Resources
This growing list of resources are for supporting potential IRP applicants, Ecosystem Builder Partners and Readiness Support Partners.
IRP Partners can add a resource here.
Reports
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Ajah’s Final Reports for IRP 2.0 (2024)
- CWCF’s FAQ (2024): Converting Businesses to Co-ops and Social Enterprise
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Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada Report (2023): Landscape Reports and Procurement Guide
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Explore the potential of social finance to drive impact with Imagine Canada (2023)
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Report Scaling in the Social Economy 2023 by TIESS (English)
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Media release: City of Vancouver CBA Policy boosts construction sector impact on local projects (2023)
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Common Good Solutions – Social Impact: Mission Critical Atlantic Impact Report (2023)
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Sell with Impact: Stories and Research from the Canadian Social Enterprise Sector (2023)
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Sustainable Finance Action Council (SFAC)’s Taxonomy Roadmap Report (2022)
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Non-profit institutions and volunteering: Economic contribution, first quarter 2022
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Community Continuity Report: Report on the conversion of conventional businesses into social purpose organizations (2021)
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Developing Community Owned Housing in Small and Rural Communities (2021)
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Expanding Access to Impact Investment (2021)
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Impatient Readiness: The State of Social Finance in Canada 2021
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Indigenous Perspectives on Social Innovation and Social Finance in Canada (2021)
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Are Charities Ready for Social Finance? Survey Results: Survey of charities on their awareness of social finance and investment readiness (2020)
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Impact Evaluation of a Portfolio of Private Investments
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Inclusive Innovation Report 2018: Recommendations of the Social Innovation Social Finance Strategy
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Indigenous Innovation and Social Innovation in Canada | Wìdjìwàgan – Share our Stories: A Traditional and Modern Knowledge Exchange (2020)
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The Economic Impact of Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs) in Nova Scotia
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The Role of Non-Profit Culture and Gender Bias in Accessing Financing – Scale Collaborative
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Three Horizons Framework
Case Studies
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Imagine Canada’s 22 Case Studies – How are organizations using social finance? (2023)
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Cooperatives and Mutuals Canada – Landscape Reports (2023)
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Small Communities Initiative: projects by community based entities developing affordable housing in BC
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Investment Readiness Case Study – Purppl (2023)
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Investment Readiness Case Study – Indiegraf (2023)
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Investment Readiness Case Study – Windmill Microlending (2022)
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Investment Readiness Case Study SKETCH Working Arts (2022)
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Social Financing of Co-operatives and Mutuals across Canada (Cooperatives and Mutuals Canada, CMC)
Articles
Interactive Tools
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Community Foundations of Canada’s IRP Storymaps (2024)
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Annual Non-Profit Institutions Human Resource Module: Interactive tool
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How to Start a Co-Op
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BC Community Investment Co-op Start-up and Operations Guide. April 2020
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Quarterly Non-Profit Institutions Economic Account: Interactive tool
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Wìdjìwàgan | Tools for Social Innovation