Decolonising the Social Sector Ft. Shaun Loney Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn why it’s high time to shift the power asymmetry between the public and social sectors. Shaun Loney is Senior Director of Encompass Coop, a coalition of skilled practitioners who engage with diverse stakeholders, from grassroots communities to policymakers, empowering communities with the tools to create systemic change through innovative social enterprise solutions. He is an EY Entrepreneur of the Year the author of two books, and has co-founded and mentored the establishment of 12 different social enterprises. In this episode, he discusses how outcomes purchasing is the lynchpin needed to decolonise the social sector. 00:00 Preview 00:30 Introduction 00:54 About Shaun Loney 2:00 Shaun’s backstory that led to Encompass Co-op 6:28 How does Encompass Co-op promote equality and inclusion? 7:48 "Outcomes purchasing” as a solution to decolonise the social sector 12:15 A new public safety option vs. defunding the police 15:02 Homelessness is not a money problem; it's a systems problem 19:40 The Inner Development Goals 26:20 How has Ashoka Canada impacted Shaun’s work? 31:30 How the philanthropic sector can help change systems 34:41 Shaun’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak/ ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast CONNECT WITH SHAUN ✩ Ashoka Canada Profile https://ashokacanada.org/fellow/shaun-loney/ ✩ Encompass Co-op https://www.encompass.coop/ ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaun-loney-08994520b/ ✩ The Beautiful Bailout https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0995268525?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3XX652D22ESJ7MW2BZ9Y ✩ An Army of Problem Solvers: Reconciliation and the Solutions Economy https://a.co/d/3UFFzLi Season 14 of Purposeful Empathy is brought to you in collaboration with Ashoka Canada. Ashoka Canada is devoted to catalyzing social entrepreneurship and innovation aimed at driving systemic change. The Ashoka Canada story is one of solutions, developed over decades of searching, selecting, and supporting our country’s highest impact Social Entrepreneurs. Together, they represent some of Canada's most impactful responses to critical challenges. Learn more at https://ashokacanada.org/ Show Notes ✩ Inner Development Goals https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ ✩ Sacred Economics, Revised: Money, Gift & Society in the Age of Transition https://a.co/d/emHlX0J Video edited by David Tsvariani