Jul 19Using Design Principles to Make Incubator & Accelerator Programming More EquitableSVX is committed to embedding greater Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in impact investing as one of our strategic priorities. This month, we’re sharing a collection of blogs on gender equality in impact investing and social entrepreneurship featuring knowledge, insights, reflections, and case studies. …Women Entrepreneurs9 min read
Jul 11Social Finance Forum to return in 2023 with new partnersFuture of Good and SVX to produce Canada’s premier impact investing event Canada’s Social Finance Forum is entering an exciting next phase in line with the exponential growth and evolution of the market. Future of Good and SVX will co-produce the next event in 2023. Originally incubated and annually hosted…Social Finance3 min read
Jun 23WOSEN: Disrupting traditional entrepreneurship through equity and inclusivitySVX is committed to embedding greater Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in impact investing as one of our strategic priorities. This month, we’re sharing a collection of blogs on gender equality in impact investing and social entrepreneurship featuring knowledge, insights, reflections, and case studies. We hope this collection of blogs…Impact Investing10 min read
Jun 16Gender Lens Investing: A Shared VisionSVX is committed to embedding greater Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in impact investing as one of our strategic priorities. This month, we’re sharing a collection of blogs on gender equality in impact investing and social entrepreneurship featuring knowledge, insights, reflections, and case studies. We hope this collection of blogs…Impact Investing7 min read
Jun 9An Introduction to Gender Lens InvestingSVX is committed to embedding greater Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in impact investing as one of our strategic priorities. This month, we’re sharing a collection of blogs on gender equality in impact investing and social entrepreneurship featuring knowledge, insights, reflections, and case studies. We hope this collection of blogs…Impact Investing10 min read
Dec 21, 2021A Year in Review with SVX: 20212021 was a wild roller coaster ride. Businesses and families faced continued COVID-19 challenges, communities faced unprecedented weather events spurred by climate change, and local and national governments faced an ever changing political and economic environment. But one principle became ever more clear: it is critical that we work together…Impact Investing13 min read
Nov 26, 2021Five Key Insights from the 2021 Canadian Impact Investor SurveyWe are facing unprecedented collective pressure to address social and economic injustice. Alongside good public policy and community action, we know that mobilizing investment capital has a significant role to play in tackling our most pressing problems. …Impact Investing6 min read
Nov 24, 2021Introducing the Catalyst: Community Finance InitiativeA cross-sectoral group of community finance stakeholders in Ontario is embarking upon a new collaborative effort called the Catalyst: Community Finance Initiative. This work is the result of longstanding efforts, including the most recent ecosystem convening in fall 2020. …Impact Investing11 min read
Nov 4, 2021TechSoup successfully completes $11.5 million capital raise on SVX US platformSVX looks ahead to scaling operations with new campaigns in early 2022 — For immediate release OAKLAND, November 4th, 2021 — Today, SVX US is proud to officially announce the close of the TechSoup capital campaign on its innovative impact investing platform. TechSoup’s’s three year, $11.5 million campaign included $4 million raised through a Direct Public Offering (DPO) of debt securities and $7.5…Impact Investing4 min read
Oct 5, 2021VERGE Capital: A case study of accessible financing for women-led social enterprisesVERGE Capital is a social finance program of Pillar Nonprofit Network (Pillar), in collaboration with Libro Credit Union, London Community Foundation, Sisters of St. Joseph, and SVX. Based in London, Ontario, VERGE Capital provides loans to social enterprises in Southwestern Ontario with a focus on equity deserving groups, including women…10 min read