| 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 |
