Carol Newell

Through her work with Endswell Foundation and Renewal, Carol Newell has established a life’s work as a social entrepreneur and philanthropist, placing over $60 million in organizations and businesses working toward sustainability in BC.

Carol is also the co-creator of PlayBIG, an initiative to encourage others with wealth to activate their resources for social change.

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Carol Newell

Carol Newell is the Principal of Renewal. Through this organization, she has established a life’s work as a social entrepreneur and philanthropist, placing over $60 million in organizations and businesses working toward sustainability in BC.

Carol Newell inherited a substantial fortune over several years, culminating in the early 1990s. Believing she had "more than enough", she chose to dedicate the majority of her wealth to making the world a better place.

She found the focus for her intentions in British Columbia's mix of vast pristine wilderness and sophisticated urban meeting places for global influences. She has dedicated her career to nurturing broad-spectrum solutions to the ecological and social problems facing her home province.

Play BIG hosts invitational events for people with large capital reserves who are seeking to align their wealth with their values and to activate their whole portfolios towards positive impact on the issues they care about.

Renewal works to build, activate and leverage progressive networks. One of the ways in which we do this through is conferences and events that bring together progressive investors, philanthropists, activists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who influence societal issues.