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Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good

Priorities for Canada Focused on directing private capital into projects and ventures whose aims are to deliver measurable social outcomes, impact investment (or social finance) has the potential to foster innovation in the social sector. It is spurring new forms of non-profit, private and public sector collaboration, and is being used to develop and test […]

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Impact Investing in Canada

State of the nation Canadians are faced with persistent social and environmental challenges that require cost-effective solutions. Our future ability to meet growing needs in education, healthcare, energy, climate change, and the inclusion of vulnerable populations such as seniors, people with disabilities and new Canadians, requires an integrated approach to link and unlock economic and […]

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The Landscape for Social Impact Investing

A white paper Impact investing is a term that has recently been introduced into the investment community. It describes a range of finance and investment approaches that have the goal of generating both financial return and benefit to society. In the past five years, the impact investing industry has grown tremendously. In 2010, global assets […]

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Blended Financing for Impact

The opportunity for social finance in supportive housing Driven by the work of the Turning the Key report commissioned by the Mental Health Commission of Canada, a number of supportive housing providers in Canada created a Social Finance Working Group in 2012. Their goal was to explore social finance opportunities in the supportive housing sector, […]

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Mission Possible

Assessing the appetite, activity and barriers for impact investing among Canadian foundations Impact investing is an emergent investment strategy that seeks to disrupt the traditional, bifurcated systems in which governments and civic organizations address social needs, while markets, private capital and business seek financial returns. By proactively directing private capital toward opportunities that generate positive […]

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