About
The BC Social Enterprise Network is an informal group that meets via Zoom to achieve:
- A more enabling public policy environment for social enterprises to achieve their missions, contribute community benefits, and enhance the wellbeing of their participants.
- Mutual learning and development amongst practitioners and their organizations.
- Greater public awareness of, and market demand for, social enterprise products and services.
- Increased corporate, institutional, and government procurement opportunities.
- Action research and evaluation on outcomes and effective practices of social enterprises.
- Collaboration in broader socio-economic consultations and dialogues.
- Greater engagement of social enterprise employees, participants, and other stakeholders, in representing their own views and interests.
The Network is hosted by the BC Centre for Social Enterprise, with leadership from Leni Goggins, Matt Dirks, and Stacey Corriveau.
We define social enterprises as businesses that sell products or services in the marketplace to achieve social, cultural, or environmental purposes. They reinvest their profits to maximize their social mission and are democratically controlled by their members. Social enterprises may be operated by non-profit organizations, charitable organizations, co-operatives, or other social-purpose businesses that ascribe to the principles outlined above.
Membership is open to representatives from all organizations in British Columbia that support the Network’s definition of social enterprise, its purposes, and Terms of Reference.
If you’d like to participate in the Network, email stacey@centreforsocialenterprise.com