ON Social Impact

Imagine you work in Toronto, and need to move a package across the city - who are you going to call? Imagine if there was a business that had their social impact front and centre. Which made a difference to people's lives and which was competitively priced. Well, imagine no more! Check out this fabulous conversation with Ada from Good Foot Delivery to find out who you should be using to send your next package across the city! Keep the conversation going: Website - www.GoodFootDelivery.com Twitter - www.twitter.com/Good_Foot Facebook - www.facebook.com/GoodFootDelivery/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/goodfootdelivery/

Does every piece of technology have its day? Perhaps - but it shouldn't have to! Free Geek Toronto are part of an international coalition of Free Geeks, who are breathing new life into unwanted technology. Not only are they making a positive environmental impact by diverting this tech from landfill, but they're making a huge social impact as well. How? Listen in to their story with Executive Director Ryan Fukunaga to find out! For more info and to keep the conversation going: Website - https://www.freegeektoronto.org/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/FreeGeekToronto Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FreeGeekToronto Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/freegeektoronto/

Meet Hanna & Morva - fierce founders of CommuniHelp and leaders of a team who are on a mission to change the world of volunteering. I'm really excited by what they're building. Not only because it's so scaleable, but because it's helping to meet a huge number of personal and social needs in one slickly designed package. In a great conversation, we touch on: - The founders' personal stories - What makes CommuniHelp different - and why it's needed by a diverse range of audiences - Why the business is structured in the way that it is - The importance of the mission statement Once you've listened, why not sign up to CommuniHelp to start revolutionizing the world, one volunteer relationship at a time? Website: https://communihelp.ca/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/communihelp/about/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/communiheip LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/communihelp/

And... ON Social Impact is back! It's been a brief five-month season break, which means that it's the perfect time to get back behind the microphone and really get into what makes social impact business in Ontario tick!

Elephant Thoughts is not an obvious name for an education company but, after hearing how it came about, I think you'll agree that it's absolutely perfect. Elephant Thoughts describe themselves as 'Education for a changing world', and the projects that they are involved in are varied, vital, and very exciting. Listen in on this great conversation as Abby & I discuss Elephant Thoughts' history, the power of creating community capacity and what granters really look for in an application. And don't forget to keep the conversation going! Website: www.elephantthoughts.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/Elephantthought Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elephantthoughts/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elephant_thoughts_outreach/ Music by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com

Imagine running an agency which specialises in helping social impact entrepreneurs achieve more. Then imagine being a B Corp and holding yourself up to the highest exemplar standards in the social impact space. This is Hypenotic and I was privileged to get founder Barry Martin on the podcast for a chat about the company, about the opportunities and challenges in today's social impact space in Ontario and the value of external certification. Enjoy - and don't forget to keep the conversation flowing: Twitter - https://twitter.com/hypenoticbam LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/barryalexandermartin/ Website - https://hypenotic.com/ Music as always by Shane Ivers, www.silvermansound.com

Building Up is a fantastic social impact business which exists to help individuals with barriers to employment to get into apprenticeships and careers in the construction trades. I've been fortunate to be connected to Marc Soberano (Founder & Executive Director) through social media for some time, so it was a real privilege to interview, discovering more about Building Up and the difference they're making throughout Toronto. There's plenty to take away in this episode, as well as a really clear invitation from Marc to connect directly with him to find out more and spread the impact ever further! Don't forget to continue following the story, even after listening to the episode! Website: https://www.buildingup.ca/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BuildingUpTO Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildingupTO/ Music: Higher Up by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com