Who We Are – a last gift from an extraordinary Canadian

  Many Canadians woke up Wednesday fraught with existential inquiry—the result of the U.S. Presidential Election casting a shadow of contemplation and reflection. Our nations are inextricably tied together by […]

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FACE looks to support Black entrepreneurs beyond post-pandemic hardships
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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Taking the long view, EntrepreNorth supports Northern Indigenous entrepreneurs to create transformative change

"I would say the other major challenge ... is just both the effects of colonization and all the healing and reconciliation that still needs to occur across the North and within Canada." 

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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.”

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OPINION: Canadians are becoming less generous, and we can do something about it

Greater economic pressures are squeezing the ability to afford generosity

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Canadian charities need to upgrade their digital games to upend giving declines
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. 

Is the Canadian education system properly equipping the next generation of social innovators?

How non-profit organizations are supporting educators to foster social innovation in students, even in a pandemic

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