Narinder Dhami

We’re the first curated platform for craftspeople around the world to share their unique creations and stories (with a few inspiring established brands and our own designs in the mix). Our mission is to help you connect with the most creative and sustainable designers from across the globe while doing good — to others, and the planet. We believe in design that has a purpose.

The Rotman School of Management is part of the University of Toronto, a global centre of research and teaching excellence at the heart of Canada’s commercial capital. Rotman is a catalyst for transformative learning, insights and public engagement, bringing together diverse views and initiatives around a defining purpose: to create value for business and society. rotman.utoronto.ca

New Power Labs is an action-oriented think tank, dedicated to expanding access to capital for underfunded and overlooked communities.

The Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID) is a platform for members to learn, share, collaborate and act as a collective voice to strengthen the value and the volume of impact investment in developing countries. CAFIID will advance Canada’s contributions, and flows of capital, towards impact investment in developing countries creating more sustainable and equitable communities. CAFIID is a Canadian community of individuals, organizations and investors working in developing countries who treat social and environmental impact and financial return as coexisting priorities. Collectively, CAFIID members combine many years of collaboration and engagement with a track record of innovation in structuring and funding impact investment products, designing and delivering technical assistance, and promoting sustainable investment ecosystem. The Canada Forum for Impact Investment and Development (CAFIID) was established by MEDA in the summer of 2014. CAFIID rapidly gained support of industry stakeholders – including senior representatives of impact investment funds, non-governmental organizations, foundations, family offices, consulting firms, research institutions and businesses – who wished to offer a collective voice in support of transformative development finance mechanisms. Early activities involved regular meetings at events such as the Social Finance Forum (SFF), hosting of public forums, development of marketing materials, awareness raising and advocacy with the government of Canada, and growth of the network itself. In 2016, with momentum building and the support of network members, members decided to formalize the association by setting up a steering committee and working groups and move to the next stage of its development. CAFIID became a registered Canadian non-profit organization in August 2017 and elected its first board in September 2017.

Marigold focuses on resilient and growing North American companies that drive positive financial, operational and social prosperity outcomes for employees, actors in their value and supply chains, users, clients and customers, communities, and its investors. Marigold Capital uses #gendersmart thinking as part of its thesis. Marigold is a Certified B Corp, is #MovingForward (our anti-harassment policy is publicly available online), is the first Canadian VC to pledge to The Billion Dollar Fund and to invest4equality, and is a member of the Canadian Venture Capital Association. The firm is one of Canada’s leading impact investors and blended finance practitioners. Marigold Capital continues to reconceive traditional finance to shift norms, remove structural barriers, and empower marginalized individuals to participate and benefit fully in society.

We’re the first curated platform for craftspeople around the world to share their unique creations and stories (with a few inspiring established brands and our own designs in the mix). Our mission is to help you connect with the most creative and sustainable designers from across the globe while doing good — to others, and the planet. We believe in design that has a purpose.

LEAP | Pecaut Centre for Social Impact (LEAP) believes in a society where everyone has the opportunity to reach their full potential. We catalyze large scale social impact by selecting, supporting and scaling breakthrough social ventures and unleashing the potential of collaboration. We achieve collective impact by working across issue focused cohorts and with our sector partners, all business leaders in their respective industries: Boston Consulting Group, EY LLP, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, the Offord Group, Hill+Knowlton Strategies Canada, and Google.org.