ճMarcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) is pleased to announce the Social Economy Initiative’s Impact Internship cohort for the 2017 year.Now heading into its fifth consecutive year, the program pairs top undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations for paid placements over the spring and summer months.Past interns have reported that the experience has allowed them to be more empowered to take on social impact

Classified as: BCom, Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, SEI, Social Economy Initiative, Social Impact
Published on: 28 Apr 2017

On May 30, 2016, members of the and Montreal community gathered for the launch of the Social Innovators' Integration Lab (SIIL).The SIIL research project, located at Le Salon 1861 in the heart of Montreal's Quartier de l’Innovation, is dedicated to develop scientific and practical knowledge around the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social innovation in urban environments.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, Social Economy Initiative, MDIIM Events
Published on: 31 May 2016

By Karen Seidman, Montreal Gazette, April 26, 2016 :

"Every semester, faculty lecturer Anita Nowak challenges her students to come up with projects for her social entrepreneurship and social innovation class based on a theme that she finds particularly timely and relevant.

For this semester, it was helping Syrian refugees integrate into Canadian society.

Classified as: BCom, Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, Social Economy Initiative, Teaching
Published on: 27 Apr 2016

The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management’s Social Economy Initiative is pleased to welcome Dr. Julie Rijpens as the new Post-Doctoral Fellow for the Social Innovators’ Integration Lab (SIIL).

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, Social Economy Initiative, Quartier de l'innovation
Published on: 27 Apr 2016

Many people are offering help to Syrian refugees after they arrive in Quebec, but students are reaching out to refugees while they remain overseas.

..."We're filling that void," said Anita Nowak.

The Mentor-in-Residence at said the image of Alan Kurdi, the young Syrian boy who drowned trying to make it to Turkey, motivated them to reach out overseas.

Read full article: , January 5, 2016

Classified as: Social Economy Initiative, Anita Nowak, ctv news
Published on: 7 Jan 2016

The third installation of  Innovation Week took place in November 2015, featuring nineteen events which integrated  students and faculty with the local Montreal innovation community.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, SEI, Social Economy Initiative, Past MDIIM
Published on: 7 Dec 2015

On November 13, 2015, the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM) and the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship co-sponsored a half-day workshop on social entrepreneurship. Entitled “Social Entrepreneurship: Designing your career, your enterprise, and your impact”, the event featured a broad range of attendees – from those new to the concept of entrepreneurship to established entrepreneurs.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), Social Economy Initiative, SEI Events, Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship
Published on: 19 Nov 2015

The most important challenges faced by society and managers in contemporary organizations, be they private, public or not-for-profit, are closely related. They do not respect disciplinary boundaries and cannot be adequately tackled with knowledge from just one management function or university faculty. The Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM)’s mandate is to address these challenges by developing an integrated approach to management - one that breaks down disciplinary barriers, embraces multiple perspectives and encourages holistic thinking about organizations.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, Sustainability, health, Social Economy Initiative, Integrated Management
Published on: 9 Sep 2015


To download the job description in English and French, please click here.

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Start Date: January 2016, possibly adjustable

Duration: 2 years, with possibility of 1 year extension

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, SEI, Social Economy Initiative, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation
Published on: 3 Jun 2015

MDIIM is pleased to announce the Social Economy Initiative’s Impact Internship cohort for the 2015 year. The SEI Impact Internship Program pairs top undergraduate students who offer various skills and managerial support with social-purpose organizations (i.e. non-profits and social enterprises) for ten weeks over the summer.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, Social Economy Initiative
Published on: 14 May 2015

The Social Economy Initiative in partnership with the Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) team invites student (graduate and undergraduate) applications to a part-time 6-month internship developing a case study on ’s partnership and involvement with the Salon 1861 (Gestion immobilière Quo Vadis).

The project will be co-supervised by Desautels Professors Emmanuelle Vaast and Ruthanne Huising with support from Ms. Isabelle Péan of the QI team.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, SEI, Social Economy Initiative
Published on: 2 Apr 2015

students have incredible ideas and know how to enact positive social change. Now you can help them apply their knowledge and passion through the Impact Internship Program at the Social Economy Initiative (SEI) of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The program pairs top undergraduate students with social-purpose organizations (i.e. non-profits and social enterprises) for ten weeks over the summer.

Classified as: Sustainability, Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, Social Economy Initiative, SEI, Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Published on: 11 Feb 2015

Looking to apply your budding management skills towards something meaningful this summer? The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) invites you to apply to be part of the 2015 cohort of the Impact Internship Program!

The SEI Impact Internship Program (SEI IIP) places exceptional students, primarily in local Montreal-based social enterprises, to take on special projects and contribute to social impact and positive social change within the non-profit sector.

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, Social Economy Initiative, Impact Internship Program
Published on: 22 Jan 2015

Introduction

The Social Economy Initiative (SEI) is an important vehicle through which ’s Desautels Faculty of Management integrates social entrepreneurship and social innovation into its teaching, research and outreach activities. The SEI is an undertaking of the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM). The Institute’s mandate is to foster an integrated approach to management.

The goals of the SEI are threefold:

Classified as: Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management, MDIIM, SEI, Social Economy Initiative
Published on: 1 Feb 2014

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