Me to We

Me to We
Social enterprise[1]
Industry Lifestyle and travel
Founded Toronto
2008
Headquarters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Marc Kielburger
(co-CEO)
Roxanne Joyal
(co-CEO)
Divisions Trips
Leadership training
Style
Artisans
Website metowe.com

Me to We is a for-profit social enterprise[1] founded in 2008 by Canadian brothers Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger that provides socially responsible products and services and donates half of its profits to the charity Free the Children.[2]

History

Me to We began when brothers Craig and Marc Kielburger of Thornhill, Ontario, travelled to Ecuador in their teens to build a school for a developing community. Inspired by their own volunteer experiences, they founded Me to We, originally called "Leaders Today", to offer leadership training and volunteer trips to developing communities served by their charity, Free the Children. They also wrote the book Me to We, with contributions by Oprah Winfrey, Richard Gere, Jane Goodall, Desmond Tutu and others, explaining their philosophy of volunteerism, service to others and social involvement.[3]

Mission and structure

Me to We is a socially conscious lifestyle brand, with half of its annual net profits donated to Free the Children and the other half reinvested to keep the social enterprise sustainable.[4] The enterprise has been noted in Canadian media for setting new standards of governance in the social enterprise field.

Offerings include:

Founder Craig Kielburger appears on Toronto news channel CP24 on regular segments focused on socially responsible lifestyle tips, entitled "Living Me to We". The enterprise also operates a retail store in Toronto that features its products and services.

Celebrity spokespeople

Me to We works with celebrity figures in designing T-shirts, promoting pieces from the Me to We Artisans collection, and promoting volunteer trips. Past spokespeople have included:

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Me to We
  2. ↑ The Toronto Star, Friday August 26, 2011, Rita Zekas, From Kenya to Me to We to you
  3. ↑ Canadian Living, Christine Langlois, The accidental activists: Craig and Marc Kielburger
  4. ↑ The Globe and Mail, Josh Wingrove, Marc and Craig Kielburger's do-gooding social enterprise