2010s, all levels of governments in Canada have gradually initiated social procurement as a policy tool to further their social values and political agendas. Social enterprises of various shapes and sizes across the country have served as partners in the execution of those agendas. Selling Social examines the experiences of these enterprises in social procurement and social purchasing. Selling Social presents the findings of a three-year Canadian research project detailing experiences of work integration social enterprises (WISEs) selling their goods and services to organizational purchasers, including governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations. Drawing on survey findings and interviews, the book explores a diverse group of social enterprises from across Canada, showcasing their successes and their challenges based on real-life examples to aid social enterprises that are considering this path. The book emphasizes the importance of including social and environmental considerations in procurement and purchasing decisions, particularly at larger scales and through public policy. In doing so, Selling Social extends the understanding of social enterprises beyond their social and economic outcomes and into the broader movement towards responsible procurement and purchasing.

Download or read book How Government Support for Social Enterprise Can Reduce Poverty and Green House Gases written by Lynne Fernandez and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Funding Policies and the Nonprofit Sector in Western Canada written by Peter R. Elson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this collection offer compelling and candid analyses of the realities of nonprofit funding in Western Canada.

Download or read book OECD Studies on SMEs and Entrepreneurship SME and Entrepreneurship Policy in Canada written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report identifies several areas where new policy approaches could help achieve these objectives.

Download or read book Measuring the Size Scope and Scale of the Social Enterprise Sector in Manitoba written by Ryan O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project surveyed social enterprises in Manitoba during the spring and summer of 2011 to develop clear indicators of their size, market activities, and socio-economic contributions. In this study, a social enterprise is defined as a business venture, owned or operated by a non- profit organization that sells goods or provides services in the market to create a blended return on investment; financial, social, environmental, and cultural. Using this definition, researchers identified 266 operating social enterprises in Manitoba. Of the 266 social enterprises that received the survey, 118 responded. Indicators of socio-economic contribution included sales and revenue, expenditures, employment, volunteer engagement, and clients served and trained. Respondents were asked to report results of the 2010 financial year. The following report is a summary of the survey findings.

Download or read book Creating Pride Through Decent Work written by Josh Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mainstream route from Over the past decade, a strong network of so- school to work - graduating high school at age cial enterprises has grown in Manitoba to help 18, attending a post-secondary institution, and individuals develop the employment and life skills finding a good job - is fraught with roadblocks they need to enter and participate in the paid for young people who experience the inte [...] When discussing In order to understand the qualitative im- their futures, a segment of participants wished pacts on the workers in Manitoba's burgeoning for the opportunity to apprentice in the trade social enterprise sector, we spoke to 51 workers in of their choosing. [...] Schwerdtfeger calculated that the to- of social enterprises has grown in Manitoba to tal cost of this scarring effect on the Canadian help individuals develop the employment and life economy could amount to as much as $23 billion, skills they need to enter and participate in the or 1.3 percent of total GDP as a result of elevated paid workforce. [...] In 6 canadian centre for policy alternatives -. ManitoBa response to requests from the social enterprise sector, the Province and Manitoba Hydro, un- der the Energy Savings Act, created avenues to prioritize financing for energy retrofit work to social enterprises employing and training people with barriers to employment. [...] The address the challenges that Aboriginal people LMI would work with social enterprises through a with barriers to employment face when transi- case-management approach to develop long-term tioning from training to employment (Bernas relationships with trainees to ensure they access and MacKinnon 2014): the supports they need to address the barriers and challenges they face (Bernas and MacKinnon.

Download or read book The Social Return on Investment of Four Social Enterprises in Manitoba written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BEEP is located in Brandon, which enables the social enterprise to connect participants to a more community-based experience because the city is 10%4 of the size of Winnipeg. [...] A significant part of the premium paid by Manitoba Housing enables the employees of the social enterprises to 'learn while doing', which can slow timelines and require correction in the midst of completing a job. [...] While this is a fundamentally important outcome, it was excluded from the monetization of outcomes as a result of the need for more research that fell outside of the scope of this report. [...] While each enterprise is rich in participants that will speak to the changes that they have experienced, the addition of evaluation results will serve to bring the discount rate down, which will lead to an increase in the value creation amount, and the annual SROI ratio. [...] As illustrated, 61% of social value was created for the employees of the four social enterprises, 37% of the total value was created for various government departments and 2% was created for children.

Download or read book Measuring the Size Scope and Scale of the Social Enterprise Sector in Manitoba written by Ryan O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Social Return on Investment of Four Social Enterprises in Manitoba written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Review of Social Economy Research in Canada written by Laurie Mook and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy, officially bilingual (English and French), and one of the most multicultural countries in the world. Indeed, more than one-fifth of Canada’s population consists of first-generation immigrants, and a similar percentage classify themselves as visible minorities. A confederation of ten provinces and three territories, Canada has a current population of over 36 million people who live across an expansive geographic area that constitutes the second largest country in the world. In this multifaceted context, the social economy of Canada plays an important role in bridging the public and private sectors to form a strong social infrastructure (Quarter, Mook, & Armstrong, 2018). It constitutes a vast range of organizations guided by social objectives including nonprofit organizations such as charities, foundations, and social enterprises; and cooperatives both non-financial.There are distinct traditions of the social economy in anglophone and francophone parts of Canada. There are also traditions specific to particular populations, such as the Black social economy (Hossein, 2013); and the Indigenous social economy (Restoule, Gruner, & Metatawabin, 2012; Sengupta, Vieta, & McMurtry, 2015; Wuttunee, 2010). In this review, we look at the anglophone research on the social economy, noting that there are also French-language research institutions and educational programs focusing on the social economy; however, a review of these is beyond our scope.After providing an overview of the concept of social economy in Canada, we summarize research on its scope and size in the Canadian context. Next we focus on voluntaristic behaviors of giving, volunteering (formal and informal), and participating. Our focus shifts to describing the infrastructure supporting research of the sector, including key academic and umbrella associations and networks, as well as formal and informal education programs. Finally, we describe key funders of social economy research including government and foundations.

Download or read book Creating a robust social enterprise sector in Winnipeg written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the research is to test the thesis, examine the factors that have led to success elsewhere, and draw conclusions about how to replicate the success of other jurisdictions in Winnipeg. [...] The research has paid particular attention to the following social enterprise sectors: • The social enterprise sector in Winnipeg • The enterprises supported by the Community Economic Development Investment Funds in Nova Scotia • The Quebec Social Enterprise sector • Some enterprises developed through "sectoral strategies" in the United States Some information has also been gathered from other jur [...] The research looked at characteristics such as: • The markets they serve • The ownership structure • Size of the enterprise • Social goals • Management background of the entrepreneur • How the enterprise achieves sustainability The review of the supportive environment examined the character and priority of five specific interventions. [...] The Manitoba reference has been retained because it is likely that some of the supports created to strengthen the Winnipeg social enterprise sector may also be useful for social enterprise development in the rest of the province. [...] Rather the approach for each component of the research has been to assemble enough information to reach conclusions for the future directions of the Winnipeg social enterprise sector, and then to move on.

Download or read book Creating Pride Through Decent Work written by Josh Brandon and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Social Partnerships and Responsible Business written by M. May Seitanidi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-04 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cross-sector partnerships are widely hailed as a critical means for addressing a wide array of social challenges such as climate change, poverty, education, corruption, and health. Amid all the positive rhetoric of cross-sector partnerships though, critical voices point to the limited success of various initiatives in delivering genuine social change and in providing for real citizen participation. This collection critically examines the motivations for, processes within, and expected and actual outcomes of cross-sector partnerships. In opening up new theoretical, methodological, and practical perspectives on cross-sector social interactions, this book reimagines partnerships in order to explore the potential to contribute to the social good. A multi-disciplinary perspective on partnerships adds serious value to the debate in a range of fields including management, politics, public management, sociology, development studies, and international relations. Contributors to the volume reflect many of these diverse perspectives, enabling the book to provide an account of partnerships that is theoretically rich and methodologically varied. With critical contributions from leading academics such as Barbara Gray, Ans Kolk, John Selsky, and Sandra Waddock, this book is a comprehensive resource which will increase understanding of this vital issue.