Social Capital Marketplace Archive

Published 2007

The Social Purpose Capital Marketplace

A paper on the opportunity for creating a social capital marketplace in Canada.

Download The Social Purpose Capital Marketplace (230 kb PDF)

Published 2007

Social Finance Forum

Notes from Canada’s first national forum on social finance with financial industry, October 2007.

Download Report on Canada’s First National Social Finance Forum (456 kb PDF)

Published 2006

21st Century Financing: Exploring New Sources of Investment for Social Transformation

Tides Canada Foundation, the Plan Institute for Caring Citizenship, Ashoka and Vancity Credit Union hosted a roundtable dialogue on 21st Century Financing: Exploring New Sources of Investment for Social Transformation. Attended by over 30 representatives from social enterprises, non-profit organizations, governments, financial institutions, and other businesses. This dialogue is the second in a series of roundtable discussions on the Social Capital Marketplace.

Download 21st Century Financing: Exploring New Sources of Investment for Social Transformation (228 kb PDF)

Published 2006

Scaling up the Canadian Social Finance Sector National Strategy Session

October 2006 meeting notes.

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Published 2006

Community Investing for Pension Funds

A Power Point presentation to Canadian Pension Funds on Community Investing/ETIs (economically targeted investments).

Download the presentation (113 kb PPT)

Published 2004

Over The Horizon: The Future of Canada’s Capital Market for Social and Environmental Innovation

Tides Canada Foundation and Social Capital Partners hosted a roundtable dialogue on the state of "social" capital markets in Canada to look at the new forms of innovation in finance for social purpose initiatives led by non-profit or charitable organizations or hybrids involving for-profits.

Download Over The Horizon: The Future of Canada’s Capital Market for Social and Environmental Innovation (319 kb PDF)