In this episode we explore another social enterprise – the HOpe Cafe in North Vancouver, a first of its kind in British Columbia. Continue reading →

In this episode, we take a look at the social enterprise – a business model that many non-profit and community organizations in BC and elsewhere are leveraging to support a social mission. Continue reading →

Mergers are the most integrated form of collaboration, where the governance of distinct organizations become legally linked. In 2014, two non-profit housing societies, Lookout Emergency Aid Society, based in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and Keys Housing and Health Solutions, based out of Surrey, merged into a single entity. Continue reading →

Many of us are familiar with coops. Mountain Equipment Co-op, Vancity and the Kootenay Co-op are all examples. What makes co-ops different from other businesses? Co-ops are owned and controlled by the people who use their services. These services cross all economic sectors including financial, health, housing and the employment services delivered by the Fraser Works Co-operative, the subject of the Centre’s second podcast episode. Continue reading →