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Inclusive Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Barriers Facing Black Entrepreneurs in Canada
Inclusive Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Barriers Facing Black Entrepreneurs in Canada

This report highlights the systemic barriers facing Black Canadian entrepreneurs regarding growth and success, including systemic racism, limited access to capital, and insufficient business networks.

Gender Impact Investing & the Rise of False Solutions: An Analysis for Feminist Movements
Gender Impact Investing & the Rise of False Solutions: An Analysis for Feminist Movements

This report highlights Gender Impact Investing (GII), its definition, sources of funds, and targets, as well as the shortcomings, challenges, and risks of GII.

Overlooked: Canada’s Fastest-Emerging, Highest-Educated Workforce
Overlooked: Canada’s Fastest-Emerging, Highest-Educated Workforce

A research report for employers on unlocking the potential of the growing labour force of South Asian Women in Canada.

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Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - 2SLGBTQIA+ Community, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - 2SLGBTQIA+ Community, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

LGBTQ+ Grantmaking by US Foundations (2019-2020)

This report describes United States-based foundation funding supporting LGTBQ+ communities and issues awarded in calendar years 2019-2020. The data overview is mentioned below.

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Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Financing types - Foundations, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Financing types - Foundations, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Canadian Charities Giving to Indigenous Charities and Qualified Donees - 2018

Even though Indigenous people are about 4.9 percent of the population, Indigenous groups received just over half a percent of gifted funds.

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Financing types - Impact Investment Funds, Financing types - Credit Unions, Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Financing types - Venture Capital, Financing types - Foundations, Financing types - Banks, Main cat - Perspectives Hanh Le Financing types - Impact Investment Funds, Financing types - Credit Unions, Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Financing types - Venture Capital, Financing types - Foundations, Financing types - Banks, Main cat - Perspectives Hanh Le

Key Things to Help Investors Take Steps towards Racial Equity

In 2019, just 1% of venture backed founders were Black, despite the high level of innovation coming from the Black community. If we want to build a system with an equitable flow of capital, we have a long way to go to expand perceptions and get more people to see themselves as investors, and expand who has access to investment accounts and services.

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Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Black Communities are Missed and Underfunded by Canadian Philanthropy

In 2017 and 2018, only six out of 40 public and private foundations funded Black-serving organizations, and only two foundations funded Black-led organizations.

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