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The Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy Co-Creation Steering Group of experts and leading social innovators, with the Government of Canada, is co-creating a strategy to improve and strengthen our communities and regions through social innovation and social finance.
To better inform the development of the Strategy, the Steering Group has launched an online consultation to hear about new and innovative ideas in communities and regions across Canada.
We want to enable and support communities and organizations to advance new and innovative approaches to persistent social problems.
The overall goal is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable Canadians, and help our communities and regions thrive and flourish in an inclusive and sustainable way. This means helping all Canadians access good jobs and homes, healthy food and strong social connections.
If you’re interested in learning more about this engagement, we invite you to read the Consultation Document.
The Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy Co-Creation Steering Group of experts and leading social innovators, with the Government of Canada, is co-creating a strategy to improve and strengthen our communities and regions through social innovation and social finance.
To better inform the development of the Strategy, the Steering Group has launched an online consultation to hear about new and innovative ideas in communities and regions across Canada.
We want to enable and support communities and organizations to advance new and innovative approaches to persistent social problems.
The overall goal is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable Canadians, and help our communities and regions thrive and flourish in an inclusive and sustainable way. This means helping all Canadians access good jobs and homes, healthy food and strong social connections.
If you’re interested in learning more about this engagement, we invite you to read the Consultation Document.
What
program supports could help Canadians develop new solutions to social and
economic challenges? What new skills
would be most helpful for social
entrepreneurs and people who work in community
organizations to enable innovative approaches (design thinking, research and
development methods, etc.)?
How
can we help social innovators and social entrepreneurs find the funds they need
to launch new social projects or reach more people? How could the provision of public money to
support innovation be set up?
How
can the federal government make it easier for social
enterprises to
participate in bids for government contracts to provide goods and services? How should we assess the social impact of the
work of these organizations?
How
can the federal government improve existing rules, programs or policies to
better help organizations tackle complex social issues in our communities? What kinds of changes could make testing
social innovation or social finance tools easier, to help build more
sustainable and inclusive communities?
How
can the federal government and organizations better share and spread
information about best practices and innovative approaches across Canada? How do we better measure the social impact of
innovative programs and service approaches?
What
are your ideas of ways to tell Canadians about the potential, and promise, of
social innovation and social finance, including new approaches? What kind of supports or tools could help social
enterprises mobilize across sectors?
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Stephen Huddart, The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation — Challenges Facing the Community Sector