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Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good

Outlines seven actions that Canada needs to undertake, in parallel, to mobilize new sources of capital, create an enabling tax and regulator environment, and build a pipeline of investment-ready social enterprises.

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Engaging Youth Within Our Communities (Youthscape)

This guide is intended for community and organizational actors who would sincerely like to integrate young people ages 12 to 25 within their communities by allowing them to actively participate in decisions affecting them and allowing play a more influential role.

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Patterns, Principles, and Practices in Social Innovation

Explores various dimensions of the field of social innovation and discusses the evidence of its existence and its growth throughout the world. Originally published in The Philanthropist.

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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.

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Vibrant Communities 2002-2010 Evaluation Report

Highlights key results and offers deeper understanding of the critical success factors, effectiveness and patterns identified through the Vibrant Communities experiment. Vibrant Communities is a national poverty reduction program.

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Getting Wisdom: The Transformative Power of Community Service-Learning (Community Service Learning)

An exploratory dialogue on community service-learning and its effects on education systems and communities.

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YouthScape: A Funder’s Perspective

Fondé sur l'expérience d'un bailleur de fonds, ce document discute de la conception, de la mise en 佉uvre et de l'évaluation d'une initiative émergente et complexe (YouthScape). Il explore la diversité des stratégies ' guérison, autonomisation, engagement et organisation ' que peuvent adopter des organismes communautaires pour amener les jeunes marginaux à participer à des activités de développement de la communauté.

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YouthScape Guidebook: Changing the Landscape

Through case studies, stories, activities, and practical recommendations, this guidebook offers insights and tools to bring youth engagement to life.

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A Practitioner’s Guide to Developmental Evaluation

DE 201 : Guide du praticien de l'eévaluation eévolutive vise à tirer avantage des concepts eénonceés dans l'em>Abc de l'eévaluation eévolutive en exposant clairement quelques-unes des pratiques essentielles associeées à ce processus.

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Developmental Evaluation Report: A trek through the YouthScape landscape

Offers insights about the youth engagement initiative, YouthScape, through the eyes of its Lead Developmental Evaluator.

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