Meeting Al Etmanski at the Social Innovators Event was a given: he and the organization he founded PLAN, were sponsors. So was one of the other groups who sponsored the event, the Ashoka Foundation to which Al has been named a 'fellow'. Not only is this a highly-earned honour in the world of social enterprise but at the event, I learned that Al was the first Canadian, ever, to be named an Ashoka fellow.
So I am very honoured to have Al as one of the first guests on So Fine Canada. He is an amazing person, great thinker and creative individual and along with co-founder, Vickie Cammack, created one of the most innovative social finance strategies in the world (I'm biased because I use it), the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP).
Tune in this Sunday at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm EST to learn more about Al, PLAN, the RDSP and Ashoka. It will be 15 minutes well spent; the other 45 will be just as intriguing.
