SiG Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series

Social Innovation Generation is pleased to announce that the Inspiring Action for Social Impact Series is concentrating its next webinar events entirely on Canadian ideas in social innovation.

From November 2, we explore innovation through the eyes of our own SiG leadership team. It’s rare that we focus on our own collaborative, but this gives us an opportunity to share with you the strength of this unique structure, and the great learnings that each Director has to impart. It’s not so much a “how-to” but a “what I’ve learned and what I see in the future” series.

Launching the series will be Frances Westley, international social innovation thought-leader and co-author of Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed. Frances will frame her discussion around social innovation & resilience.

• November 2: Frances Westley on Social Innovation and Resilience
• November 9: Stephen Huddart on Managing Innovation
• November 16: Allyson Hewitt on Shared Value and what it means for the non-profit sector. Allyson will discuss Shared Value, the concept first popularized by Michael Porter and Mark Kramer in their Harvard Business Review article. What is the impact & import for the non-profit sector?
• November 23: Cheryl Rose on Community-University Partnerships
• November 30: Tim Draimin on Supporting global learning: Australia/Canada social innovation synergies
• December 7: Al Etmanski on Natural Care
• December 13: Tim Brodhead on Key trends in philanthropy for grant seekers from a SI perspective
• December 20: Dr. Ilse Treurnicht on Upcoming Trends in Innovation

All webinars will be held for one hour, including time for questions and comments from participants.

Registration will be open soon.

Speakers in order of presentations:

Frances Westley: JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation, University of Waterloo, SiG@Waterloo
Stephen Huddart: President and CEO, JW McConnell Family Foundation
Allyson Hewitt: Director, Social Entrepreneurship at MaRS, SiG@MaRS
Cheryl Rose: Director, Partnerships and Projects for SiG@Waterloo
Tim Draimin: Executive Director, Social Innovation Generation (National)
Al Etmanski: President and Co-Founder of PLAN, Director, SiG@PLAN
Tim Brodhead: Senior Fellow, SiG National. Fmr President, JW McConnell Family Foundation
Dr. Ilse Treurnicht: CEO, MaRS Discovery District

Full bios available on the SiG website.