Impact Conversations is a show about change makers getting things done. Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors talk to NGO leaders, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and environmental innovators about their goals and how they're reaching them.
Constant Strategic Innovation at the Centre for Social Innovation, or CSI at CSI.
In this conversation with Tonya Surman, CEO of the Centre for Social Innovation, or CSI, we hear about the effect of COVID on their core social purpose coworking space and significant strategic changes happening at CSI. We see the value of CSi (and other nonprofits) owning real estate, unpack SI Canada’s new role, learn about their leadership on an Impact Dashboard with a Common Approach, and a pilot social enterprise in Muskoka for healing, connection and learning for impact leaders…and much more.
Resources
Tonya Surman : https://socialinnovation.org/team/tonya-surman/
Centre for Social Innovation (CSI): https://socialinnovation.org/ (https://socialinnovation.org/)
Social Innovation Canada (SI Canada): https://sicanada.org/ (https://sicanada.org/)
CSI Community Living Room, Regent Park: https://socialinnovation.org/space/locations/community-living-room/
TechSoup Canada : https://socialinnovation.org/about/techsoup-canada/
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN): https://theonn.ca/ (https://theonn.ca/)
Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB): https://vancitycommunityinvestmentbank.ca/ (https://vancitycommunityinvestmentbank.ca/)
Climate Ventures : https://climateventures.org/
Tapestry Community Capital: https://tapestrycapital.ca/ (https://tapestrycapital.ca/)
Wasan Island: http://www.wasan-island.de/
Breuninger Foundation: http://www.breuninger-stiftung.de/en/ (http://www.breuninger-stiftung.de/en/)
Community Foundations of Canada (CFC): https://communityfoundations.ca/ (https://communityfoundations.ca/)
McConnell Foundation: https://mcconnellfoundation.ca
Common Approach: https://www.commonapproach.org/
Adopting Common Measures with the Common Approach: https://socialinnovation.org/offering/adopting-common-measures/
Impact Dashboard: https://impactdashboard.org/
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1 Sept 2022
Evolving Social Impact Planning in Uncertain Times
How the world has changed! There are a lot of new challenges and opportunities these days as organizations look to clarify their purpose, strategy, and evaluation of their work to create social impact in these uncertain times. The work is more complex and challenging than it was say three years ago, the stakes are higher, and success is less certain. In this podcast, Andrew Taylor, Co-Founder of Taylor Newberry Consulting and Lynn Fergusson, Partner at Social Impact Advisors let you in on some insights from the kind of conversations they often have to better understand the sector and how to support it.
Resources
Andrew Taylor: https://taylornewberry.ca/our-team/andrew-taylor/
Taylor Newberry Consulting: https://taylornewberry.ca (https://taylornewberry.ca/)
TNC and Centre for Evaluation Innovation : https://taylornewberry.ca/what-it-takes-to-learn-during-crises-reflections/
McMaster research – Nonprofit resilience in context of COVID-19: https://resilience.degroote.mcmaster.ca/home/non-profit-resilience-in-the-context-of-covid-19/
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Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca
18 Aug 2022
Loosening the Reins on Funding to Enable Impact: The General Operating Support pilot
Laura Manning, Executive Director at the Lyle S. Hallman Foundation (LSHF) shares the journey and lessons learned from a bold Canadian pilot started in 2018, granting significant additional, unrestricted General Operating Support (GOS) to known grantees. We hear about the time it takes to get boards comfortable with this approach and what’s behind that. We also hear how Laura and the Foundation see advocating for this approach as part of their work, to help shift the sector. Now issuing more than 70% of the Foundation’s grants in unrestricted General Operating Support, LSHF provides insights and a framework in a Canadian context, and encouragement to Canadian funders to take a closer look at unrestricted giving as a way to enable impact.
Resources
Lyle S. Hallman Foundation: http://www.lshallmanfdn.org (http://www.lshallmanfdn.org/)
General Operating Support pilot reports: http://www.lshallmanfdn.org/Pilot-Projects.htm
Laura Manning on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-manning-3b052718/
Ford Foundation Unrestricted Giving: https://www.fordfoundation.org
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Find out more about our work at Social Impact Advisors: https://socialimpactadvisors.ca
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