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Webinars
Breaking Barriers: Building a More Inclusive Venture Capital Ecosystem
New Power Labs’ Research Lead, Tom Vargas, and Research Associate Bamboo Ren spoke with Allison Gibson from Spring and Sylvain Carle from CI/VIC about how we can foster a more inclusive venture capital ecosystem for diverse, underfunded entrepreneurs – especially women and gender diverse entrepreneurs.
Explainer Videos
What is a Social Enterprise?
You may see the term ‘social enterprise’ mentioned frequently throughout our website. This is quick 1 minute video explaining what a social enterprise is.
Impact Investing is Catching Fire: Here’s What You Need to Know
What is Impact Investing? How is it different from traditional investing and philanthropy? This 2 and a half minute video covers the bigger picture.
Educational Reads
Insights into Women Founders in Atlantic Canada: 3 Key Findings
In Fall 2023, Pond Deshpande Centre conducted an interview of 12 ecosystem partners, 12 entrepreneurs, and 8 institutional investors. Discover 3 key critical challenges and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in Atlantic Canada.
Introduction to Gender Lens Investing & Market Trends
Prepared by SVX, this primer explains:
- What is gender lens investing?
- What are the three basic gender lenses and metrics used to measure progress?
- Why is gender lens investing important?
- What are current GLI trends in the public and private markets?
- What are limitations and opportunities in GLI?
5 must-read resources on impact investing, gender and racial equality
Prepared by SVX from 2019, this blog post shares resources on how to invest with a gender lens, an investor’s guide to investing for racial equality, case studies, and more.
Resource Downloads and Tools
Resource Pack: Innovator's Toolkit
Prepared by Pond Deshpande Centre, this toolkit provides thought-leadership, innovation resources, models, and more to feed your ideas and help you on your journey.
Book: On Entrepreneurship and Impact, by Desh Deshpande
Prepared by SVX from 2019, this blog post shares resources on how to invest with a gender lens, an investor’s guide to investing for racial equality, case studies, and more.
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