Capacity by Design team welcomes two key designers
Capacity Canada has taken a big step forward with its Capacity by Design program to increase the impact of non-profit organizations. The new initiative is based on the human-centred approach of design thinking to provide non-profits with creation options when problem solving. To help bring it to life, Capacity Canada has enlisted the services of […]
Non-profits can sprint towards success with Capacity by Design
Capacity Canada is embarking on a journey of creative problem solving and is looking for a few non-profit partners to come along on the trip. The cost of a ‘ticket’ is commitment to a new initiative called Capacity by Design that aims to solve complex problems using the concept of design thinking. Design thinking is […]
Capacity Canada summer interns learning on the job
The summer has barely begun, but at Capacity Canada Amy Cooper and Shayla McGuire are already knee deep in a variety of new and exciting projects. The University of Waterloo students, both of whom just completed their second year of studies in Global Business and Digital Arts, are putting their skills in digital and graphic […]
Food industry shares the menu with social enterprise
When it comes to preparing potatoes, how to dispose of the peels is usually the last thing on the mind of any cook. For local restaurateur and business leader Court Destauls, finding a creative method to reuse potato peels at the restaurants that encompass his The Neighbourhood Group of Companies was only one of many […]
Tech and non-profits partners for a greater good
Doing good in the world is an important part of the work that non-profit organizations do. But it’s also become a key philosophy for many companies that encompass the fast-growing technology sector. As a result, the two sectors can work together and develop partnerships, says Joseph Fung, CEO of Kiite Inc., a Waterloo-based software company. […]
Indigenous issues and legal expert joins Capacity Canada board
WATERLOO REGION – April 27, 2018 – Capacity Canada’s board of directors has increased its pool of talented social innovators with the addition of renowned legal expert Wayne D. Garnons-Williams. His appointment to the board was announced at Capacity Canada’s annual general meeting, held April 27 at St. George Hall in Waterloo, Ont. Garnons-Williams is […]
Fung driven by new challenges
Joseph Fung sees great potential in the non-profit and tech sectors and how they can work together. Fung, who has spearheaded several successful tech startups, will share some ideas on this subject April 27 at Capacity Canada’s Annual General Meeting in Waterloo. “This topic is such a fun one and gives me the chance to […]
Learning doesn’t stop after BootCamps
Last fall Al Mills left Capacity Canada’s Manulife Board Governance BootCamp full of new ideas. And now nearly six months later, Mills, who became executive director of Extend-A-Family Waterloo Region less than a year ago and attended the BootCamp Nov. 16-18 (2017) with four other board members, remains even more energized. “The first thing we […]
Capacity Canada given design thinking funding by Hallman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Capacity Canada given design thinking funding by Hallman WATERLOO REGION – March 13, 2018 – Capacity Canada is taking social innovation to another level, with help from the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation, through the creation of its new Capacity by Design program. The Waterloo-based non-profit recently received $417,950 from the Lyle S. […]
Game on for CapacityGO winners
Jane Tuer likes golf and isn’t afraid of a little competition. Thanks to the CapacityGO program based on Axonify’s popular elearning platform, Tuer has found the perfect combination of both. The Waterloo-based company has been a leader in this new technology which uses brain science and gamification to assist employees learn and retain information effectively […]
