Articles and Reports

Immigrants and the job market
Article in the Globe and Mail featuring Elizabeth McIsaac, Executive Director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council

The Future of Social Enterprise
V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard, and Susan McDonald, Harvard Business School

Community Service Organizations at Risk
Lynn Eakin, Consultant and Ted Richmond, Laidlaw Foundation

Why is it so tough to get ahead? How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance
John Stapleton

Losing Ground: The Persistent Growth of Family Poverty In Canada's Largest City
Executive Summary & Recommendations
United Way

"By 2005, nearly 1 in 5 of Toronto’s two-parent families were low-income, compared to approximately 1 in 10 at the national, provincial and rest of Toronto CMA levels. For lone-parent families, incredibly, more than 50% were low-income in 2005."
– Frances Lankin, President & CEO, United Way of Greater Toronto

“By offering donors more engagement and more education, SVP aims to deliver more money and more time for worthy causes — expanding the pie of charitable dollars in Toronto.”
– Kathryn Wortsman, Chair, SVPT Leadership Committee

Latest News


Nov 25 2009	Holding charities to business standards
Nov 24 2009	Social Venture Partners selects Skills for Change as third investee

Upcoming Events


Mar 24 2010	Annual General Meeting
Apr 21 2010	A Panel Conversation: Social Enterprise's Role in Toronto
May 25 2010	Ontario's Poverty-Reduction Strategy: How are we doing?
Jun 9 2010	All Partners Meeting and Investee Showcase

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