The team at Hollyhock Leadership would like to thank our Sponsors for their generous support of the Social Change Institute 2007.

Lead Sponsor





The Blackstone Ranch Institute is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to create positive environmental changes worldwide.  The organization supports those who are engaged in fearless and solution-oriented conversations about the most important environmental challenges of our time.  www.blackstoneinstitute.com


Visionary Sponsor




Vancity is Canada's largest credit union.  Formed in 1945, today they have $10.5 billion in assets, more than 340,000 members and 42 branches throughout Greater Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and Victoria.  Vancity and its subsidiary companies are guided by a commitment to corporate social responsibility, and to improve the quality of life in the communities where we live and work. www.vancity.com


Event Sponsors & Supporters




GiveMeaning.com is an online charitable foundation for philanthropists of all ages and means.  Since their inception, GiveMeaning has accomplished many charitable goals - in fact, in the last few months, their services and online tools have helped raise almost a quarter of a million dollars for charitable purposes!  GiveMeaning is a community of people changing things for good, one story at a time. www.givemeaning.com






Mountain Equipment Co-op is an innovative, thriving co-operative that inspires excellence in products and services, passion for wilderness experiences, leadership for a just world, and action for a healthy planet. www.mec.ca

Public Outreach provides "High-quality, respectful donor interaction specializing in face-to-face and telephone fundraising with a strong focus on monthly giving."  Their mission is Honest. Respectful. Effective. www.publicoutreach.ca







Ashoka is the largest association of leading social entrepreneurs in the world.  Ashoka strives to shape a global, entrepreneurial, competitive citizen sector: one that allows social entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the world’s citizens to think and act as changemakers. www.ashoka.org

Tides Canada Foundation envisions, and aims to contribute to, social change philanthropy that strengthens the public commons and enhances public goods, both indispensable cornerstones for shifting our communities towards an equitable world and a life-supporting ecology. www.tidescanada.org




As a private foundation, Endswell works to be a catalyst for positive change. Through a strategic selection process, they invest charitable dollars in what they feel are the most effective and visionary environmental groups in BC, working on issues with the greatest potential to leverage impact.
www.endswell.org

The Columbia Institute is a charitable organization established to activate and motivate working people to build strong, progressive communities throughout Canada.  They work to fulfill this mission through partnerships with the labour movement and non-profit organizations, and through directly funded education, training and awards programs.
www.columbiainstitute.ca






Hollyhock is Canada's leading learning centre with over 25 years experience.  They are linked intrinsically to their ecology.  This allows them to provide a comfortable and safe environment where people can deeply connect with others, gain creative insights, and renew hope that a better world is possible. www.hollyhock.ca