Kiri Bird:Incubating Social Enterprise and Building Systems
BCHC spoke with Kiri Bird, Manager of Local Economic Development Lab (LEDlab), about the complexities of social innovation and the role of empathy. Read the Q & A here.
The Articles
Reflections from the Deepening Community Conference
"True resiliency goes beyond responding to crises and focuses on building local capacities today so that communities can become thriving places of strong connections." Read more reflections shared from the Deepening Community Conference and the session facilitated by BCHC.
The Event
Placemaking: Made in Canada
Date: September 12-17, 2016 | RSVP by July 30th here.
This September, global change agents will gather in Vancouver, B.C., for a series of events that will map the future of the placemaking movement.
The Read
Getting Beyond Better
Who drives transformation in society? How do they do it? This compelling book describes how social entrepreneurs develop, build, and scale solutions in ways that bring about the truly revolutionary change that makes the world a fairer and better place. Read a review here.
Connect
Get to Know BC Healthy Communities
Want to know more about the BC Healthy Communities team? We added some little known facts and shared some superpowers in a series of staff profiles on Twitter @BCHC and Facebook. Connect with community using #BCHealthyCommunities.
Thank you for doing your part to create healthy communities!