The Investment Readiness Program

Funded by the Government of Canada, the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) supports social purpose organizations as they contribute to solving pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges across Canada.

Its goal is to help social purpose organizations build their capacity to participate in Canada’s growing social finance market and prepare themselves to be able to take on investments. The Investment Readiness Program is supporting social purpose organizations to build more resilient communities for the future.

To best serve the diversity of communities, a variety of organizations work within the Investment Readiness Program ecosystem. Community Foundations of Canada is proud to serve as one of the IRP’s national funding intermediaries.

CFC collaborated with Regional Partners across the country to award Investment Readiness Program funding. CFC also supported the Foundation for Black Communities (FFBC) to direct funding towards the entrepreneurship and innovation thriving in Black communities, thereby supporting Black people to develop greater well-being and economic prosperity throughout Canada.

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The Investment Readiness Program

Investment Opportunities in the Affordable Housing Sector

This session will share insights for organizations seeking financing for affordable housing initiatives.

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IRP – How to Attract Investors

In this session led by Social Venture Connexion (SVX) and New Market Funds, you will: - Learn more about what investors are looking for when assessing Impact Investing opportunities, and - Hear from experts in the field on their work with investors who want to use their funds to create social good.

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IRP – Financing Your Organization’s Future: Impact Investment Tools…

In this session, Richard Tuck (Wakopa Financial) and Keshiv Kaushal (Propel Impact) will: Introduce the concepts of social finance and impact investing Map out the social finance landscape in Canada Showcase case studies of organizations that have successfully raised capital The webinar will highlight various types of funders and share the different financing mechanisms that…

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IRP – Sell with Impact: Social Procurement for Social…

You will leave this session with an understanding of: What Social Procurement is, Why Social Procurement is an opportunity for your organization, and How to sell and grow your impact This session is for you if : Your organization already sells to other businesses or governments, You are interested in selling to businesses or government,…

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Investment Readiness Program | Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship Lite

The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) was created to support social purpose organizations (charities, non-profits, for-profit social enterprises, co-operatives) as they develop their entrepreneurial projects, and work towards goals of becoming investment-ready in Canada’s growing social finance market. The Rethinking Social Entrepreneurship Lite webinar by the Trico Charitable Foundation will support you in this work. This…

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IRP Applicant Information Webinar

The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) was created to support social enterprises as they work to become investment-ready in Canada’s growing social finance market. The IRP team as shares an overview of the program, including the timeline, eligibility and key resources to help as you fill out the application.

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Investment Readiness Program – Program Guidelines

The following document is intended to help social purpose organizations interested in applying to the IRP through the steps of preparing and submitting their application.

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The Investment Readiness Program