Do Some Good - January 2018 http://dosomegood.ca/ 2018 saw its first new B Corporation become certified in January. Do Some Good is a community and software application that connects nonprofits with corporations to facilitate volunteer opportunities, corporate and...
Jelly is a marketing and PR agency that has taken the typically siloed disciplines of digital ads, social media, PR and seo and brought them all into one house. While the approach is unique, there’s something else that makes them special. They just recently became...
2.6 million paper cups are thrown in the trash every week in Vancouver, but they’re not coming from this café. Nada has launched one of this city’s first “zero-waste” cafés. While it might not be completely zero waste, it’s about 99% better than any other café, but...
I was super excited to catch up with Angela who is the CEO and co-founder of Quupe. Quupe is a resource sharing platform, and the team of 5 are based here in Vancouver. They’ve accomplished a lot since they started building the platform in 2016, and have many exciting...
This week, the BC Cancer Foundation has just received an extremely generous, anonymous donation of $18.346 million in the form of a philanthropic grant. The funds are going to be used to advance new types of treatment for cancers that have historically been extremely...
Housing Central launched its Make Housing Central campaign today, providing information to civic candidates and the public on the role that cities can play in supporting affordable housing and the community housing sector. “As we head into municipal elections where...
If you have a lot of ideas for your nonprofit or social enterprise but struggle to envision how everything will fit together, or even if you're lacking ideas, UBC's community program might be able to help. Through their Master of Management program, teams of students...
Metro Vancouver is chalk full of inspiring women who are taking charge of social innovation, nonprofits, and community improvement. If you're connected in this industry you might know 1 or 2 people who not only could get an award but deserve it. Each year the YWCA of...
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