Winnipeggers Tracked Social Progress in their City for the last Decade. Here’s How Others Are Following Their Lead.
Explore how communities are tracking their progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals using the Tracking Progress tool
The Catalytic Event
With the recent launch of the Social Finance Fund, Andrea Nemtin, CEO of SI Canada shares her insights into the future of social finance.
Building Community Wealth
Community: a collective. Neighbours united. Togetherness. And Wealth: in funds? In capacity to act? In community care?
Earth Tech: 2050 – A Customized Accelerator for Canada’s Top Climate Tech Companies
By Barnabe Geis, Senior Director of Market Transformation Recently, Foresight Canada and Social Innovation Canada opened recruitment for Earth Tech: 2050, an impact accelerator for top Canadian climate tech companies with the potential to each reduce half a gigatonne of CO2e by 2050. The deadline to apply is July 30! See details at the end of this…
An invitation to lead from the emerging future
(From left to right) Andrew Chunilall, CEO – Community Foundations of Canada, Vinod Rajasekaran, Publisher & CEO – Future of Good, Ajmal Sataar, Founder & CEO – Small Economy Works “When a crack opens up, stay with it.” Since my time in London, England as a delegate on the recent Canada – UK Social Innovation…
Circulus AgTech Solution Inc. Wins Top Prize at the Quebec Cleantech Investment Challenge Pitch Night Finale
The Quebec Cleantech Investment Challenge, powered by HSBC, came to an exciting conclusion on June 15 at the Pitch Night Finale, with Circulus AgTech Solution Inc. winning the grand prize of $100,000 to further develop their solution. The Challenge, delivered by SI Canada, Foresight Canada, Cycle Momentum, and Spring Activator, kicked off in fall 2022,…
Using Community-Driven Data to Drive Social Impact
(Stefan, second from right, at political forum event in New York, 2019, discussing how best to help communities leverage their own data) “Respect and trust form the base of this work,” says Stefan Jungcurt, leader of the International Institute for Sustainable Development’s (IISD) work on indicators and data for Sustainable Development Goal monitoring. He is…
Reciprocity Builds Possibility – The Canada to UK Social Innovation Immersion
The Canada to UK Social Innovation Immersion, April 17-21, 2023 What begins with a shared experience motivated by connection and learning becomes the seeds of transformation for what follows. SI Canada, Community Foundations of Canada, and RSA Canada came together in January to design the Canada to UK Social Innovation Immersion because of a…
A time of transition
It is hard for me to think about 2022 alone because March 2020 until now has blurred together into one very, very, long year. But 2022 was different, it marked the beginning of a transition out of disruption and a movement towards a new reality. The most obvious is the transitioning out of lockdown, more…
SI Canada welcomes Geraldine Cahill
“I’m thrilled to welcome Geraldine Cahill to the SI Canada team. Geraldine will be key to enhancing SI Canada’s communications and engagement strategy. Her extensive experience with UpSocial and Social Innovation Generation (SiG), will enable SI Canada to achieve our goals of supporting the growth of the social innovation ecosystem.” – Andrea Nemtin, CEO,…