Social Enterprises / Social Purchasing
La Compagnie Artisans de la Paix is strong supporter of social enterprises and social purchasing. Social Enterprise can be defined as a revenue-generating business with primary social objective whose surpluses are reinvested for that particular purpose, such as providing skills and employment for the homeless. Social Purchasing is the buying of everyday goods and services from a social enterprise with the intent of bringing social change.
Below are a few social enterprises and organizations we support and that you can explore further to learn more and find social enterprises that interest you that you may wish to support.
Social Enterprise Toronto is a network of social enterprises that share the common goal of supporting and growing social enterprise in the GTA. These enterprises all provide employment or training opportunities for low income or marginalized individuals. They operate in a range of industries.
Working For Change was established to respond to the need for employment opportunities for people with mental health. Since then they have expanded their mandate to include other marginalized communities.
Toronto Enterprise Fund provides support to catalyze the growth of new employment social enterprises, sustain existing ones, and scale those that are ready to grow significantly, in the Toronto region.
Social Enterprise Ontario is a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. It connects to a wide range of resources, marketplaces and events, and provides regional, francophone and co-operative supports.
School for Social Entrepreneurs is a community of grassroots leaders from all walks of life collaborating to advance social and environmental change, leveraging the tools of business.
Social Purchasing Project for social enterprises, they help connect them to business opportunities either through public tenders or by facilitating business-to-business networking; they also provide coaching, professional development, and mentorship opportunities as well as an intensive tender-ready training curriculum for social enterprises interested in bidding on larger contracts. For purchasers, they help integrate social criteria into evaluation frameworks, help both the public and private sector diversify their supply chain by connecting them to social enterprises interested in procurement opportunities, and certify social enterprises when required.
Buy Social Canada brings socially driven purchasers and social enterprise suppliers together, building business relationships that generate social benefits to communities across Canada.
a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. With a platform created by a collaboration of regional, provincial and national nonprofit organizations is a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. With a platform created by a collaboration of regional, provincial and national nonprofit organizations
Below are a few social enterprises and organizations we support and that you can explore further to learn more and find social enterprises that interest you that you may wish to support.
Social Enterprise Toronto is a network of social enterprises that share the common goal of supporting and growing social enterprise in the GTA. These enterprises all provide employment or training opportunities for low income or marginalized individuals. They operate in a range of industries.
Working For Change was established to respond to the need for employment opportunities for people with mental health. Since then they have expanded their mandate to include other marginalized communities.
Toronto Enterprise Fund provides support to catalyze the growth of new employment social enterprises, sustain existing ones, and scale those that are ready to grow significantly, in the Toronto region.
Social Enterprise Ontario is a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. It connects to a wide range of resources, marketplaces and events, and provides regional, francophone and co-operative supports.
School for Social Entrepreneurs is a community of grassroots leaders from all walks of life collaborating to advance social and environmental change, leveraging the tools of business.
Social Purchasing Project for social enterprises, they help connect them to business opportunities either through public tenders or by facilitating business-to-business networking; they also provide coaching, professional development, and mentorship opportunities as well as an intensive tender-ready training curriculum for social enterprises interested in bidding on larger contracts. For purchasers, they help integrate social criteria into evaluation frameworks, help both the public and private sector diversify their supply chain by connecting them to social enterprises interested in procurement opportunities, and certify social enterprises when required.
Buy Social Canada brings socially driven purchasers and social enterprise suppliers together, building business relationships that generate social benefits to communities across Canada.
a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. With a platform created by a collaboration of regional, provincial and national nonprofit organizations is a community-driven showcase of social enterprise (SE) and the social economy in Ontario. With a platform created by a collaboration of regional, provincial and national nonprofit organizations