The 18th annual 'State of the Island' Economic Summit is a premier event taking place on October 23rd and 24th at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo. Thrive Impact Fund's managing Director, Kristi Fairholm Mader will be speaking at the event.This [...]
Thrive Impact Fund has received an Investment from Boann Social Impact. Boann has committed $2M to Thrive Impact Fund to invest in communities across British Columbia. Since launching in 2021, Thrive Impact Fund has invested nearly $2M in local enterprises and communities. [...]
Sharing the article Blended finance: A Canadian way to raise funds, but happening mainly in Quebec. Thrive Impact Fund is mapping an optimal process for blending different financing (debt, equity, grants) and investors (public, private, philanthropic) around social impact projects. This collaboration [...]
We're proud to share the beautiful article Investing For Good: An Impact-focused Approach in Pulse, about one of Thrive's investees Rene Gauthier and Ecologyst. This company has been a leader in the social venture and impact space for decade+ and as a [...]
Eco-friendly, plant-based, edible gel could help Canada fight wildfires. As Canada's wildfire season heats up, an Ontario company has created a non-toxic firefighting gel being used by fire departments in more than 20 municipalities. As featured on Global News National, have a [...]
What are the Social Finance Fundamentals? Social finance leverages capital to achieve social, cultural, and environmental goals along with financial returns. It’s a way for social enterprises and impact organizations to add flexible capital where other funders may be unwilling to fund. [...]
A ‘biological solution’: Lux Bio CEO Paige Whitehead holds a Lume light stick prototype against the Toronto skyline. Thrive Impact Fund is thrilled to see investee, Lux Bio (formerly Nyoka), getting a well-deserved spotlight in The Tyee. Ten years ago, [...]
Thrive Impact Fund is hiring! We are looking for an Impact Investment Associate who cares deeply about the future of BC and its local communities. You are experienced in community based and/or small business lending. You see & understand the power of [...]
BC-based co-op, Propolis Cooperative Housing Society purchases first property to introduce affordable and sustainable housing development in Kamloops at 422/424 Tranquille Road in North Kamloops for $945,000. It plans to turn that property at the corner of Tranquille Road and Aspen Street [...]
This session explores innovative approaches to financing community ownership in Canada and beyond. Learn from impact investors and field builders who are paying attention to who is ultimately benefiting from ownership of their investments and who are seeking to shift large amounts [...]
