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
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https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/ Sacred Economics, Revised:
Money, Gift & Society in the Age of Transition
https://a.co/d/emHlX0J Video edited by David Tsvariani