This summer, Sparx travelled to Toronto for the Social Finance Forum 2023, a hybrid event presented by Future of Good and SVX. Read on for our key takeaways, including changemakers we learned from, the state of social finance in Canada, and the need for re-imagining power in the impact finance space.

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Uncover unique perspectives, connect and collaborate with values-aligned professionals, and further your impact at purpose-driven events happening this fall. Read on for our list of networking and learning opportunities taking place over October, November, and December.

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BIPOC Sustainability Collective is a growing Vancouver-based community that supports BIPOC sustainability and climate professionals who have experienced discrimination in the sector. Learn more in this exclusive interview with Rita Steele, Founder, as featured in Make The World Better Magazine.

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Meaningful Access Consulting is not only creating accessible spaces for everyone, this organization is also changing how accessibility is viewed, proving it’s a critical part of diversity, equity, and inclusion that impacts us all. Learn more in this exclusive interview with Karin Pasqua, Co-Founder and Accessibility & Universal Design Consultant.

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Benevity connects businesses with the resources they need to make a global impact, proving that diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts have the capacity to reach far and wide. Benevity has also deeply embedded DEI into their corporate culture, paving the way by walking their talk. Learn more in this exclusive interview with Janeen Speer, Chief People Officer.

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Bakau Consulting helps combat oppression by educating businesses on how to create environments that are safe, diverse, equitable, and inclusive for everyone. Learn more in this exclusive interview with Cicely Belle Blain (they/them), Founder & CEO, as featured in Make The World Better Magazine.

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Taking Ownership PDX is building an inclusive and equitable future for Black homeowners and small business owners in Portland through reparations and by rallying compassionate allies. Read all about their mission in this exclusive interview with Randal Wyatt, Founder & Executive Director, as featured in Make The World Better Magazine.

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Diversity in Sustainability is committed to ensuring the sustainability sector is able to complete its mission — and embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion is essential to doing just that. Read all about their efforts in this exclusive interview with Marie Jurcevic, Co-Founder.

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The Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion is a charitable organization on a mission to build a more inclusive Canada for everyone by helping organizations understand the value of developing and implementing DEI practices and plans. Learn more in this exclusive interview with Anne-Marie Pham, CEO.

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In order to live in a world that’s truly diverse, equitable, and inclusive, we need to embed love and light into all we do, especially when it comes to our reconciliation journey. We had the opportunity to sit down with Sxwpilemaát Siyám / Chief Leanne Joe, one of sixteen Hereditary Chiefs of the Squamish Nation, to discuss her perspective on DEI. Read the full story, as featured in Make The Wo...

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