OPEN Guide to Social Finance

by Jo Reynolds

1. Understanding Social Finance.

1.1. Why is SF a useful innovation and what purpose does it serve?

1.1.1. to Non-Profit Organizations

1.1.1.1. to Social Purpose Business

1.2. Video Clip

1.2.1. Video Clip

1.2.1.1. Video Clip

1.2.1.1.1. Video Clip

1.3. Re-imagining money

2. Introductions

2.1. Who is the Guide intended for?

2.2. How to use this Guide?

3. Social Finance at Work

3.1. International

3.1.1. Canada

3.1.1.1. Ontario digital story

3.1.1.1.1. Community Power Fund: MaRS Link

4. Who is best suited for Social Finance?

4.1. Show how non-profits have used social finance.

4.1.1. Ontario digital stories

4.2. What options exist for ENP in Ontario

4.3. Show how Social Purpose Business use SF.

4.4. How can an organization move from grants to loan/equity?

4.5. RT. Honorable Paul Martin. MaRS

5. The vision for the future: social finance and its place in Canada : Topics

5.1. The growing market opportunities

5.2. What is the role of citizens to help government play a role to build an enabling envirionment.

5.3. The role of institutional investors

5.4. The role of foundations

5.5. The role of private equity investors

5.6. MaRS Global Leadership: Anthony Bugg LLevine

5.7. MaRS Global Leadership, Lived it Lecture: Janice Stein in conversation with Jed Emerson

6. Social Finance is not.

6.1. Does SF compete with grant $

6.1.1. Is it mission drift for np

6.1.1.1. Is is a way out of public funded services?

6.2. The difference between SRI and SF

7. Types of Finance

7.1. how demand and supply work together.

7.2. Showcase the spectrum from Grants to Equity

8. How to obtain Social Financing: Where to go?

8.1. Canadian examples: Foundations, Credit Unions, Loan Funds, Banks, Government Progarms: Community Futures, Private Equity Funds.

8.2. ON story: Alterna Community Micro-Loan Program

8.3. ON story: Aboriginal Capital Programs

8.4. ON Story: Community Power Fund

8.5. illustrate a grid of what is and what is not avialable. The TRUTH of early stage investor period. Grants to Equity.

8.6. International examples: Non-Profit Finance Fund

8.7. Have a form that people can fill in to populate their own areas

8.8. Message from Tim

9. Considerations for starting a Social Venture

9.1. MaRS Social Enterprise Tool Kit

9.2. Enterprising Nonprofits SE toolkit

9.3. Entrepreneurship 101 MaRS Lived It Lectures: Bill Young

10. Public Policy

10.1. Social Finance Task Force

10.2. Role of Public Policy for an enabling environment. i) Legal Frameworks ii) CRA Guidelines

10.3. Al Etmanski on the RDSP

11. Other Cool Stuff

11.1. Cool tools: Calculator that shows impact.

11.2. Top Ten Lists: books, blogs, RSS feeds, etc...

11.3. Cartoons: Calvin&Hobbs, "Market Based Solutions" -- Check out YouTube

11.4. Glossary

11.5. Bibliography

12. Messages

12.1. Key Message

12.2. Key Message

12.3. Message from YSEC

13. New node