Community Links

Social Venture Partners International (SVPI)
Social Venture Partners International connects and supports the federation of Social Venture Partners communities. It provides programs and services which support the mission of Social Venture Partners.

SocialFinance.ca
Socialfinance.ca is an online community for all issues related to social finance in Canada and internationally. It will serve as a central online platform for the community of the people and organizations that are actively trying to advance the development of a social finance marketspace in Canada.

Social Innovation Generation (SiG)
Learn more about Social Innovation Generation (SiG) -- a collaborative partnership between the Montreal-based J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the University of Waterloo, the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto and PLAN Institute in Vancouver.

"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 9 2010	How Microphilanthropy is Changing Giving
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?

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