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The Voluntary Sector Initiative (VSI) is a unique undertaking between the Government of Canada and the voluntary sector to enhance their relationship and strengthen the sector’s capacity. Over the five…
The Community Tool Box’s mission is to promote community health and development by connecting people, ideas, and resources. The central document on the website is a 46 chapter guide with…
In this final session of the Just Transition Research Collaborative webinar series, the focus is on power and politics and unpack what has happened to Just Transitions in the five…
Conseil de la coopération de l’Ontario (CCO) created this contribution to the social finance ecosystem, in partnership with CCEDNet. They have surveyed the status and prospects of participatory community investment…
With funding for federal, state, and local loan and grant programs maxing out, it is more important than ever that we utilize a multitude of creative strategies to harness the…
With considerable interest in the opportunity of scaling up social finance in Canada, Tides Canada, J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and PLAN, with funding from Vancity Credit Union, hosted a 1.5…
The National Impact Investment Practitioners Table (NIIPT) is a pan-Canadian, mission-driven, multilingual, mutually supportive and practitioner-led community of practice. The NIIPT currently represents 7 provinces and 20 social finance funds…
This report explores the relationship between social finance and social determinants of health in order to understand the influence each has on the other to address health and socioeconomic outcomes….
Social procurement leverages an organisation’s buying power to deliver social value, above and beyond the value of the goods or services being procured. It builds diversity into the supply chain,…
The federal government has been engaging with civil society and the private sector for several years, investigating whether and how the government could support social finance initiatives. Social finance is intended to…
A study that confirms the RISQ’s essential role and the effectiveness of its approach! Since 1997, the RISQ has been a proud partner of numerous business successes reflecting the needs…
This guidebook is an introduction to the why, what, and how of social procurement in Canada. It is written for several audiences: organizations taking the necessary steps towards social procurement…
