Consultation and Engagement: Social Finance

Harnessing the power of social finance

• Start date: June 26, 2013
• End date: June 26, 2013
• Department: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Who attended: Siobhan Harty, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and Adam Jagelewski, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing.
• Contact: Social Finance

Webinar featuring important findings from the report: Harnessing The Power of Social Finance: Canadians Respond to the National Call for Concepts for Social Finance. We welcome guest speakers Siobhan Harty, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, to present the main findings from the report and Adam Jagelewski, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, to be a discussant and expand on general social finance issues in Canada.

National calls for concepts for social finance

• Start date: November 8, 2012
• End date: January 31, 2013
• Department: Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
• Open to: Canadian organizations and individuals
• Contact: social-innovation@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

The National Call for Concepts for Social Finance invited organizations and individuals from across the country to submit ideas on how to improve social and economic outcomes for Canadians.

Social finance is an exciting new way to encourage social innovation. It creates new opportunities for investors and community organizations to partner on innovative projects and take their great ideas to a new level.

Visit our website to learn more about the National Call for Concepts.