The list below is certainly not exhaustive… and dividing organizations into categories is more of an art than a science. But these links provide a gateway to information about organizations involved in venture philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and investment, social change and other related areas.
Social enterprise financing
in Canada:
Canadian Alternative Investment Co-operative
Canadian Community Investment Network Co-op (CCINC)
EcoTrust Canada
Growthworks Canadian Fund
Investeco Capital
Pan Canadian Community Futures Group
Renewal Partners
VanCity Capital Corporation
Women’s Enterprise Centre
elsewhere:
Calvert Social Investment Foundation
Global Exchange for Social Investment
Good Capital
Opportunity Finance Network
SJF Ventures
Underdog Ventures
Social enterprise grants and venture philanthropy
in Canada:
BC Technology Social Venture Partners
Endswell Foundation
Enterprising Non-Profits
The Funding Network Toronto
Maytree Foundation
Social Venture Partners Calgary
Toronto Enterprise Fund
elsewhere:
Venture Philanthropy Partners
Social Venture Partners
New Schools Venture Fund
New Profit Inc.
REDF (formerly Roberts Enterprise Development Fund)
Social enterprises
in Canada:
Atira Property Management
Inner City Renovation
Phoenix Print Shop
Renaissance Quebec
TurnAround Couriers
elsewhere:
Minnesota Diversified Industries
Pioneer Human Services
Rubicon Programs Inc.
Social Firms UK
Social entrepreneurship support and information
in Canada:
Aperio
Ashoka Canada
Canadian Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Canadian Social Research Links
Centre for Social Innovation
Charity Village (sources of funding page)
Cleantech Venture Network
MaRS Centre
elsewhere:
Columbia Business School Research Initiative on Social Entrepreneurship
i-genius
Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship
Skoll Foundation
Xigi
Yale School of Management/Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures
Young entrepreneurs and youth employment in Canada
Canadian Youth Business Foundation
Toronto Youth
Young Entrepreneurs Association
Youth Employment Summit
Community economic development in Canada
Canadian CED Network
Canadian Cooperative Association
Canadian Women’s Foundation
Centre for Community Enterprise
Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program
Community Ownership Solutions
More innovative approaches to giving and micro-lending
in Canada:
Canada Helps
Give Meaning
Modest Needs
elsewhere:
America's Family capitalization program
Kiva
Virgin Money
Other social change organizations
in Canada:
Caledon Institute for Social Policy
Canadian Council on Social Development
Centre For Integral Economics
Learning Enrichment Foundation
New Economics Foundation
Social Enterprise Development Innovations
Social Purchasing Portal
Tides Canada Foundation
elsewhere:
The Aspen Institute
The Balanced Scorecard Institute
Centre for Social Development
Collective Intelligence
Corporation for Enterprise Development
Haas School of Business – UC Berkeley
Jobs for the Future
Livelihoods Connect
The Morino Institute
Redefining Progress
Socially responsible investing (SRI) in Canada
The Ethical Funds Company
Inhance Investment Management
Jantzi Research Inc.
Meritas Mutual Funds
Social Investment Organization