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Researching accounting and social impact, focused on how organizations measure and report their social results.

Joined April 2009
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Interested in learning more about the Common Impact Data Standard? We're hosting an introductory webinar! We'll cover what a data standard is, how it works, and the benefits of using aligned tools & software. Join us on Oct 26 at 2pm EST: buff.ly/3V23jaz
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From April 27-28, we are hosting the Sustainable Accounting and Finance Conference to discuss the critical relationship between #sustainability and the future of the #financial world. Learn more about it, here: bit.ly/3sDF1Yj! @TessaHebb @leannekeddie @KateRuff @3ci_CU
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On the blog: "@Furniture_Bank and measuring through exploration", the second in our three-part series! 🔎 the power of institutional knowledge in identifying change 💬 the benefits of trialling different ways of communicating impact buff.ly/3yO4foy
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Call for board members! The Common Approach is on a journey to ensure our Board of Directors is composed of a diverse range of community members representing all groups within Canada. Learn more about the available positions and how to apply: buff.ly/3GM7pf5
This Thursday @ 11:30am EST, join us for the first in our new Common Foundations webinar series. We'll be speaking with @_HaleyAllison_, one of the authors of the recent @OECD_local report on impact measurement in the social purpose sector. Don't miss it! buff.ly/3Du3cdV
Calling all future #changemakers ready to challenge the meaning of success! Join us today, at 7pm ET, for a chat with Sprott students, faculty & staff. Learn what's possible when you study #business @Carleton_U! Register now: bit.ly/3o7D17t! @carleton_future
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Any Indigenous PhDs out there looking for a PostDoc role? We are looking for candidates!
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"We need to find approaches for linking... indicators in a way that is consistent and standardized yet flexible." Ajah has highlighted a very interesting application of the Common Impact Data Standard in their exploration of #KnowledgeGraphs. Check it out!
We recently completed a project with the @CommonApproach exploring the use of #KnowledgeGraphs and the semantic pathways they provide as an approach to understanding the impact of social outcomes. #UNSDG ajah.ca/blog/2021/10/26/know…
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Excited to announce four more speakers for our Dismantling Digital Barriers Summit next week! ✅@aliciamwena @CommonApproach ✅Alison Burkett, @OpSpringboard ✅@erin_d_knight @OpenMediaOrg ✅@maureen_jamesss @ciranews More info and tickets: futureofgood.co/dismantling-…
I'm so excited to join in this conversation on a panel all about standards for the social purpose sector!! @CommonApproach
Excited to announce four more speakers for our Dismantling Digital Barriers Summit next week! ✅@aliciamwena @CommonApproach ✅Alison Burkett, @OpSpringboard ✅@erin_d_knight @OpenMediaOrg ✅@maureen_jamesss @ciranews More info and tickets: futureofgood.co/dismantling-…
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In preparing for Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation tomorrow, our team has been reflecting on the nature of our work, and our guiding principles: commonapproach.org/national-…
"Let’s be clear — what you are doing is not about climate action or responding to an emergency. It never was. This is communication tactics disguised as politics." Yesterday I adressed the #AustrianWorldSummit along with Angela Merkel, António Guterres, Alok Sharma and others.
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“Residential school survivors knew where the children were buried because some of them had dug their graves. They told their truths to the TRC & gave the country a plan in 94 calls to action. The survivors must have felt they were screaming into silence.” macleans.ca/opinion/resident…
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Researchers from the Sprott School of Business have received Partnership Engage Grants from @SSHRC_CRSH to facilitate collaborative #research in the areas of #Indigenous & #socialimpact. Read more here: bit.ly/3dsHWv9! @cu_research @Dean_Sprott @KateRuff @Rick_Colbourne
Recruitment for SDG Coordinators is open till June 27! The @SDGStudentsPrgm aims to engage students to achieve the 2030 Agenda & the #SDGs, as well as empower them with the knowledge, skills, & pathways to action to be effective agents of change. sdsn-youth.breezy.hr/p/7d534… @KateRuff
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In latest podcast we discuss @HarvardHBS's Impact-Weighted Accounts Project & why accounting for impact is important. The aim is to create accounting statements that transparently capture external impacts that drives investor/managerial decision making. riddl.ca/harvard-business-sc…
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In case you didn't know: The Tragedy of "The Tragedy of the Commons" Scientific American ( twitthat.com/NHXP0 )
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"Consistency, greater standardization and good measurement tools are needed" to help investors better understand impact. "Luckily, they are coming." riacanada.ca/magazine/active… @impmgmt @RIACanada @CommonApproach @MaRSDD @theSVX @karimharji
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HIRING UPDATE: We've seen some great applicants so far, but we have noticed that our pool is mostly urban and white. So we've decided that application reviews will be delayed while we work on getting a more diverse pool of applicants. Please share widely commonapproach.org/careers/
Our team is growing! Come join our small but impactful team commonapproach.org/careers/ All positions remote and open until filled.