2024โ€™s social finance victories and challenges - in quotes and graphs

Why It Matters

The 2025 Canadian social finance sector's challenges include unlocking much more private capital for intentional positive impact, pricing nature services, and growing the purpose economy.

How villages banded together to rebuild Yemenโ€™s schools amid war

Why It Matters

Canada's support in rebuilding schools in war-torn countries is vital, as it helps restore educational opportunities for children, fostering hope and stability for future generations. However, it's important that local communities drive the efforts to ensure that the reconstruction aligns with their needs and culture.

Whoโ€™s afraid of trust-based philanthropy?ย 

Why It Matters

Trust-based philanthropy allows grantees to decide how money can best be used for issues that impact them firsthand. However, some funding organizations are wary of the approach, despite the equalization in power dynamics that it represents.