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Date created
2015-04-27
Authors/Contributors
Author (aut): SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement
Author (aut): Vrooman, Tamara
Author (aut): Harcourt, Mike
Author (aut): Li, Claudia
Author (aut): Mogus, Jason
Author (aut): MacPherson, Donald
Author (aut): Etmanski, Al
Abstract
British Columbia has a rich heritage of sustainable social, environmental, financial and cultural change. This isn’t easy to do. The sharp, disruptive edges of our solutions are often forgotten, eroded or marginalized. Impact: Six Patterns to Spread Your Social Innovation unpacks the mystery of social change that lasts.Stories of lasting impact by: Tamara Vrooman, Mike Harcourt, Claudia Li, Jason Mogus & Donald MacPhersonMusic: Claire MortifeeSpoken word poetry: Meharoona Ghani
Description
Al Etmanski is a community organizer, social entrepreneur and author. He is a founding partner of Social Innovation Generation (SiG) and BC Partners for Social Impact. Previously, he co-founded Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN) with his wife Vickie Cammack and Jack Collins. Al is an Ashoka fellow, and a faculty member of John McKnight’s Asset Based Community Development Institute (ABCD). He once played air guitar with Randy Bachman of BTO (Bachman-Turner-Overdrive) in a rock video, which convinced him to stick with his day job.
Published as
The "Unlaunch" of Al Etmanski's New Book: IMPACT – Six Patterns To Spread Your Social Innovation
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Document title
The "Unlaunch" of Al Etmanski's New Book: IMPACT – Six Patterns To Spread Your Social Innovation
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Language
English
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