Author Nickie Shobeiry Nickie Shobeiry is a freelance writer focusing on stories of social impact, entrepreneurship and the arts. Nickie Shobeiry's Latest Articles How experts are dismantling colonial approaches to business and housing By Nickie Shobeiry ● Social Finance and Giving ● February 6, 2024 “[We] try to navigate that nexus between mainstream capitalism and this ‘Indigenous capitalism’" Four experts share secrets to scaling community finance without tension By Nickie Shobeiry ● Social Finance and Giving ● February 6, 2024 “It’s imperfect right now, but [...] there's really amazingly interesting activity that's happening in community financing.” Despite constrained resources, community finance organizations shaping future of rural, northern Canada By Nickie Shobeiry ● Non-Profits ● February 6, 2024 “We're able to find entrepreneurs that may have faced challenges beyond the balance sheet.” The Indigenous economy is worth $30 billion and climbing. Why aren’t investors getting more involved? By Nickie Shobeiry ● Global Aid & Development ● April 27, 2021 The aim of social finance is to solve challenging social issues, while also providing financial turns — but without Indigenous women entrepreneurs accessing this money, many of those issues will continue into the future. Are Product Donations Actually Philanthropic? By Nickie Shobeiry ● Social Finance and Giving ● December 11, 2019 A trend that’s shaping the next decade of giving 5 Social Movements that Shaped This Decade By Nickie Shobeiry ● Uncategorized ● November 25, 2019 Grassroots to Global Here’s What You Missed From the 2019 Social Finance Forum By Nickie Shobeiry ● Social Finance and Giving ● November 22, 2019 Shifting ideas on capital Here’s What You Missed from the 2019 Future Cities Canada Summit By Nickie Shobeiry ● DEI ● November 12, 2019 Cities are driving the future 5 Moments That Made History This Election By Nickie Shobeiry ● DEI ● October 24, 2019 What’s changed, what hasn’t, and what matters for the next decade