Alberta social innovation hub abruptly loses funding

Author Sharlene Gandhi

Flourish Alberta, an organization supporting social innovation and social impact technology in that province, has announced a significant loss of funding. 

A statement on the organization’s website describes the funding loss as “unexpected news” caused by a “sudden shift in the funder’s strategic priorities, leading to the withdrawal of previously committed resources.”

As a result, most of Flourish Alberta’s programming is on hold. The statement says it’s too soon to know what this loss of funding will mean for the organization’s longevity. 

Flourish Alberta formed in 2024 as an amalgamation of Alberta Social Enterprise Ecosystem Development (AB Seed), Alberta Social Innovation Connect (ABSI Connect) and the Centre for Social Impact Technology. 

The organization employs four people, with one dedicated to developing a network for Indigenous social entrepreneurs. 

The organization also runs four “steward groups” dedicated to particular areas of social entrepreneurship, covering technology strategy, sustainability and finance strategy. 

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  • Sharlene Gandhi is the Future of Good editorial fellow on digital transformation.

    Sharlene has been reporting on responsible business, environmental sustainability and technology in the UK and Canada since 2018. She has worked with various organizations during this time, including the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University, AIGA Eye on Design, Social Enterprise UK and Nature is a Human Right. Sharlene moved to Toronto in early 2023 to join the Future of Good team, where she has been reporting at the intersections of technology, data and social purpose work. Her reporting has spanned several subject areas, including AI policy, cybersecurity, ethical data collection, and technology partnerships between the private, public and third sectors.

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