Social Finance and Connecting

Social Finance and Connecting: Not just your money

 On Sunday Feb. 20th, So Fine Canada will be highlighting our ‘more than just profit’ attitude of running a business and solving social problems; our solutions will come from our connecting.

Guest Vickie Cammack of Tyze Personal Networks will be speaking about the organization she co-founded to “build real-life personal networks for those who have been marginalized.” Tyze is a mission-based business that ‘builds connections between our formal and informal systems of care’. Most Canadians will become people in need of ‘care’ at some point in their lives and will benefit from a coordinated network of support. The rapidly aging population will not be able to afford to purchase all of their care needs, nor will governments be able to supply them. Thinking now and finding solutions to help people care, connect, and contribute is the organization’s aim.

Julie McDowell of ClearlySo will be explaining her organization’s convening of ‘The national marketplace for social business, enterprise and investment’. An international membership-based business, Clearly So provides members with information and opportunity to connect and Julie will be discussing the benefits of membership here in Canada and ClearlySo’s contribution to social finance in the country.

Kirsten Daub of Cafe Etico will be talking about the fair trade marketplace and Co-Development Canada, the  non-profit international development agency based in British Columbia that builds partnerships between Canadians and Latin Americans. It’s aim is to foster learning, social change, and community empowerment and to do it with coffee.

Listen in this Sunday Feb. 20^th to learn how to create community, connect in our lives and make money to keep it all going.