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Governments Incorporate Social Finance & Enterprise Into Budget Agendas

For those of us tracking developments in social finance, both the federal and the Ontario budgets announced this week hold promise that policy leaders are searching for innovative and collaborative approaches to tackle our most pressing problems that will drive our tax dollars towards greater impact.

Concurrently, a speech to the Nova Scotia general assembly affirmed the maritime province’s commitment to foster social enterprise through as part of their plan to increase economic stability, following a promising development in British Columbia to introduce community contribution companies.

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The Microcredit Movement: A Canadian Perspective

Over the past year, attention given to the international microfinance industry has continued to be fixated upon scandals – such as the suicides among borrowers in Andhra Pradesh, India – which led to the ‘great Indian microfinance crisis.’ Despite significant industry efforts, as of August 2011 the situation in Andhra Pradesh had only improved slightly.

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Looking Forward to SPRiNG - A Fresh Take on Dialogue for the Sustainability Professional

I believe there is an intrinsic link between sustainability and social finance, and much that the two professional spheres can learn from one another. I would like to begin to share with you, the readers and contributors of SocialFinance.ca, a thoughtful look into this emerging professional sphere of sustainability through the lens of an innovative networking and dialogue group called SPRiNG.

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Learning from the B(enefit) Corp Assessment

The Ian Martin Group, a 50-year old, family-owned recruitment services firm, recently became one of Canada’s Founding B Corporations. In this post, Executive Vice President Tim Masson describes the first steps on Ian Martin Group’s journey to becoming a B Corp, and the lessons learned along the way.

B Corps describe themselves as “a new type of corporation which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.”

So where does The Ian Martin Group fit into this strange new world?

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Video: The ClimateSpark Social Venture Challenge

With the ClimateSpark Launch Gala taking place this week, and the announcement of the Toronto Community Foundation Green Innovation Award, it's only natural that this week's Video is the one played at the glittering event on Wednesday night.

Missed the overview post a few days ago? Don't worry. Jason Wagar of Toronto Community Foundation, Eli Malinsky of the Centre for Social Innovation, and Julia Langer of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund are the best people to explain what the ClimateSpark Social Venture Challenge was and what happened over the last several months.

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