The webinar will feature important findings from the report: Harnessing The Power of Social Finance:  Canadians Respond to the National Call for Concepts for Social Finance. The Call, developed in partnership with the Voluntary Advisory Council on Social Partnerships to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, challenged Canadians to come up with their best ideas for solutions to complex labour market and social challenges (e.g., persistent unemployment, homelessness), including social finance tools. The Call was launched in November 2012 and closed on January 31, 2013. The report presents opportunities and ideas that will help pave the way toward better solutions to these challenges and harness private sector capital and best practices, and efficient business models. Siobhan Harty will present the main findings from the report and Adam Jagelewski will be a discussant and expand on general social finance issues in Canada.

Read the report, Harnessing The Power of Social Finance:  Canadians Respond to the National Call for Concepts for Social Finance.

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 12:00 noon EST

Format: Two 20-minute presentations followed by 20 minute Q&A session

Registration Info:

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About Siobhan Harty:

Siobhan Harty was appointed Director General of Social Policy at Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) in March 2012. In this role, she provides policy leadership at the federal level on income security, retirement and aging, families and care, and social innovation. She came to HRSDC from Public Safety Canada (2008-2012), where she was Senior Director, Emergency Management Planning. Prior to this, Siobhan was a policy advisor at the Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Privy Council Office (2006-2008), where she was responsible for supporting cabinet committees with advice on key social policy and justice files. She also held previous appointments at HRSDC (2002-2006). She has a PhD in Political Science from McGill University, a M.Phil. in Latin American Studies from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar, and a B.A. in Political Science from Concordia University. She has published books and articles on citizenship and nationalism.

About Adam Jagelewski:

Adam Jagelewski is a manager at the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing in Toronto. He has supported the early development of the Centre and leads policy and talent strategies. In this capacity he continues to play a stewarding role for the Canadian Task Force on Social Finance - 10-member advisory group of leading social finance experts - and is exploring new models of finance such as the Social Impact Bond. Prior to joining the MaRS team, Adam worked in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Vancouver Advisory Group as a performance management consultant specializing in aboriginal and non-profit services. He focused on governance policy, community investment and performance measurement, particularly in the area of social impact. In addition to his role at MaRS, Adam helps oversee SocialFinance.ca, Canada’s leading online community for information and opinion on social finance. Adam has a degree in economics from the University of British Columbia.

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Social Enterprise in Ontario

Research on the Size, Scope and Socioeconomic Impact of Nonprofit Social Enterprise

Overview:

This session previewed the key findings from the 2012 Social Enterprise Survey for Ontario. As the first research of its kind in the province, this webinar offered significant insights into the burgeoning trend of social enterprise within Ontario’s nonprofit and charitable sector. The report will not be fully released until September, but this sneak peak shared some of the most relevant results.
Practitioners, policymakers, and enthusiasts from across civic, public, and private sectors took part in the webinar.

Background:

This survey is the first in Ontario to focus exclusively on the subject of social enterprise and provides a snapshot of the size, scope, and impact of the sector while establishing baseline data to track developments over time. The model for this study is based on the work of the British Columbia and Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance’s (BALTA) social enterprise research, which began in 2009. Similar surveys have been conducted in Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, while British Columbia and Alberta have been surveyed twice in the past 5 years. All of these reports contribute to a better understanding of a national entrepreneurial movement within the nonprofit sector.

The launch of the full report took place as part of the Ontario Nonprofit Network's conference from September 19 - 20, 2013.

Presenters:

Paul Chamberlain, Ontario Director, Canadian CED Network
Paul has been focused on community economic development throughout his career and brings his passion and experience to the development of the Ontario CED Network and to the Ontario Social Economy Roundtable.

Joanna Flatt, Consultant, The Next Practice
Joanna works for The Next Practice, an innovation consultancy that supports its clients to develop viable commercial and investment opportunities that simultaneously address social and environmental challenges.

Kate Daly, Research and Development Coordinator for Social Enterprises, Canadian CED Network
Kate works to promote a better understanding of the world of social enterprise and advocates for policies supporting these initiatives within Ontario’s nonprofit sector.

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Additional Resources

• Reports from the B.C.-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) such as the Survey of Social Enterprises in Alberta and British Columbia