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\;You may know of the accelerating momentum around businesses becoming a force for good. But \;how can you harness this movement and transform your own company into an engine for positive \;change? Can a business do this while increasing customer loyalty\, employee engagement\, and \;product innovation?

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If you are curious to learn more \;we would like to invite you to attend Social Purpose in Business 101: Learn all you ever wanted to know about Social Purpose but were afraid to ask.

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At this interactive workshop\, you will be given the opportunity to learn about social purpose in business and think about how it might apply to your business model. You will leave with tools\, strategies and innovative ideas for a future of healthy communities and the businesses that power them. \;

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WHAT WILL YOU TAKE AWAY
\n&bull\; The Definition of Social Purpose \;
\n&bull\; Why Social Purpose is not the same as CSR
\n&bull\; The Business Benefits of Social Purpose
\n&bull\; Social Purpose and Business in Turbulent Times: COVID 19 and other world events
\n&bull\; Clarity on how your company ranks on the Social Purpose Continuum
\n&bull\; Strategies for your company to find is own unique best fit Social Purpose
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\nEvent Details: \;
\nDate: \;Thursday \;December 3rd \;
\nTime: 9:00am-10:00am
\nLocation: \;online
\nCost: \;BBOT Members Free\, Non-members $10.00
\nRegistration: contact us at \;admin@bbot.ca
\n*Webinar details will be sent out in advance
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\nThe Burnaby Board of Trade is hosting this workshop in partnership with the Social Purpose Institute\, an initiative of the United Way of the Lower Mainland.

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WORKSHOP FACILITATOR
\nMonika is the Social Purpose Strategist at the Social Purpose Institute\, as well as Director of Social Purpose at her family owned business\, Web Express printing &\; mailing. This unique double role allows Monika to share state-of-the-art knowledge about Social Purpose in addition to the practical hands on experience of a company that has defined and is implementing their own Social Purpose.

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About the Social Purpose Institute
\nThe Social Purpose Institute (SPI) at United Way exists to grow business for good\, partnering with companies and \;collaborating with governments\, allied organizations\, and others to grow the Social Purpose Business movement. \; \;We achieve this in several ways. We help businesses define and implement their social purpose to drive both \;business growth and societal good. We champion a purpose-led economy\, accelerating the new business ethic to \;create long-term well-being for all. We are thought leaders\, creating and curating insights and knowledge to define \;the transition pathway to the purpose-led economy. We convene the social purpose ecosystem &ndash\; the partners and \;actors needed to bring social purpose to life in communities across Canada. Together\, we build a better world \;through business. For more information\, visit us at \;www.socialpurpose.ca. \; \;