Centre for Social Innovation's video: Next Economy Conversations: Peter Deitz of Grantbook Unwrapit

As we look to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we know that now, more than ever, we cannot go back to the way things were. From the climate crisis to deep social inequalities, the challenges of our time require us to build the Next Economy – one that is sustainable, equitable, and prosperous for all. Next Economy Conversations, the Centre for Social Innovation's monthly event series, is your chance to hear from incredible leaders helping to build this Next Economy. Learn about their work as well as their personal journeys, learnings, and visions for the future. On Thursday April 8th, Tonya Surman sat down with Peter Deitz, co-founder of Grantbook and Unwrapit, to discuss Grantbook’s process of transitioning to an Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP) and what this looked like in practice. About our guest, Peter Deitz Peter Deitz is a successful serial entrepreneur committed to creating enduring companies that have a deeply-rooted social and environmental purpose. Peter co-founded Grantbook in 2012 and currently serves as Board Chair. Grantbook is a 25-person philanthropic advisory firm that helps foundations operationalize mission and vision by leveraging technology. Over the past two years, Peter championed and helped oversee the formation of Grantbook's Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP). Peter currently serves as full-time co-founder of Unwrapit, a social purpose business that helps companies spark and maintain meaningful connections through a fun, innovative, and easy-to-use virtual gifting platform. Both Grantbook and Unwrapit were born out of the Centre for Social Innovation's Annex location. Peter is based in Toronto, ON and is the proud father of two kids, two cats, and a cockapoo. About our host, Tonya Surman Tonya Surman is fuelled by her belief in the power of collaboration and belonging. She knows that putting the right people in a room is only the first step in creating real change. You also need to build a culture where everyone knows that they have value and a voice to radically redesign our futures. She did this with the Centre for Social Innovation (socialinnovation.org), which re-invented the workplace by collecting social purpose organizations under one roof. And it’s what she is doing with CSI’s affiliate charity, the Centre for Social Innovation Institute (https://socialinnovationinstitute.org/) and Social Innovation Canada, unlocking the social innovation community to get at the root causes of problems. She knows building relationships between people is the foundation for a better world. It's also a heck of a lot of fun!