How to Become a Member
The Table of Impact Investing Practioners (TIIP) is Canada’s industry forum for the 50+ funds and organizations building domestic impact investing vehicles. Our objective is to help increase the flows of repayable capital to Canada’s social purpose and impact organizations, thus increasing their capacity to help reach the United Nations Sustainble Development Goals (UN SDGs).
We meet – via a monthly call called ‘TIIPing point’ where we hear the case studies, stories, challenges and opportunities of our sector.
We fund – via our 50% ownership of BOANN Impact LP, one of three wholesalers distributing the Federal Social Finance Fund.
We lead – together with our sister organization CAFIID (focused on overseas deployment) we co-lead Canada’s National Advisory Board for Impact Investing, under the Global Steering Group (GSG) and in resonance with principles established at the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
We represent – We actively seek to include any impact investing organization in Canada, as a TIIP member. As a membership organization, our leadership election process seeks best practice in diversity, equity and inclusion.
Any organization that meets the below criteria and supports the mission, mandate, core values, and guiding principles is eligible and warmly welcome to join the Table. Those wishing to do so are asked to click the button below, or contact [email protected]
Practitioner Criteria
The Table of Impact Investment Practitioners welcome as Members all organizations that make social finance investments and meet the following criteria:
- have an existing capital base whose primary purpose is impact investing;
- actively deploy capital to generate measurable social and/or environmental returns, as well as patient, concessionary or market-based financial returns;
- invest primarily in non-publicly traded Canadian enterprises; and
- produce accessible reports on their activities, including robust impact measures.
Affiliate Member Criteria
Affiliate members of the Table are social finance entities that support the objectives of the Table and may include networks of social finance intermediaries, foundations with leading impact investment practices, networks of community development organizations, incubators and accelerators, impact funds-of-funds, individual researchers, mentors and advisors.
Emerging Funds that have not closed their first fund, i.e. not yet actively deploying capital or do not have assets under management are considered Affiliate Members.
Benefits to Members
Fund Members direct the strategic direction of TIIP and its annual work plan through participation in TIIP activities and committees, and the democratic election of a Board of Directors. Each member’s delegated representative is entitled to one vote at member meetings. Delegated members are eligible to stand for election to the Board of Directors.
Members will also:
- Be involved in the advising around the development of Canada’s National Advisory Board on Impact Investing
- Influence Canada’s Social Finance Fund through TIIP’s engagement with Boann Social Impact
- Practice a collective and collaborative voice for policy advocacy
- Engage with capacity building and peer learning opportunities
- Receive invitations to TIIP networking events and learning exchange opportunities
- Receive TIIP newsletters, resources and related publications
- Gain access to TIIP members and allies to build a strong pan-Canadian network and impact investing sector
- Receive opportunities to collaborate and share org updates
- Be involved in committees that advocate and lobby on behalf of our sector
- Participate in a community effort to prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion