Social innovation practice
This practice offers programs and services for social innovators and entrepreneurs. Providing access to resources that can help them turn their ideas into positive outcomes for society, enhancing the quality of life for people in Ontario and across Canada.
We focus on:
- Programs to support the launch and growth of social ventures
- Enhancing the skills of and networks for social entrepreneurs
- Exploring new instruments of social finance
- Fostering opportunities for technology platforms to help scale social ventures
- Building the social enterprise community
Our team:
Allyson Hewitt—Advisor and Director of Social Entrepreneurship
Carol-Ann Smith—Manager
Lisa Torjman—Associate
Hadley Nelles—Associate
SiG@MaRS
Our social innovation practice is part of the SiG@MaRS program. It’s part of a national collaboration called Social Innovation Generation (SiG). SiG advances new approaches to addressing persistent social and environmental issues.
