Articles and Reports

How Microphilanthropy is Changing Giving
See Peter Dietz's presentation for our March 2010 education session.

Immigrants and the job market
Article in the Globe and Mail featuring Elizabeth McIsaac, Executive Director of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council

The Future of Social Enterprise
V. Kasturi Rangan, Herman B. Leonard, and Susan McDonald, Harvard Business School

Community Service Organizations at Risk
Lynn Eakin, Consultant and Ted Richmond, Laidlaw Foundation

Why is it so tough to get ahead? How our tangled social programs pathologize the transition to self-reliance
John Stapleton

Losing Ground: The Persistent Growth of Family Poverty In Canada's Largest City
Executive Summary & Recommendations
United Way

"By 2005, nearly 1 in 5 of Toronto’s two-parent families were low-income, compared to approximately 1 in 10 at the national, provincial and rest of Toronto CMA levels. For lone-parent families, incredibly, more than 50% were low-income in 2005."
– Frances Lankin, President & CEO, United Way of Greater Toronto

“By offering donors more engagement and more education, SVP aims to deliver more money and more time for worthy causes — expanding the pie of charitable dollars in Toronto.”
– Kathryn Wortsman, Chair, SVPT Leadership Committee

Latest News


Aug 24 2010	SVP Toronto is making a difference
Aug 10 2010	Social Venture Partners Toronto distributes grants to current investees

Upcoming Events


Sep 13 2010	SVP Toronto Information Session
Sep 23 2010	Poverty - Stories from the Trenches: A Practitioner’s View
Oct 27 2010	Measuring Impact for SVPT
Dec 8 2010	Poverty Game

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