For booking inquries or webconference participation, please fill out the form. Tim brodhead is the founding partner in social innovation generation. The sustainability challenge explained through animation description. Mcconnell family foundation tim brodhead was president and chief executive officer of the j. One step in this direction is social innovation generation sig, a crosssectoral collab. Tim draimin, executive director of social innovation generation sig national. View tim brodhead s business profile as chair, fmr president and chief executive officer at mars centre. Tim brodhead is widely recognized as an innovator and thought leader with a passion for the notforprofit sector. To live sustainably means following the four care instructions for our planet. Tim brodhead tim brodhead brings years of leadership experience in the foundation and nonprofit sector. Investing tim brodhead pierre elliott trudeau foundation tim draimin social innovation generation. A nonprofit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation. Tim draimins social innovation slides from the natural step webinar may 20.
He continued as a senior fellow of social innovation generation sig, a. Senior fellow sig national social innovation generation sig ottawa, on, canada. While the motivation remains the same, we thought wed collate a few of those resources for you and present our sig top 10 resources for systems change. In this short animation the sustainability principles promoted by the natural step are explained. Mcconnell family foundation decided to focus on building canadian resilience and the impact that had on the programs they support. Contact tim brodhead at social innovation generation sig. Individual resilience experts 4 available on expertfile. Trends in philanthropy from a social innovation perspective. Tim brodhead, president and ceo of the jw mcconnell family foundation and his colleagues have been systematically and strategically supporting some of the most innovative responses to canadas social, health, education and environmental challenges since the midnineties.
I am an adjunct associate professor at university of waterloo of the graduate diploma in social innovation. Illustrations courtesy of ms frances westley, waterloo institute for social innovation and resilience, university of waterloo. My current interests on panels, workshops or discussions include. When sig launched the knowledge hub in 20, it was designed to provide clear and practical access to current thinking about social innovation with learning resources to inform your work for change.
Senior fellow sig national social innovation generation sig a nonprofit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation. At the social innovation generation sig sunset event, 500 people gathered at mars in toronto to celebrate the end of sig. Currently, tim is a board member of the ottawa community foundation and the jarislowsky, omega, inspirit, shorefast and other foundations. He is also involved in the work of social innovation generation sig, a collaborative initiative to support social innovation in canada and is an adjunct associate. In a world of unpredictable change, what canada needs most. Social innovation and social enterprise in the classroom. In a world of unpredictable change, what canada needs most is resilience. Without broadly accepted and applicable tools for impact measurement, the innovations in capital investment for social change are. Tim brodhead, social innovation generation, on systems thinking to create new possibilities and positive social change as part of suncor energy foundations the gathering 2014. Especially to tim brodhead and stephen huddart at mcconnell for their bold commitment to making canada a better place by infusing it with social innovation thinking.
Senior fellow sig national at social innovation generation sig ottawa, on, ca a nonprofit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation tim brodhead was president and chief executive officer of the j. Tim brodhead acts as the chair of the mars solutions lab advisory board. Its aim is to create a culture of continuous social innovation to address canadas social and ecological challenges. The mission of the foundation is to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social. He is also on the boards of reconciliation canada and the arctic inspiration prize, and the advisory boards of musagetes and the mars solutions lab. Mass innovation, not mass production, charles leadbetter, profile books, 2008.
You might start by looking through the social innovation resources and then exploring the critically important and interconnected roles of the social entrepreneur and the system entrepreneur. An officer of the order of canada, he has received an honorary doctor of laws degree from both carleton and dalhousie universities. Dip into resilience more help as you learn more about the process and dynamics of social innovation, you realize that the big goal is not necessarily. Mars discovery district and the plan institute, called social innovation generation sig. Tim brodhead was from 1995 to 2011 president and chief executive officer of the j. Tim brodhead is an inspirational leader and innovator who has been recognized as one of canadas great champions for collaborative community change. Mcconnell family foundation, mars discovery district, plan institute and the university of waterloo. He currently serves as cochair of the board of directors for canadians for a new partnership, an organization dedicated to creating a new partnership between first peoples and all canadians so that together we can build the strong economy and valuebased society that will benefit this and future generations. Philanthropy nonprofit management social innovation social finance sustainability. Originating in tim brodhead s realization that philanthropys toolkit was inadequate to addressing the complex challenges of our era, the 10year sig partnership was instrumental in introducing social innovation to canada. Between 1995 and 2011, he was president and chief executive officer of the j.
The philanthropist 20 volume 25 1 tim draimin is fond of saying that while necessity is the mother. He currently serves as cochair of the board of directors for canadians for a new partnership, an organization dedicated to creating a new partnership between first peoples and all canadians so that together we can build the strong economy and valuebased society that will benefit this and future. Pdf social finance intermediaries and social innovation. Tim brodhead ottawa, canada area professional profile. See others named tim brodhead tim s public profile badge. Prior to joining the foundation he was executive director of the canadian council for international cooperation. How to change things when change is hard, chip and dan heath, broadway books. How to change things when change is hard, chip and dan heath, broadway books, 2010. Mcconnell family foundation, a family foundation based in montreal. Any deep dive into the field of impact investing and social finance quickly reveals that impact measurement and metrics are critical. A publication that may be of particular interest to practitioners is on not letting a crisis go to waste by tim brodhead. In 2001, tim was appointed an officer of the order of canada.
Philanthropic strategy inspired by resilience thinking. We have to reinvent ourselves, our sector, our organizations and our country if we are to become an economically and socially just society. Tim brodhead the lynchpin of canadas social innovation. Social innovation experts 74 available on expertfile. He recently shared his perspective on a range of topics. Another was a book titled social innovation generation. Social innovations transform intractable problem domains. Today, social innovation has become a widely used term associated with the emerging fields of impact investing, solutions labs, social entrepreneurship and systems change. He recently retired his position and is engaged with sig as a senior fellow. Social innovation policy in uk linkedin slideshare. Social innovation generation sig will conclude its decadelong run in. Tim brodhead was president and chief executive officer of the j. Mcconnell family foundation in discussion with mars ceo, ilse treurnicht, and mars cofounder, john evans. Mcconnell family foundation, a private foundation based in montreal.
Sig is a national collaboration addressing canadas social and ecological challenges by creating a culture of continuous social innovation. From the advent of medicare to peacekeeping, blue box recycling to greenpeace, canada is a country with a long history of social innovation beginning with first nations, inuit and metis communities. Community sector integral to innovation discussion. Tim brodhead brings years of leadership experience in the foundation and nonprofit sector. He continued as a senior fellow of social innovation generation sig. As tim brodhead, former president of the mcconnell foundation, reflects later in this book, sigs uniqueness. Board member about tim tim brodhead was from 1995 to 2011 president and chief executive officer of the j. Sig was only a twinkle in instigator tim brodheads eye in the midnoughties. Social innovation generation sig is a national partnership comprised of the j. My colleagues tim brodhead, president, and stephen huddart, vice president, also made a significant. Austeritys grandchild 11 the philanthropist 20 volume 25 1 tim brodhead, social innovation generation sig former ceo, the j. Use the following page to connect with tim brodhead, senior fellow sig national for a wide variety of media, event and professional inquiries. In our current session, my colleagues and me are focused. Originating in tim brodheads realization that philanthropys toolkit was.
Tim brodhead senior fellow sig national expert with. The mission of the foundation is to foster a more resilient canada by enhancing social innovation, inclusion and sustainability. Sig people tim brodhead social innovation generation. Tim brodhead, social innovation generation, on systems thinking for new possibilities and positive social change watch now lori gammell, sef, on working collectively, building trust and leveraging strengths for social change watch now mike grogan, ccvo, says corporations cant be successful without a strong society and healthy environment. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. I have nothing but respect for that band of wise and wonderful travellers. There is nothing new about change, but perhaps now the river current is faster and more turbulent.
Department of geography, university of victoria, british columbia, canada, waterloo institute for. You can access a pdf of tims article or from mcconnells website. Through the development of the program, they aimed to advance new approaches to address persistent social and environmental issues by creating industry. Mobilizing private capital for public good final report. View tim brodhead s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Trends in granting from a social innovation perspectiveo social innovation.