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Do good without sacrificing doing well.
Start a successful social enterprise that positively impacts the community while ensuring financial stability to sustain you and expand your work.
Support to Build Your Social Enterprise
One year access to self-paced online courses and tools needed to launch a successful social enterprise.
Peer support, collaboration, and transformative learning experience with four other organizations.
Eight expert-led group coaching sessions and four hours of personalized advisory sessions.
Experience ongoing support and collaborations within the global Impact Toolbox community.
Unlock Financial Sustainability & Grow Your Impact
Non-profit leaders will...
- Reduce grants dependence by generating consistent and diversified income
- Grow your impact through Innovative and entrepreneurial thinking and decision-making
- Implement strategies for long-term success and growth of your organization
For-profit leaders will...
- Seamlessly integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) requirements into your everyday business practices.
- Improve sales, reputation and access to investment by deeply integrating social impact into your business.
Award-Winning & Evidence-Based Curriculum
Your learning journey is guided by a curriculum shaped by research, teaching, and expertise from leading universities, including:
Master 6 Must-Have Skills for Social Entrepreneurs
Problem and Impact Analysis
Deeply understand the problem and needs you address. Develop a theory of change to plan your intended change.
Business Model Development
Understand social entrepreneurship, develop a business model, and craft your unique value proposition.
Customer Development
Develop a minimal viable product and test it in the market. Understand what your customers need and are willing to pay for.
Financial Feasibility Analysis
Analyze your costs, develop a pricing strategy, and determine short and long-term profitability.
Impact Measurement
Use indicators to gauge your desired social and environmental outcomes, plan to collect useful information, and use results.
Storytelling and Marketing
Tell compelling and inspiring social impact stories. Create effective go-to-market and continuous marketing strategies.
How It Works
5
Teams per Cohort
2
Representatives per Team
16
Weeks of Learning and Building
Hear From Our Participants
Joining the Impact Toolbox Social Enterprise Incubation Program was a turning point for our venture. The program was organized and insightful, giving us the tools we needed to grow. The mentorship was fantastic, and the skills we learned in financial management and strategic planning have been invaluable.
Connecting with other social entrepreneurs was inspiring. We shared ideas, learned from each other, and celebrated our successes together.
FAQ
- Non-profits and charities that want to explore social entrepreneurship for revenue generation and diversification.
- For-profit businesses looking to integrate social impact into their business, fulfill ESG requirements and leverage their businesses for good.
- Individuals and organizations with an idea for a social enterprise or community development organization.
- Post-secondary students and new graduates interested in starting a social enterprise, community development project, or non-profit organization.
- Existing small community service organizations willing to improve staff/volunteer capabilities.
The incubation program is 16 weeks. We may take breaks to give participants time to to digest learnings and apply their skills in real-time, real-world scenarios. The program can be flexible and adjusted based on the cohort’s needs.
Cohorts hosted directly by Impact Toolbox: We provide a cohort-based program for social change leaders, entrepreneurs, or non-profit teams. This allows for peer support, networking, and group coaching and support. We host three cohorts a year in the winter, summer, and fall.
Cohorts hosted by a partner: We also partner with funders, schools, people, and other organizations to deliver the incubation program to participants through onsite, synchronous, and asynchronous online training activities. The partner provides coaching support and determines cohort sizes and eligibility criteria. We provide train-the-trainer support to facilitators and all training materials, presentations, and worksheets. Partners may adapt the curriculum to their context and needs.
Individualized coaching and support for organizations and leaders: We curate special and personalized programs for individuals and organizations who prefer not to join cohorts. This includes exclusive workshops, personalized coaching sessions, and technical skills support. Click here to learn more.
Yes! Up to two team members responsible for everyday operations and strategic organizational decisions are welcome to attend the coaching sessions.
Interested participants must submit an expression of interest through our website. We will evaluate all submissions and select only applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Demonstrates a strong passion for social entrepreneurship or community development.
- Demonstrates readiness to develop their ideas into a community service organization or social enterprise by clearly articulating their ideas and aspirations.
- Demonstrates that they will be available for all workshops and commit to the process.
We are able to provide personalized coaching with a customized project plan. Click here to learn more.
For more information, please reach out to us at tanya@impacttoolbox.org.
With a financial investment of $3500 CAD, you will unlock financial sustainability and grow your impact.
Some subsidies or sponsorships are available for organizations facing a financial barrier to participation. Please send us an email to determine if you qualify.
