Beyond Measure? The State of Evaluation and Action in Ontario’s Youth Sector
September 17, 2021
This recent YouthRex report details the state of evaluation within the Ontario Youth Programming sector. It provides insight into how organizations are evaluationing the capacity it takes to do program evaluation well, and how it can be improved in the future. Read more here.
Engaging People with Lived/Living Experience
September 17, 2021
Building a strategy for real change, means engaging the voices of individuals most closely impacted by the work. This recent guide from the Tamarack Institute provides resources to help organizations include diverse voices in their work to reduce and eliminate poverty. Read more here.
Welcome and Congratulations for August 2021
September 2, 2021
We are excited to welcome the Deaf youth Collective, a Youth Collective Impact group funded by Laidlaw and led by Silent Voice Canada. Welcome back to the Empowering Parents, Caregivers, and Allies Collective, led by H.O.P.E, with which we are continuing our work on measurement, evaluation, and launch planning This group is focused on addictions...
Trust-Based Philanthropy Project
September 2, 2021
How can philanthropy redistribute power? As the nonprofit sector looks to recover from COVID-19 and address the long-standing inequities in the sector, alternative approaches to philanthropy are gaining attention. The Trust-Based Philanthropy project aims to shift the inherent power imbalance in the philanthropy sector and challenges funders to make changes...
Moccasin Identifier Project
July 28, 2021
“Teach treaties, ground your knowledge. Reconciliation will take all of us” Social Impact Advisors has a policy to contribute 1% of top-line revenue to a cause we believe in and to commit our support for a minimum of 3 years. This policy is part of our commitment as a B...
Best for the World Honorees
July 16, 2021
At Social Impact Advisors we are happy and proud to be recognized as one of the Best for the World™ B Corps of 2021! The Best for the World are B Corps whose scores in one or more of the five impact areas assessed towards the certification reach the top...
We are hiring!
July 15, 2021
SIA is a proud B corp, committed to doing good in the world for people and the planet, and for our employees and clients. We believe that how we do business matters. If you have leadership experience working with social benefit organizations and institutions to synthesize and build on good...
Celebrating Indigenous History Month
June 23, 2021
In recognition of Indigenous History month, we are grappling with our role and responsibility to confront ongoing practices of colonization that continue to shape our world, work, language, and the lives of Indigenous peoples.
Halton Youth Collective Program – Final Report
March 17, 2021
Congratulations to the Halton Youth Collective Program, led by the Oakville Community Foundation and Halton Granters’ Roundtable, under the Halton Region’s Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan. The Collective, with key participation from CAS and other youth-serving organizations, recently released their report on the Halton Youth Transitioning from Care Pilot. The...
Staff Message for the Season – Generosity, Collaboration, and Innovation
December 16, 2020
As we reflect on the past year, we are hopeful about the opportunities for healing and rebuilding we see within communities. This year the pandemic and global movements around Black Lives Matter and Indigenous rights have exposed long-standing inequities within our systems. We are inspired by our partners' and clients’...