Think you've got the next socially innovative idea that's going to change the world for the better? But need a bit of a boost to get started? Consider pitching the concept to Ashoka.

The global organization has long been an advocate for individuals who want to create social change. It...

Young students from Canada are ranked among the top academic performers in the world. So why does a strategy consultant and law student want to import parts of Teach for America, an educational improvement program that at times has proven controversial, up north?

Only 7.8 per cent of...

Back-to-school season often means the return of door-to-door fundraisers hawking boxes of cookies, chocolates and other goods that have fuelled a $1.4-billion cottage industry.

But executives behind Better the World, a for-profit social enterprise based in Toronto, hope to flip how Canadians give to charitable causes. Their pitch...