ChangeLink Resources
Resources...
Here you’ll find tons of useful information, resources, and materials to get you started on your own social enterprise, campaign, or event project. You will be able to find anything you need, from educational resources, to helpful organizations, and outside sources of funding.
Action Guides… (You can find the files down below)
Otesha UK Guide – “How to Change Things”
Our friends in the UK have developed a great process for designing a sustainability project and making it happen. Check it out!
TakingITGlobal Action Guides - “Guide to Action”, “Climate Change Youth Guide to Action”, and “Millenium Development Goals Youth Action Guide”.
TakingITGlobal is an international organization that aims to help youth take action to influence positive change in their communities and around the world. The action guides found below will help you develop your own strategy to take action effectively.
Enterprising non-profits - "The Canadian Social Enterprise Guide (2nd ed.)"
Enterprising non-profits is a program that supports social enterprise development and growth to build strong non-profit organizations in British Columbia. They've developed a useful guide that will help you develop your own social enterprise while also making it financially feasible and effective.
Mentorship and networking…
Social Venture Network – The Social Venture Network connects and supports social entrepreneurs. They've got a great resource list with plenty of helpful books. www.svn.org
Social Edge – A blog and discussion board for up and coming social and environmental entrepreneurs. www.socialedge.org
The Bridgespan Group – A non-profit advisor and resource. They collaborate with leaders to help scale impact, build leadership, advance effectiveness and accelerate learning. www.bridgespan.org
Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation – A Canadian group that aims to spur social innovation to bridge the gap between the non-profit sector and business and government. www.csef.ca
Ashoka Canada – Runs programs for up and coming social innovators, as well as providing support, resources, and a blog with some interesting articles. canada.ashoka.org
Junior Achievement Canada – providing education, mentorship, and inspiration to Canada's Youth through programs found all over Canada. www.jacan.org
Funding…
Canadian Youth Business Foundation – Funding, Mentorship, and Resources for successful applicants. Focusing on youth entrepreneurs. www.cybf.ca
Echoing Green – An organization that invests in young emerging social and environmental entrepreneurs to launch organizations with big, bold, high-impact ideas. www.echoinggreen.org
Government of Ontario Summer Company - A government run program providing seed money, business coaching, training, and mentorship for young Canadians with innovative business ideas. www.ontariocanada.com/ontcan/1medt/smallbiz/en/sb_ye_summerco_en.jsp
The Collaborative for Innovative Social Enterprise Development - Based in Ottawa, provides funding, technical expertise, coaching, networking, training, and evaluation tools for local projects. www.cised.ca
Ontario Trillium Foundation - One of the largest grantmakers in Canada, provides funding to organizations, both large and small to run community or province wide programs. www.trilliumfoundation.org
Skoll Foundation - An international organization investing in and connecting social entrepreneurs. www.skollfoundation.org
Booklist… Coming soon....
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