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We're excited to introduce the inaugural Governance Committee for Impact Guarantee, a national, sector-led initiative designed to strengthen Canada's social finance ecosystem through a shared loan guarantee program.

This exceptional group brings deep expertise in impact investing, community finance, philanthropy, governance, sustainable finance, and social innovation. Together, they'll provide strategic oversight as we work to unlock more capital for underserved communities and help social finance intermediaries grow their impact.

A sincere thank you to our Governance Committee members Adwoa K. Buahene, Christian Novak, Darryl Brown, Elena Yugai, Kalen Taylor, and Steve Cu***ng for sharing your leadership, experience, and commitment to building Canada's social finance ecosystem.

We also extend our gratitude to Boann, Definity Foundation , and the Ontario Trillium Foundation for supporting this work. Your investment and belief have been instrumental in bringing Impact Guarantee from concept to reality.

We're proud to see the launch of this new Access to Capital for Non-Profits and Charities course through Thriving Non-Profits. Over the past decade, we've worked with hundreds of non-profits across Canada that have identified opportunities to grow their impact, but lacked the knowledge, confidence, or support to understand whether financing was the right path forward. By strengthening leaders' understanding of capital and investment readiness, this course helps more organizations move from ideas to action.

Congratulations to the Thriving Non-Profits team, and thank you to Boann, Definity Foundation, and Vancity for the support to make this valuable learning opportunity available to more organizations.

What could your organization achieve with the right capital? Our new Access to Capital for Non-Profits and Charities course, developed in partnership with Boann, Definity Foundation, and Vancity, helps non-profit leaders understand when financing makes sense, what type of capital fits different opportunities, and how to prepare their organizations to access and manage it responsibly.

Every day, non-profits identify opportunities to create greater impact. Expanding a successful program. Purchasing a building. Launching or growing a social enterprise. Investing in equipment or technology. Managing cash flow while waiting for confirmed funding.

These opportunities often require investment before they generate returns. Understanding the capital continuum, financing options, repayment capacity, and lender expectations helps organizations make informed decisions about how those opportunities can be financed as part of a stronger financial mix.

Through four practical, self-paced modules, the course explores how financing works, how lenders assess organizations, and how to build the confidence to access and manage capital responsibly as your organization grows.

👉 Learn more and enroll: https://www.thrivingnonprofits.ca/courses/access-to-capital-for-nonprofits

Join the July Thriving Non-Profits community learning event with Lee Herrin, our Director of Coaching and Consulting to explore the pros and cons of mergers and amalgamations in the non-profit sector.

Join our July community learning event with Lee Herrin, Director of Coaching and Consulting at Thriving Non-Profits, for a practical discussion on mergers and amalgamations in the non-profit and charitable sector.

As funding pressures, leadership succession, and capacity challenges continue to grow, more organizations are exploring whether deeper forms of collaboration could strengthen their impact. This session will examine mergers and amalgamations as strategic options, including the different pathways available, common motivations, key considerations, and the cultural, governance, and implementation challenges that organizations need to navigate.

👉 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mergers-amalgamations-for-non-profits-overcoming-the-roadblocks-tickets-1991509315974