SEA Change Nation

This the SEA Change Nation!

After years of pouring our souls into researching how we could best use our passion and strengths to serve a higher common good, we are pleased to announce SEA Change Nation Inc.

We are a Social Entrepreneurship (1) Academy, (2) Accelerator and (3) Alliance uniquely designed to transform youth into social entrepreneurs.

The future stability of our world is dependent on the growth of social entrepreneurship. Unlike the current evolution of our economy, social entrepreneurship has a balanced value system that equally respects (1) ALL People, (2) OUR Planet and (3) Financial Profit (commonly referred to as a triple bottom line).

The essence of social entrepreneurship is a deep understanding of who you are as an individual and how you are connected to the world as a whole. We define this relationship between self and a higher common good as passion. Passion is unique to each of us. There are over 7 billion (and counting!) different passions in the world. Our lifelong purpose is to discover our own unique passion and channel it into making the world a better place. Passion fuels social entrepreneurship.

At SEA Change Nation Inc. we believe YOUTH are the key to discovering the solutions to the complex societal challenges we currently face. We have therefore reached a point in history where we can no longer afford to leave their naturally inherent compassion and creativity untapped.

With this in mind, we have developed our innovative 3-SEA Change Model. It’s unique design creates opportunities for YOUTH to explore, experiment and discover their passion. Through the interconnected actions of (1) Learning, (2) Launching and (3) Sharing, we have engineered a catalyst for the organic evolution of a balanced, diversified, compassionate, respectful and creative economy.

The 3 SEAs of our 3-SEA Change Model:

(1) LEARN at The Social Entrepreneurship Academy – An innovative, full-time social entrepreneurship training program where youth learn to become social entrepreneurs during their employment in a social enterprise within our SEA Change Alliance. (Imagine a world with no student loans!)

(2) LAUNCH in The Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator –  A social enterprise incubator that accelerates the launch of youth-powered social enterprises after the social entrepreneur’s graduation from our SEA Change Academy.

(3) SHARE inside The Social Entrepreneurship Alliance – An alliance of social enterprises launched by our SEA Change Accelerator and powered by our 3-SEA Change model.

We dream of an economy that creates opportunities for ALL people to earn a living doing what they love. We believe doing what you love is the key to creating a poverty-free society of wealth, health, and happiness for ALL people.

To achieve this epic vision of our future, it will take an army of youth discovering their passions and souls and pouring them into businesses aiming to make the world a better place.

BE Change. SEA Change. This is the SEA Change Nation.

Learn more: http://seachangenation.com/

Sponsor Energy

Using business to help our local charities become more financially sustainable!

As per: http://sponsorenergy.ca/

So who are we?

Sponsor Energy Inc. is a retailer of electricity in Alberta. What makes us unique is that we are the only retailer that partners with local charities and donates half our corporate profits based on the power consumption of its supporters to the charity.

You can switch from your current electricity provider to Sponsor Energy, save money on your monthly electricity bill and also choose which charity to “Sponsor” – all at no additional cost to you and at no cost to the charity.

Get connected here: http://sponsorenergy.ca/

Vintage Pop-Up Shop

SEA Change would like to welcome Vintage Pop-Up Shop to our Calgary Social Entrepreneurship family! We love what your doing to build community in Calgary.

Vintage Pop-Up Shop

As per: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vintage-Pop-Up-Shop/171365476225327?sk=info

Vintage Clothing, Accessories and Furniture sourced for you by two lovely ladies.

General Information

We set up shop in different locations around the city. A vintage theme will be showcased at every pop up. Vintage Pop-Up Shop is dedicated to finding our customers beautiful Vintage treasures.Please contact us with any questions. vintagepopupshop@gmail.com. We would love to hear from everyone!

Endeavor Arts and Event Space

SEA Change thanks Endeavor Arts for their amazing support of Calgary’s social entrepreneurs! We love having our events in your beautiful space 🙂

As per: http://www.endeavorarts.com/about/

Endeavor Arts is an innovative contemporary art gallery featuring mixed media, digital, sculptural and other artwork featuring the materials, methods and mediums of our time.

The gallery space is also available for rent as an event venue, it is 2800 square feet of amazing open space that was originally used as a Dance Studio and years later was The Night Gallery. We’re proud to be a contemporary unique venue located within Victoria Park on Suite 200, 1209 First Street SW Calgary, AB.

Click here to book your next event!

Meet YYC Metro Growers

SEA Change is proud to introduce YYC Metro Growers!

They are a strategic alliance of Urban/SPIN farmers and entrepreneurial food growers in Calgary sharing knowledge & working together to build an infrastructure so all can thrive.

Follow this link to get to know the members of the alliance: http://seachangecalgary.ca/tag/yycmetrogrowers/

LIKE them on Facebook: yyc.metro.growers

FOLLOW them on Twitter: @yycmetrogrowers

EMAIL them at: info@seachangecalgary.ca with yycmetrogrowers in the subject line and we will put you in touch 🙂

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SEA Change is proud to support this “growing” form of social entrepreneurship because they are directly addressing two of our society’s most pressing challenges, food security and health.

Leaf Ninjas

Meet Leaf Ninjas!

As per: http://leafninjasmission.wordpress.com/about-us/

Leaf Ninjas is a small family of entrepreneurs; lead by gardener and farmer Luke Kimmel, the Leaf Ninjas team has set out to design and cultivate highly productive urban farms and permaculture gardens in Calgary, AB.

The Leaf Ninjas main goal is to grow good food locally using organic methods, and to educate and empower other people to grow food in this way.

The “ninja approach” to farming and gardening is centered around the application of martial arts, permaculture, and business savvy, to the many aspects of growing food.

Click here to learn more about this amazing social enterprise!

SeedWorks

As per: http://www.theseed.ca/social-enterprise.html

SeedWorks is the social enterprise arm of The Mustard Seed. SeedWorks provides quality work crews for residential and commercial construction: clean-up, seasonal maintenance and other labour-related projects. Qualified foremen are hired by SeedWorks to lead and mentor capable teams of current or former Mustard Seed guests as they work toward building confidence and skills with an end goal of sustainable employment.

The vision of SeedWorks is to empower guests of The Mustard Seed to achieve sustainable, independent employment as part of an overall strategy to challenge homelessness in Alberta.

​Place2Give

Place2Give.com – A one-stop-giving solution where you can search, match and donate to Canadian charities. It is the most comprehensive and trusted database of publicly sourced and private charity research in Canada. The system directly targets the $4.4 Billion donated annually by private individuals via online services. Place2Give helps donors make better decisions.

Learn more at: http://www.place2give.com/AboutUs.aspx

Deliver Good

As per: http://www.delivergood.org/about

 

About DeliverGood 

Mission

To build efficiencies into the charitable giving process by connecting charities and non-profits who need stuff with people and companies who have stuff.

History

Founded in 2009 and launched in May of 2010, DeliverGood is a web utility built to streamline and maximize the charitable giving process. DeliverGood facilitates a process to connect non-profit organizations who need stuff with individuals and businesses who have stuff.

Learn more at:  http://www.delivergood.org/about

Calgary Dollars

As per: http://calgarydollars.ca/

Calgary Dollars is Calgary’s complementary currency system, started by the Arusha Centre in 1996, that brings together local talents and resources to strengthen our local economy and build community. A community’s true wealth lies in the skills, talents and capabilities of its members. We believe that every person has something of value to offer to their neighbours. By encouraging local production and consumption, we are committed to creating a healthy economy that is rooted in a healthy society and a healthy ecosystem.

Market Collective

An excerpt from:  http://www.facebook.com/marketcollective

 

Market Collective is an independent market, created to showcase the works of local artists, artisans and musicians and to strengthen the community in Calgary.

We believe in supporting creativity in the city of Calgary in every way that we can. This includes opening up space for musicians to perform, artists to sell their work, non-profit organizations to show their projects, and the community to …express themselves through interactive displays and collaborative pieces.

For each MC, we create an artist sponsorship in which we take submissions. This is to further our mission of giving back to the community.

Learn more about this amazing market and details about the next event at:

http://marketcollective.ca/

http://www.facebook.com/marketcollective

https://twitter.com/#!/mrktcollective

Calgary Sustainability for Breakfast

Who: All individuals, organizations and businesses with an interest in advancing sustainability in Calgary are welcome

Why: Calgary is at a defining moment in its history. The choices we make today will shape our city and region for decades. Those choices can increasingly promote and accelerate sustainability, or they can perpetuate business as usual – and the missed opportunities for innovation and lack of resilience that go with it. The breakfast series is intended to:

• Bring people together, including unlikely allies
• Provide a forum for introductions and networking
• Profile organisations engaged in sustainability and local initiatives
• Explore key questions on topics central to sustainability in Calgary
• Create space for idea generation and synergies that could lead to innovative action.

The event is free of charge and breakfast is served!

Learn more: http://www.meetup.com/Calgary-Sustainability-for-Breakfast-Network/

Make it Good

Make it Good works through partnerships, networks and knowledge sharing. 

Make it Good, a social-profit organization, addresses the barriers and challenges that exist for individuals and organizations as they work towards greater sustainability. We confront these barriers and challenges by working collaboratively to change the systems that keep us disconnected from a sustainable society.

Make it Good facilitates and supports wise action. We create a space for thoughtful dialogue where people can come together to better understand the challenges that affect our communities and to uncover the possibilities and opportunities that exist to move beyond them.
Our approach is integrative; we connect individuals and groups across sectors to provide the customized tools, processes and resources that community leaders require to create positive change.
There is no coordinating instrument that supports and promotes these activities and Make It Good aims to fill that role.

Learn more at: http://makeitgood.org/

REAP Calgary Members

Click here to meet the amazing members of REAP. They value sustainable business practices.

Over 80 last we heard 🙂

REAP Membership Criteria – as per their website: http://www.reapcalgary.com/criteria

If your business is concerned with corporate social responsibility (CSR), and is locally owned and operated, you might qualify to become a member. We’re looking for companies that:

Are locally owned and operated
Manufacture or sell sustainable products or services
Work with suppliers that create positive social and environmental benefits, for example:

• local companies
• certified organic ingredients
• fair trade partnerships
• ethical manufacturing
• renewable energy

Demonstrate a commitment to responsible business practices, for example:

• pay employees a living wage
• donate a percentage of profits to local charities
• minimize environmental impact
• include sustainability in their business mission

REAP’s criteria is based on Guidelines for Corporate Social Performance as published by Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) and recognition seal criteria from the Sustainable Business Institute (SBI).

BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!

Visit http://www.reapcalgary.com/membership-info 🙂

First Calgary Financial

An excerpt from PROFIT FOR GOOD  by Kirti Bhadresa

First Calgary Financial is a credit union that operates conscientiously. This local financial institution operates as a co-operative, a more ethical business model, and invests in the community while minimizing the business’ negative environmental impact.

There is no department dedicated to environmental and social good at First Calgary Financial. Instead, the whole organization is dedicated to making positive environmental and social decisions all the time, while still growing the financial bottom line.

Learn more at: https://www.firstcalgary.com/CorpCitizenship/CommPrograms/