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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

“[We] try to navigate that nexus between mainstream capitalism and this ‘Indigenous capitalism’"

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Four experts share secrets to scaling community finance without tension

“It’s imperfect right now, but [...] there's really amazingly interesting activity that's happening in community financing.”

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Despite constrained resources, community finance organizations shaping future of rural, northern Canada

“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?

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?

A trend that’s shaping the next decade of giving

5 Social Movements that Shaped This Decade

Grassroots to Global

Here’s What You Missed From the 2019 Social Finance Forum

Shifting ideas on capital

Here’s What You Missed from the 2019 Future Cities Canada Summit

Cities are driving the future

5 Moments That Made History This Election

What’s changed, what hasn’t, and what matters for the next decade