This blog post is the third in a series related to the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance. In this series, Task Force members explore ideas and research that will help to catalyze a robust social finance marketplace in Canada.

A recent report entitled Social Responsibility and Canada’s Credit Unions found that credit unions contributed nearly $37.5 million to individuals and organizations in Canadian communities during 2009 through donations, services, scholarships and volunteerism.

While this is an impressive accomplishment, social finance inspires us to think bigger – to contemplate the impact of mobilizing our combined credit union assets of close to $135 billion to create a more socially just and environmentally sustainable future for our members and our communities.