The Solution Finance Accelerator, whose first cohort ran from 2020-2021, contributes to a vision of a vibrant social finance marketplace with efficient and effective investment capital flowing to social and environmental development at scale. The SFA aims to expand the Canadian social finance marketplace by supporting a group of impact investing intermediaries to develop and […]
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The McConnell Foundation’s Impact Investing Report 2020 is now available for download. The second edition of this annual report provides an overview of our impact investing approach, as well as an update on our efforts to align our investment strategy with our organization’s mission and vision. Our systems approach to impact investing keeps growing, as […]
Learn moreIn view of the critical nature of the period through which society is passing, the Board has decided to increase its granting activities. We have joined the Give5 initiative, which calls upon foundations to disburse at least 5% of their endowments instead of the statutory minimum of 3.5%. The Trustees of the McConnell Foundation have […]
Learn moreThe world has changed. Physical distancing measures required to protect public health in the face of COVID-19 have forced us to reconsider how to “get things done” at work. Conferences, gatherings and in-person meetings have all been either postponed, cancelled or shifted to online. Video conferences are now such the norm, they’ve become their own […]
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