Financing social economy organizations

It reviews results of a comprehensive survey of the financing needs of organizations in the Social Economy and a survey of lending and investing practices of financial institutions and government agencies in the sector. [...] The existence of this gap threatens the sustainability of the social economy and all levels of governments have a responsibility to enact policy that will help close the gap. [...] On behalf of the Board of the Canadian Social Economy Hub we thank our authors, contributors, participants in engagement events across the country, and representatives of the university and practitioner organizations who helped with the development and implementation of this knowledge mobilization initiative. [...] This paper will examine definitions of the Social Economy and SEOs, examine the scope of the Social Economy and the current state of external financing in the sector. [...] The paper will also present results of a comprehensive research study of demand and supply of finance in the Social Economy of Atlantic Canada and analyze the funding gap.