Adam Spence

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Adam Spence is the CEO, Co-Founder and Director of Social Venture Connexion (SVX). Adam…

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  • Bloom Local Food Fund | Bloom Impact Capital

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  • Canadian Securities Course (CSC)

    Canadian Securities Institute

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  • Social Finance Census 2010

    Social Venture Exchange (SVX), Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) and MaRS

    A collaborative research initiative to build the first-ever detailed sector profile and understand the demand for capital and barriers faced by social ventures in Ontario, from nonprofits to social purpose businesses. A total of 250 social ventures were profiled, generating vital data on age, revenues, assets, access to capital, capital need, resource needs and barriers to achieving their mission.

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    • Heather Laird
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  • Ontario Hunger Report 2009: Living with Hunger

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    An examination of the trends related to hunger in Ontario, including food bank usage at a provincial and community level, as well as household profiles derived from a Survey of Living Conditions. Research support provided by Kathryn Kram.

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  • Fighting Poverty: The Best Way to Beat the Recession

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    A comparative economic analysis of the best bang for the buck in terms of stimulus spending, examining transfers to low-income Ontarians as a means of advancing economic growth.

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    • Nathan Laurie
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  • Ontario Hunger Report 2008: The Leading Edge of the Storm

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    An analysis of hunger, food bank trends, and factors influencing food bank usage in Ontario.

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  • The Cost of Poverty: An Analysis of the Economic Cost of Poverty in Ontario

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    The Cost of Poverty was the first ever analysis of the economic cost of poverty (public and private) in Canada. The research was supported by a team of expert reviewers including: Don Drummond (Senior Economist, TD Economics), Dr. Mark Stabile (Head, U of T School of Public Policy and Governance), Judith Maxwell (Former CPRN President), John Stapleton (Principal, Open Policy Ontario), and Jim Milway (Executive Director, Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity). Research support provided…

    The Cost of Poverty was the first ever analysis of the economic cost of poverty (public and private) in Canada. The research was supported by a team of expert reviewers including: Don Drummond (Senior Economist, TD Economics), Dr. Mark Stabile (Head, U of T School of Public Policy and Governance), Judith Maxwell (Former CPRN President), John Stapleton (Principal, Open Policy Ontario), and Jim Milway (Executive Director, Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity). Research support provided by Sean Park and Vass Bednar.

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    • Nathan Laurie
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  • Our Choice for a Better Ontario: A Plan to Cut Poverty in Half by 2020.

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    A plan to reduce poverty by 50 per cent in Ontario by 2020, submitted to the Ontario government for their poverty reduction strategy development.

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  • A Gathering Storm: The Rising Price of Food, Fuel, Energy and Changing Economic Conditions in Ontario

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    The pending impact of rising food, fuel and energy prices, coupled with economic transition for Ontarians living in poverty.

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  • Hungry for Change: A New Vision for Reducing Hunger and Poverty in Ontario

    Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

    A three volume compendium of research focusing on reducing poverty for Ontario's children, Ontarians with disabilities and working Ontarians.

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  • Our Bright Future: A Vision for Higher Education in Ontario

    Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA)

    Three volume compendium of papers outlining a vision for higher education in Ontario, focused on funding, tuition and financial assistance, advancement and opportunity, as well as governance, accountability and assessment. This was prepared in the context of the provincial government's Postsecondary Review.

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  • Facilitating Effective Change to Improve Access and Quality: Response Paper to the Proposed Plan to Review Higher Education in Ontario

    Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA)

    A policy paper for the provincial government outlining the recommended framework for the provincial government's proposed Postsecondary Review.

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