A Partial History Of The “Social Enterprise”
WAY BACK WHEN… in 1945, Chicago Businessman Walter Paepcke, had a grand vision – he was going to create the new intellectual hub to serve as a moral foundation for…
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August 28, 2019
We’re A Certified Living Wage Employer!
We’re proud and excited to announce that Realize Strategies is now a certified Living Wage Employer! Here at Realize, we take pride in doing everything we can to ensure our team members have…
July 12, 2019
Global Alliance For Banking On Values Summit – Reflections
If I had gone to school just fifty years ago, I would have been hard-pressed to pursue my degree in International Relations. Combining Economics with Politics and History to prepare…
March 29, 2019
WEFORSHE Conference: Advancing Equality in Canadian Workplaces
Two-hundred and seventeen. That’s the number of years it would take Canada to reach workplace gender equality continuing at its the current pace of change. Despite being one of the…
December 28, 2018
Social Purchasing Lessons from The Buy Social Canada Summit
Realize CEO John Kay shares his takeaway from the 2017 Buy Social Canada Summit. Every day Canadians make thousands of purchases. Coffee. Paper. Clothing. But how often do we stop…
December 28, 2017
Is There a Cookie Cutter Template For Good Leadership?
We’ve all read the articles: “Top 10 Traits of a Great Leader” or “5 Qualities All Successful Leaders Share”. These articles invariably sing the praises of leaders with intuition, confidence,…
November 28, 2017
BC Budget 2017: Investing in people to build a prosperous BC
Realize Strategies was honoured to participate in BC Budget lock-up on September 11, 2017. We’re pleased that the Province took steps yesterday to make BC’s communities more sustainable, inclusive and…
September 28, 2017
Workplace wellness- a win for both employee and organizational health!
Implementing a workplace wellness program is in the best interests of both employers and employees. A workplace wellness program reflects of an organization’s commitment to helping their employees make healthy…
November 28, 2016
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’ve just gained certification as a B Corporation!
For those who don’t know what a B Corporation is, they are organizations certified by the non-profit organization B Lab, to meet rigorous standards of accountability, transparency, and social and…
January 28, 2015
7 Signs of A Healthy Organization
In our many years of working with non-profits, co-operatives, social enterprises, and other purpose-driven organizations we’ve learned that some organizations tend to be stronger than others. These organizations all have…
November 28, 2014
