Many Happy Returns
“Some countries are blessed with beautiful scenery and history. But not with other important resources. Poverty is the norm, and children are impacted the most. In these countries, education is often a...
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Alex & The Conscious Corporation
Taisiya had led a fortunate and sheltered life. Her self-made father doted on her at their estate home, and was proud to send her to Moscow to study. But Taisiya’s heart was to be broken by twin...
View ArticleMoney Isn’t Everything
Times for donors are tough. You want to give, but your personal pot of generosity feels smaller than it did a year or two ago. Like most people, you’re now hesitating a second longer before pulling out...
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Missing the Whole Olympic Point
I received a piece of direct mail advertising today that really missed the Olympic point. Established to celebrate all that is good in humanity, and to find ways to unite people, nations and cultures...
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Social Enterprise Marketing Tookit
Octopus Strategies is proud to release the first ever Social Enterprise Marketing Toolkit to support the enterprising work of leading social sector organizations in Canada. To make this meaningful...
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Everyclick: Connecting Charity & Technology
In an insightful article published by The Guardian today, Octopus client and Everyclick CEO Polly Gowers makes the case for bringing private sector technology and innovation to bear on the pressing...
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Social Change Institute 2011: Impact & Inspiration
Excruciating joy. That’s as close as I can get to articulating the atmosphere at the 2011 Social Change Institute. Hosted at Hollyhock, June 8 – 12, SCI brought together a group of 55 remarkably...
View ArticleCollaboration in the Face of Complex Problems
As the world has watched the ‘Arab Morning’ spread across North Africa and countries of the Middle East this year, we have been amazed by tales of everyday heroism, and heartbroken by stories of...
View ArticleSocial Enterprise: One Solution to Complex Urban Problems
Mass urbanization around the world will see hundreds of millions of people flocking to the world’s cities in the coming decades. Already enormous cities like Delhi, Beijing, Mexico City and others are...
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Seizing the Advantage of Transparency
During the recent hockey-disappointment-induced riots in Vancouver, Canada, and in the days that followed, the transparency and rapid news dissemination capabilities of social media were made...
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