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An Introduction to Our Journey
Our Community Challenge Statement
Housing Definitions and Key Messages
From NIMBYISM to YIMBYISM!
Community Planning: SDGs, Data Capacity, and the Affordability Matrix
Creating a Better Housing Environment: The Role of Philanthropy
Creating a Better Housing Environment: The Role of Municipalities
Social Finance Primer for Communities
Social Finance: Strategies, Financing Models, Canadian Organizations, and Pro-Forma Financial Model
Regional Housing Task Force South Georgian Bay
2025 Federal Elections Housing Considerations
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Social Finance Primer for Communities
Social Finance Primer for Communities (November 2023) The what, why, and how of “Social Finance” and its relation to affordable housing projects. Social Finance is an approach to mobilizing private and municipal capital that delivers a social dividend and an economic return to achieve social and environmental goals. Mobilizing private and municipal capital for social good creates opportunities for investors to finance projects and purchasers to procure goods and services that benefit society, and provide new sources of capital.