Innovation
November 2006
Publication: Accelerating our Impact: Philanthropy, Innovation and Social Change
Contributes to an emerging body of knowledge and reflective practice on the role of funders in supporting innovation and social change.
June 2007
Report: Voluntary Sector Contributions to Public Education in Canada: A Discussion Paper
Provides a clear picture of the incredible number of points where the education and voluntary sectors intersect in schools and school systems across Canada.
May 2010
Video: Scaling Out for Scaling Up: Pathways for System Change
Frances Westley showcases a typology of community sector organizations and offers insights about their methodologies for scaling up.
December 2009
Video: Platformation & Partnership Ecology
Stephen Huddart from McConnell Foundation provides an overview of the Partnership Ecology model and the Platformation project.
July 2010
Report: The Sport Matters Group: “Un-organizing” the Future of Canada’s Not-for-Profit Sector
Examines the informal structure of the Sport Matters Group (SMG) and offers insights on its status as a “un-organization.” Explores the advantages of SMG’s unconventional structure and offers inspiration on adopting its “un-organizational” framework. Originally published in The Philanthropist.
October 29, 2010
Report: Funding Social Innovation: How Do We Know What to Grow?
Explores systems change, scaling social innovations, and the role funders can play in these processes. Originally published in The Philanthropist.
October 29, 2010
Report: Determining the Value of Comprehensive Community Initiatives
Examines how Collaborative Community Initiatives, such as Vibrant Communities, are combining strategic action with systems-wide change to address poverty. Originally published in The Philanthropist.
November 1, 2010
Report: How Funders are Supporting Social Innovation: Three Examples from the Youth Sector
A multi-foundation collaborative piece on funder support of youth-led organizations. Includes a segment on the use of developmental evaluation in the Foundation's initiative, YouthScape. Originally published in The Philanthropist.
October 29, 2010
Report: Primer on Social Innovation: A Compendium of Definitions Developed by Organizations around the World
A reference tool to help understand social innovation, social finance, and the vocabulary used to discuss the two. Originally published in The Philanthropist.
November 15, 2010
Report: Regrouping, Recalibrating, Reloading: Strategies for Financing Civil Society in Post-recession Canada
This article provides strategies for the financing of civil society organizations. These strategies, elaborated on in the article, include regrouping, recalibrating, and reloading. Originally published in The Philanthropist.