Researchers are seeking online co-operatives, social enterprises, community development initiatives, nonprofit member oriented associations, including civil society organizations that have their base in
Sunday, March 25, 2007
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Libro Financial Group Receives Award
"Libro had a great year in 2006," says president and CEO Jack Smit, who was on hand to accept the award. "We changed our name, made a record profit of $8.8 million, returned a record $4.6 million to customer-owners, got our second Owner Satisfaction Score of 9/10 and launched our Community Builder grant program. Our success is due to engagement on a number of levels - with owners, the community and especially staff. This award is the icing on the cake!" www.libro.ca
Friday, March 23, 2007
Rotman MBAs Win Not-For-Profit Case Competition
by Ken McGuffin
For the second consecutive year, a team of MBA students from the
The Rotman team, consisting of first-year MBA student Sarah Stern and second-year MBA students Abhijit Rawal, Hala Kosyura and Ellie Avishai, defeated teams from 20 other business schools to take the first place prize.
The annual competition, held the weekend of March 17 in
The team was supported by the
In recent years, Rotman MBA students have become increasingly interested in corporate social responsibility and issues facing not-for-profit organizations. In November 2006, Roman Net Impact hosted the first-ever Corporate Social Responsibility Case Competition for students at Canadian business schools. On March 21, the Annual Leadership in Social Change Career Fair & Conference will be held at the