Social finance aims to deliver both social/environmental benefits and economic returns through investing in social enterprises and nonprofit organizations. It provides capital to areas like affordable housing, social enterprises, health and home care, and more. Canada's nonprofit sector represents $120 billion annually and is growing. There is potential to scale up social finance in Canada by learning from other countries, developing new financial instruments, and strengthening partnerships between sectors.

1. Social Finance Orientation Comments by: Tim Draimin Chair, Causeway; CEO, Tides Canada Foundation For: Causeway Social Finance Forum, October 15th, 2007; MaRS Discovery District - Toronto

4. Social finance’s most visible example is MICROFINANCE…

6. Large Proportion of Nonprofit Funding is Earned Income

8. Social enterprise across Canada The challenge: Build robust capital market Aboriginal Financial Institutions Chantier de l’economie sociale FCES Social Capital Partners Ecotrust Canada Vancity ECF: Social Enterprise Fund Great Bear Rainforest Community Ownership Solutions Innercity Renovations CED Investment Funds

10. Blurring lines between sectors creates opportunities for partnerships … Charity & Non-profit Government Business Government Charity & Non-Profit Present Past Future Business Govt Charity & Non-profit Hybrid Space

11. CAUSEWAY a national collaboration A national collaboration working on new pathways for financial investment in public benefit .