We’re hiring
November 22, 2019
Social Impact Advisors is hiring. As a B Corp we take our commitments to employees and suppliers very seriously. We offer good pay, meaningful work, flexibility and great colleagues! Check the Associate role description and contact us if your experience and interests align.
Strategic Planning for Impact
October 1, 2019
Often, organizations approach their strategic planning by asking their stakeholders for ideas about what the organization should focus on next, without thinking about the overall impact the organization hopes to have. Stakeholders often have great ideas about what is working well and what can be improved (the classic SWOT analysis)...
Workshop – Thinking Ahead: Making the Most of Your Strategic Planning Process
September 30, 2019
A day long training workshop with Lynn Fergusson, hosted by the Sustainability Network. We'll provide an overview of strategic planning and our approach to tying it to impact in a concrete, actionable and inspiring way. We’ll provide examples, then share tools and give you a chance to get your feet wet....
Impact for Whom? Defining Beneficiaries
July 29, 2019
One of the most important considerations in building strategy for impact is establishing who your beneficiaries are. You want to be clear about for whom you are intentionally doing this work. This shows up at the very beginning of strategy building, in defining your Intended Impact Statement, which states the...
Point of Accountability
May 28, 2019
Is your organization aligned on its Point of Accountability? Recently we heard a funder’s excitement about the clear purpose, and conviction to achieve it, that a grantee had gained after working with us. In fact, the funder wanted that same clarity for themselves. It reminded us that clarity of purpose...
What is Innoweave? Application deadline!
May 9, 2019
If you’re thinking about submitting an application to Innoweave’s Impact & Strategic Clarity program, a reminder that the next deadline is Monday June 3rd. We’ve been coaching in this program for 5 years and have seen great results in organizations’ ability to articulate their impact and create a clear pathway to delivering it. We’re...
Youth CI Learning Circle 3.0
April 17, 2019
We recently had the pleasure of facilitating the Laidlaw Foundation's third annual Youth CI Learning Circle. Representatives from collectives, grant recipients and partners from all stages of the Youth Collective Impact process gathered to share their experiences working on Collective Impact initiatives for youth in Ontario. New insights about youth engagement, focusing on...
McConnell Foundation: 12 Lessons Unlearned
September 6, 2017
This is a beautiful and helpful resource, from the McConnell Foundation, reflecting on lessons (un)learned in the past year of philanthropy. With some great examples, the piece shares the foundation's experiences with 'small and large efforts to challenge the deeply held beliefs that stand in the way of a better...
Building Trust for Collective Impact
July 20, 2017
Successful collective action requires clarity and trust. Organizations that are clear about the impact they are trying to have themselves are much better at collaborating with others. An ability to demonstrate competence, reliability and honesty are foundational to earning trust from others. Trust Defined Trust is a big concept. Even...
Thinking Ahead: Making the Most of Your Strategic Planning Process
May 23, 2017
A day long training workshop with Sally Fazal and Lynn Fergusson of Social Impact Advisors (www.socialimpactadvisors.ca), an organization which works with not-for-profit organizations, foundations and companies to define and focus on the social impact they aim to achieve, and develop the strategies and actions to make it happen. The goal...