The Investment Readiness Program (IRP) is designed to help social enterprises explore, grow and flourish across the country as they unlock solutions to pressing social, cultural, and environmental challenges. The Program is supporting social purpose organizations as they recover from the pandemic and build more resilient communities for the future.
IRP funds can be used to research, launch, design, measure, and scale up social enterprises to achieve an organization’s sustainability plan to take on investment in the future.
Social Purpose Organizations — including charities, non-profits, co-ops and for-profits — that have an idea or an existing project that fits the description of a social enterprise were eligible to apply.
The Partnership’s third round awarded $1,138,822 in funding to 27 social purpose organizations. Funding details are included in our release.
Read our Press Release for Round 3 Results
Are you interested in connecting with other Social Purpose Organizations and learning in a collaborative environment with others from across Canada?
Successful IRP organizations are invited to fill out the Learning Initiative Expression of Interest. This is a valuable opportunity to develop your organization’s entrepreneurial capacity and skills with the guidance of experts in the sector. The program will run from Jun 1, 2023 – Nov 30, 2023, and will offer a combination of online lectures, workshops, and one-on-one coaching sessions with a time commitment of 2-3 hours per week. There is no cost to participate, this is a program designed to support you and your organization on your IRP journey.
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For questions and inquiries, please contact irp@theocf.org.
Previously Supported Projects
In the first funding round, the Oakville Community Foundation and its Regional Partners have awarded over $715,550 in funding to 23 organizations. Funding details are included in our release.
Read our Press Release for Round 1 Results
The Partnership’s second allocation will support 19 social purpose organizations (SPOs) with $719,965 in non-repayable capital. Funding details are included in our release.
Read our Press Release for Round 2 Results
More About the Golden Horseshoe Partnership
The Oakville Community Foundation is the lead partner of the Golden Horseshoe Partnership. We are a consortium of eight Community Foundations – Brampton and Caledon Community Foundation, Brant Community Foundation, Burlington Foundation, Community Foundation of Halton North, Hamilton Community Foundation, Community Foundation of Mississauga, Niagara Community Foundation – and Sheridan College, a leading post-secondary institution with three campuses in the Halton-Peel region.
