A legacy of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games is working with partners across the province to create social innovation
2010 Legacies Now was created in June 2000 by the British Columbia government and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Bid Corporation to help create sport legacies in the province following the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. That initiative has evolved into LIFT Philanthropy Partners, a venture philanthropy organization that works to accelerate the growth and impact of selected nonprofit organizations.
LIFT’s goal is to support nonprofit sustainability, effectiveness, and impact in improving the health and productivity of Canadians and their communities.
LIFT also works with other similar organizations in a provincial initiative called B.C. Ideas, an online competition designed to bring forward innovative ideas and programs. The public, private, and nonprofit organizations behind B.C. Ideas want to support what they call “social innovation.”
We speak with Bruce Dewar, CEO of LIFT Philanthropy Partners, and with Susan Roth, founder of Our Local Markets, an online farmer’s market serving central Vancouver Island. 415_july_26_2012_sm
We also speak with Jaydeen Williams and Sonja Jensen of Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation. 416_july_26_2012_sm
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