It's the new world of social entrepreneurship, where organizations work to both benefit society and run variable businesses.

Ralph Chiodo, president and founder of Active Green and Ross, and Bill Young, president of Social Capital Partners, are working together to put qualified people with a desire to succeed into their own shops.

A socially minded program provides low-interest loans to franchise operators in exchange for job guarantees.

Hiring and training people who might otherwise fall through the cracks boosts bottom line.

On October 10th, 2006, SCP President, Bill Young, was interviewed on CBC Radio about venture philanthropy.
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Cook Studio and its work in the downtown east side of Vancouver is profiled in this CityTV interview.

Bill Young, our Keynote speaker and founder of Social Capital Partners, delivers a highly informative and reflective presentation highlighting where SCP has been and where it is going.

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An in-depth look at one of Toronto's for-profit social enterprises, and a portfolio company of Social Capital Partners.

Charitable investing with a conscience, a look at the phenomenon of venture philanthropy.

Bill Young thinks that it may be time to devise an alternative organization, bridging the divide between the private sector and the non-for-profit sector.