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What if right around now a solid hunk of global finance grew out of its devilishly anti-social phase and over the next few years got a social life, fell in love and got engaged?

I know. What are the chances that we'll ever see big money flowing into shapely investment pools that genuinely promote collective health, wealth and happiness?

But then again, maybe there's a way. A significant group of Canadian financial visionaries are part of a growing global movement that says it actually can happen. Together, they're scheming to introduce a player in the capital market that defies the traditional dichotomy between seeing investment as making money and donations as doing good.

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Lunchbox Speakers' Series - Innovating funding

Feb 23 2011 - 12:00pm
Feb 23 2011 - 1:30pm

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Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, U of T
252 Bloor St. West Room 12-199
Toronto
Canada
43° 40' 4.854" N, 79° 23' 54.0816" W
See map: Google Maps

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Betsy Martin will discuss how foundations in Canada can support social enterprise and how this is part of the evolution of the investment model of foundations around the world. She will give examples of what community foundations in Canada and the United States are doing, to give a sense of the potential for this kind of community foundation investing.

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Lisa White
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secspeakerseries@gmail.com
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Ontario opens the door for social enterprise to thrive -- time to celebrate!

By Tonya Surman
| November 10, 2010

On Oct. 19, the Ontario government passed Bill 65. In this bill, they have done something absolutely tremendous. They have recognized "commercial activities" and opened the door for social enterprise to thrive in Ontario.

Now, there are a couple of things that we would still like them to do. See here for more information. But we kind of suck at recognizing our successes and I think that we need to take a moment to celebrate what we have done and how we have successfully worked with the government of Ontario to transform a system and create an enabling environment for social enterprise to thrive.

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| November 1, 2010

Working in partnership with members of the Ontario Social Economy Roundtable and the Ontario Nonprofit Network, Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) is pleased to present our briefing to the Provincial Partnership Project. In this paper, we are inviting the province to clarify and assist in scaling up Community Bonds.

Most of you know that CSI is hard at work promoting our Community Bond offering -- 4% return for a five year -- held inside your RRSP -- but once you buy a CSI bond, wouldn't it be amazing to be able to have your whole portfolio holding local social enterprise investments? Equally tantalizing, wouldn't it be amazing if non-profits and social enterprise could leverage their greatest assets -- their communities -- to build community infrastructure?

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Social enterprise lawyers

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Social Enterprise Development in Canada with Ann Armstrong

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Social Economy Centre
252 Bloor St. W. (5th floor - Room 5-250) OISE/University of Toronto (St. George Subway station)
Toronto, ON
Canada
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43° 40' 4.3788" N, 79° 23' 54.132" W
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To register click here.

 

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secworkshops@oise.utoronto.ca
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