Session Topic:
Convenor: Behrouz Hariri @behrouzh
Recorder:
Participants:  Tonya Surman, Ushnish Sengupta, Daneal Seaman, jose leal, michelle hamil Ton-page, kezia payne, charles anifov
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Notes:

business as a force of good

social enterprise:

non profit orgs with social mandate, revenue generation, finding revenue streams, 

resources:

CSI center for social innovations

ENP enterprising non profit

option of corporate structure: for profit, nonprofit, charity, C corp, B corb, hybrid, 

Organizations for charitable : phonix community foundation (trustee), stage center (BC based), CSI, MaRS DD, 

how do you want to work?

What is your revenue model? (don't wait for a grant) have a business model

how can open source non-profits make money? Wikipedia, 6 million in a year? disapointing.

How do Open source projects fund themselves?

Why is it a trade off between profit and public good? 

what are hybrid organization? for profit orgs with social andate, socialfinance.ca , socap recap, "causeway"

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What Happens Next?

we research and learn about various corporate models  in canada and the states,

see socap recap presentation, socialfinance.ca, sea.org social enterprise allicance,  socialenterprise.net, livingeconomies.org, green enterprise toronto -> mentoring program,

Get in touch for a Social Enterprise Meet UP, hash tag it on twitter  #socialenterpriseTO  and let all know. Aiming for a meetup with some research done in February.