Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for Fair Financing
Does social finance reach all groups equitably? How do we know when investor support for equity-deserving groups is effective? How does a fund track its impact on equity and diversity?
Resources
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Women of Ontario Social Enterprise Network (WOSEN) is a collaboration between five non-profit organizations across Ontario. Their goal is to model a new vision for inclusive, safe, and supportive entrepreneurship systems.
Expert Conversations
Hear from impact leaders Li Jiang, WOSEN, and Narinder Dhami, New Power Labs, as they share their experiences, expertise, tools, and resources to mean more with your money.
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Li Jiang works in the impact investing field and leads start-up incubator and accelerator programs with WOSEN (Women of Ontario Social Enterprise Network) and UCEF (Upper Canada Equity Fund). Working in the finance industry for over a decade, she has been privileged to have engaged with hundreds of businesses, public companies and start-ups. She is excited about the growing social finance and impact investing sector but also understands that social ventures face significant challenges and still have a long way to go.
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Narinder, a Canada Top 40 Under 40 2019 honouree, has worked across sectors and silos, bringing depth, perspective, and rigour to her work in North America and the Global South. She is the President of the Sonor Foundation, Executive Lead of New Power Labs, Managing Partner at Marigold Capital and an Advisor to Justice Fund. Narinder has been recognized as a BMW Foundation Responsible Leader. Across the last decade, she designed and scaled two social ventures: as the Managing Director she built LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact, an innovator in venture philanthropy, and as the founding Executive Director of Rise Asset Development she built a microfund for individuals with a history of mental health and addiction challenges.