BAL:TA Project A3 Update - Social Purpose Capital Markets

Abstract

This is an update on 2008-2009 plans for this research project, whose intended objectives are: To describe the current scope and state of the non profit capital market in B.C. and Alberta; To examine the dollar value of non profit sector investments that could be accessed in BC and Alberta; To identify what a “successful” non profit sector capital structure looks like; To identify the gaps in capital instruments in the non profit capital market in B.C. and Alberta and to make recommendations for the development of specific capital instruments that could respond to these gaps, particularly instruments that would target the development of assets in social economy organizations; To explore the potential for using private market based instruments more effectively to support social economy organizations; To explore the potential for developing a B.C./Alberta non profit capital market working group interested in moving the results forward.