Blog posts by Al

Arthur Wood – Becoming Visible 2011 – Eleven Global Social Finance Trends

Arthur Wood is the Einstein of social finance.  He  knows the secrets of how the universe's money works! He is brilliant and full of insights and well worth paying attention to.  Previously Global Head Social Finance Services for Ashoka he … Read More

Adam Kahane – Becoming Visible 2011 – Power and Love

Adam Kahane is a best selling author, global consultant with Reos Partners and peace maker.  His abilities have drawn invitations from warring factions to help resolve their differences in many of the world's trouble spots.  He knows how to solve … Read More

Alison Loat – Becoming Visible 2011 – Democracy

Alison Loat is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Samara.  They seek to improve political leadership; the participation of citizens in public life; and public affairs journalism and have adopted a creative multi-communication strategy to do so.  Samara is the winged … Read More

Martin Luther King and Waddie Welcome

Martin Luther King Junior and Waddie Welcome have four things in common. One they both hail from Georgia.  Two, Waddie died at the age of 87 on January 17th, a date now recognized as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in … Read More

BC Government establishes Advisory Council on Social Entrepreneurship

Things are moving faster in British Columbia on the social innovation, social finance and social enterprise front. Gordon Hogg, BC's and Canada's first Parliamentary Secretary for Social Entrepreneurship, announced today (January 12, 2011) the creation of an Advisory Council on … Read More

David Eaves – Becoming Visible in 2011 – Comfort with Decline and Death

David Eaves is a proficient blogger and open government activist.  He is in demand as a public speaker and consultant on open government, negotiations, strategy and public policy.  Here is his provocative answer to the question: What would you like … Read More

Stacey Corriveau – Becoming Visible 2011 – Community Economic Development and Environmental Solutions

Stacey Corriveau is the Director of the  BC Centre for Social Enterprise and the founder and Executive Director of Resilient Communities Canada.  She has been the driving force behind the research and adaptation of legal structures that would increase the … Read More

Tim Brodhead – Becoming Visible 2011 – Dethroning the GDP

Tim Brodhead is one of Canada's intellectual leaders and most accomplished activists.  He is also President and CEO of the JW McConnell Family Foundation and co-founder of Social Innovation Generation (SiG).  Here is his response to the question: What would … Read More

Prime Minister Harper announces Award for Social Innovators

On January 7th Prime Minister Harper announced a series of national and regional awards that honor individuals, (particularly young adults), non profits, businesses and social enterprises who are improving the well being of their community and supporting social innovation.  The … Read More

Richard Faucher – Becoming Visible 2011 – Leveraging Our Collective Assets

Richard Faucher is a modern courier de bois.  He is Executive Director of the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion.  Read his refreshing call to action below.  Here is his response to the question: What would you like to become more … Read More