Investing tim brodhead pierre elliott trudeau foundation tim draimin social innovation generation. To live sustainably means following the four care instructions for our planet. See others named tim brodhead tim s public profile badge. Mcconnell family foundation, a private foundation based in montreal.
Social innovation and social enterprise in the classroom. The mission of the foundation is to foster a more resilient canada by enhancing social innovation, inclusion and sustainability. Tim draimin, executive director of social innovation generation sig national. Mcconnell family foundation, mars discovery district, plan institute and the university of waterloo. How to change things when change is hard, chip and dan heath, broadway books, 2010. Without broadly accepted and applicable tools for impact measurement, the innovations in capital investment for social change are. Sig is a national collaboration addressing canadas social and ecological challenges by creating a culture of continuous social innovation.
Social innovation experts 74 available on expertfile. In a world of unpredictable change, what canada needs most. The philanthropist 20 volume 25 1 tim draimin is fond of saying that while necessity is the mother. Tim brodhead acts as the chair of the mars solutions lab advisory board. Tim brodhead tim brodhead brings years of leadership experience in the foundation and nonprofit sector. The sustainability challenge explained through animation description. Tim brodhead brings years of leadership experience in the foundation and nonprofit sector. Individual resilience experts 4 available on expertfile. 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. Through the development of the program, they aimed to advance new approaches to address persistent social and environmental issues by creating industry. One step in this direction is social innovation generation sig, a crosssectoral collab. Department of geography, university of victoria, british columbia, canada, waterloo institute for.
Philanthropic strategy inspired by resilience thinking. He recently retired his position and is engaged with sig as a senior fellow. My colleagues tim brodhead, president, and stephen huddart, vice president, also made a significant. Pdf social finance intermediaries and social innovation. Between 1995 and 2011, he was president and chief executive officer of the j. Tim brodhead is widely recognized as an innovator and thought leader with a passion for the notforprofit sector. Prior to joining the foundation he was executive director of the canadian council for international cooperation. Tim draimins social innovation slides from the natural step webinar may 20.
Mcconnell family foundation decided to focus on building canadian resilience and the impact that had on the programs they support. In our current session, my colleagues and me are focused. Mars discovery district and the plan institute, called social innovation generation sig. Any deep dive into the field of impact investing and social finance quickly reveals that impact measurement and metrics are critical. A nonprofit pioneer who continues working to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social innovation. Trends in philanthropy from a social innovation perspective.
Contact tim brodhead at social innovation generation sig. 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. 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. 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. View tim brodhead s business profile as chair, fmr president and chief executive officer at mars centre. 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. Social innovation generation sig is a national partnership comprised of 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. Tim brodhead is an inspirational leader and innovator who has been recognized as one of canadas great champions for collaborative community change. 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. A publication that may be of particular interest to practitioners is on not letting a crisis go to waste by tim brodhead. 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. Tim brodhead is the founding partner in social innovation generation. He recently shared his perspective on a range of topics.
Mcconnell family foundation, a family foundation based in montreal. Tim brodhead was from 1995 to 2011 president and chief executive officer of the j. 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. In 2001, tim was appointed an officer of the order of canada. My current interests on panels, workshops or discussions include. 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. You can access a pdf of tims article or from mcconnells website.
Austeritys grandchild 11 the philanthropist 20 volume 25 1 tim brodhead, social innovation generation sig former ceo, the j. Sig people tim brodhead social innovation generation. 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. Tim brodhead the lynchpin of canadas social innovation. Currently, tim is a board member of the ottawa community foundation and the jarislowsky, omega, inspirit, shorefast and other foundations. 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. Tim brodhead senior fellow sig national expert with. At the social innovation generation sig sunset event, 500 people gathered at mars in toronto to celebrate the end of sig. Social innovation policy in uk linkedin slideshare. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more.
Tim brodhead ottawa, canada area professional profile. Mass innovation, not mass production, charles leadbetter, profile books, 2008. 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. Social innovations transform intractable problem domains. Senior fellow sig national social innovation generation sig ottawa, on, canada. Today, social innovation has become a widely used term associated with the emerging fields of impact investing, solutions labs, social entrepreneurship and systems change. As tim brodhead, former president of the mcconnell foundation, reflects later in this book, sigs uniqueness. I have nothing but respect for that band of wise and wonderful travellers. Social innovation generation sig will conclude its decadelong run in. Trends in granting from a social innovation perspectiveo social innovation. The mission of the foundation is to create a more resilient society by enhancing inclusion, sustainability, and social. Mobilizing private capital for public good final report. Sig was only a twinkle in instigator tim brodheads eye in the midnoughties.
Philanthropy nonprofit management social innovation social finance sustainability. There is nothing new about change, but perhaps now the river current is faster and more turbulent. I am an adjunct associate professor at university of waterloo of the graduate diploma in social innovation. Mcconnell family foundation tim brodhead was president and chief executive officer of the j. In a world of unpredictable change, what canada needs most is resilience. Illustrations courtesy of ms frances westley, waterloo institute for social innovation and resilience, university of waterloo. He continued as a senior fellow of social innovation generation sig. How to change things when change is hard, chip and dan heath, broadway books. Tim brodhead was president and chief executive officer of the j. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. 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. 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. Its aim is to create a culture of continuous social innovation to address canadas social and ecological challenges.
Board member about tim tim brodhead was from 1995 to 2011 president and chief executive officer of the j. 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. 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. For booking inquries or webconference participation, please fill out the form. An officer of the order of canada, he has received an honorary doctor of laws degree from both carleton and dalhousie universities. We have to reinvent ourselves, our sector, our organizations and our country if we are to become an economically and socially just society. Originating in tim brodheads realization that philanthropys toolkit was. Community sector integral to innovation discussion. He continued as a senior fellow of social innovation generation sig, a. View tim brodhead s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In this short animation the sustainability principles promoted by the natural step are explained. Another was a book titled social innovation generation. Mcconnell family foundation in discussion with mars ceo, ilse treurnicht, and mars cofounder, john evans.