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TAF staff members who contribute to this blog:
Julia Langer CEO
Mary Pickering VP Programs and Partnerships
Tim Stoate VP Impact Investing
Ben Marans Manager, Social Innovation and Transportation
Bryan Purcell Manager, Incubation and Social Innovation
Lyle Jones Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator
Blog Archives
Turning social capital into financial capital
Remember when you were in college and you and your friends all went in on a case of beer? You may have been on the cutting edge of social finance without even realizing it. Sharing costs in return for a … Continue reading
Good or bad: telling the EV story
It’s been a great week for electric vehicles in the news. My inbox has been filled to the brim with announcements, stories and celebrations. There was this great piece in the Toronto Star about The Agenda’s Steve Paikin loving his … Continue reading
Posted in Electric vehicles, Transporation
Tagged ACEEE, electric vehicle, ev, EV300, FleetWise, iMiEV, Steve Paikin, TDSB, Toronto, Toronto Star, Volt
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Celebrating great social ventures – with a suprise ending
Nearly 300 guests gathered last night at the Bluma Appel Salon at the Toronto Reference Library to learn about and celebrate some of Toronto’s most interesting green social ventures. On the heels of a nine-month, multi-faceted innovation challenge, contestants, investors … Continue reading
Posted in ClimateSpark, General
Tagged ClimateSpark, Shuttle, social enterprise, Toronto, Toronto Community Foundation, Young Urban Farmers, ZooShare
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An evening with Al Gore
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to join TAF Board and Investment Committee volunteers for an intimate meeting with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, arguably the world’s leading climate change advocate. Mr. Gore showered praise on the innovative financing solutions … Continue reading
Posted in Energy efficiency, General, Green finance, Renewable energy, Transporation
Tagged adaptation, carbon, change, climate, consensus, crisis, drought, emissions, environment, global economy, Gore, grassroots, inconvenient truth, investments, mitigation, profit, storms, TAF, wildfires
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Jack
This is an excerpt from a message that TAF’s former Executive Director, Philip Jessup, sent this morning to TAF staff, volunteers and friends. Phil and Jack worked closely together for many years making Jack’s vision for a green, healthy and prosperous … Continue reading