Programs and Resources to Support Social Finance Intermediaries in Canada's Social Finance Fund

Cohort Program: Impact Measurement and Management for the Social Finance Fund

Audience: SFIs who have received investment from any of the three wholesalers in the SFF

IMM for the Social Finance Fund is an online, instructor-led practical course specifically developed for SFF participants. It is being led by Impact Frontiers in partnership with Realize Capital Partners and Common Approach. The program aims to enhance SFIs’ ability to incorporate impact decisions into financial decision-making, measure impact, and manage portfolios for greatest impact. The program will run over four months, twice a year, starting in September 2024.

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• Spring 2026 (EN)

Advanced Topics Workshops

Audience: SFIs who have received investment from any of the three wholesalers in the SFF

Workshops on a variety of topics related to IMM will be hosted by Impact Frontiers and other IMM experts throughout the year.

Possible topics for workshops include:

• System mapping
• Enterprise contribution and counterfactuals
• Investor contribution

IMM Fundamentals: A Self-Guided Online Resource

Audience: SFIs across Canada

• English
• Français

These programs are funded by the Government of Canada’s Social Finance Fund and offered in partnership with Realize Capital Partners.

Testimonial from a Fall 2025 cohort participant:

“Participating in the program has been both intellectually rigorous and practically valuable. Impact Frontiers and Realize Capital Partners created a space where fund managers could engage deeply with impact measurement and community engagement. I particularly appreciated how they framed the meaningful participation of communities as a core lever for achieving greater and more durable impact. It elevated the conversation beyond metrics toward shared ownership and accountability. The frameworks and peer dialogue helped sharpen our thinking around how to integrate impact integrity into core investment processes—not as an overlay, but as a driver of long-term value creation.”