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Donated furniture social enterprise that helps furnish units of formerly homeless Edmontonians. Consulting team member.

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Community-owned green energy company. Founding member. 

More Sample Projects:

  • Working with the Edmonton Humane Society to evaluate current social enterprises and identify future social enterprise opportunities that advance animal welfare.
  • For the Anglican Diocese of Edmonton, used a participatory action research approach to create a multi-dimensional analysis of 46 parishes in Central Alberta. This asset-based report was used to develop an action plan to guide the future of the Diocese.  
  • Assessed the viability a new social enterprise – Ethical AI. Submitted a business case for funding, working as part of a larger consulting team of programmers, high tech investors and market researchers.
  • For the Multicultural Health Brokers, helped determine the feasibility of a bulk purchasing grocery box for low income, racialized Edmontonians. 
  • With Momentum, steered the restructuring of Be Local, a community-impact driven business association. Created a business plan for the new entity. 
  • Created a business case for Project Job Creation, a construction training and renovation social enterprise, for the Edmonton, CDC.
  • Developed a business plan for expanding the Bissell Centre’s casual labour offering into a larger employment enterprise.
  • For End Poverty Edmonton, developed the Business Case for the Community Development Corporation.
  • Helped launch a social enterprise, C Returns, which offers energy saving retrofits to homeowners. “The RetroFitters“ (article about C Returns – St. Albert Today, March 8, 2014).
  • Conducted a feasibility assessment of a multi-purpose arts centre for Innovative Services, City of Edmonton.
  • Developed SAGE’s frozen meals social enterprise business plan.
  • Created a business case for a mixed use, Children’s Resource Centre for the City of Lacombe.
  • Animated a community development group through the creation of two business plans – The Good Food Box, and Live Local.
  • For Homeward Trust, developed a business plan for a used furniture retail enterprise that helps furnished apartments for formerly homeless people.
  • Wrote the business plan for the Social Enterprise Fund.