Joanne Norris

Director of Social Returns at Social Capital Partners

Website: http://www.socialcapitalpartners.ca/
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Joanne is the founding Director of Social Returns at Social Capital Partners (SCP) - a private social finance organization established in 2001. SCP invests in Canadian businesses that integrate a social mission into their human resource strategy. Joanne works with SCP portfolio management teams to develop and execute on their social mission strategy. Joanne also leads the SROI - social return on investment- portfolio analysis of all SCP investments and works collaboratively with SCP’s President, Director of Investments and Partnership Manager on overall SCP strategy, operations and deal flow due diligence.

Before joining SCP, Joanne worked domestically and internationally with government and non-government organizations such as the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Canadian Business Resource Centre and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. Joanne has also worked as a business consultant and trainer for start up entrepreneurs. Internationally, Joanne has worked on projects in India, Ukraine, Cuba, Indonesia, Mexico and Ecuador. She has written and published on issues concerning employment, entrepreneurship, tourism and gender relations.

Joanne was a founding board member of the Canadian Community Investment Network and former Vice President of World Literacy of Canada (WLC), a Toronto-based NGO supporting literacy and community development in Canada and South Asia. Joanne has an MA in International Development Studies from the University of Guelph and a BA in Sociology from the University of Victoria.