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Impact Measurement

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Mission

VERGE connects caring local investors with local enterprises that have a social or environmental

mission at their core.

We will promote the growth of social enterprises and impact investors in our region of London and

surrounding counties.

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OUR MODEL

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ImpactInvestors

• Lending Capital Grants & Investments

• Foundations• Accredited Investors• Investor Circles• Private Investors

Expert & AdvisorSupport

Local Intermediary

Investment Ready

Enterprises

Access to

Capital

Impact +Return

• Pillar’s Social Enterprise Program & Consulting Services

• Entrepreneurship Ecosystem• VERGE Stakeholders &

Volunteers

• Identify Social Enterprises• Recruit Impact Investors• Measure Impact• Build Social Finance Market

• Legal Structure• Robust Business Model• Community Bond• Impact Measurement Plan• B Corp Assessment

• VERGE Social Enterprise Loan • Pitch Sessions• Pool Capital• Facilitate Investment

• Growth of social enterprises• Increased investment locally• Scaled impact• Culture Shift

OUR MODEL

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What we do

Social Enterprise Loan Fund Invest in high potential, start up social enterprises

Measure Impact

Investor Relations Tap into $40 billion of investible assets in our region

Complementary Intermediary Services Ex: Community Bond (Innovation Works)

Social Finance Leadership = Culture Shift

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Social Enterprise Loan fund

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Work FLow

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Examples of Success

Investor Breakfast

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• $100,000 loan• Fund start up costs including

staff, product and equipment• Provide training and employment

for persons with disabilities• Access to quality and affordable

food in Old East Village

• $10,000 loan• Fund start up costs including

product, staff and marketing• Provide free access to

laundromat through the sale of natural laundry products

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National Place-Based Network

Member of coast-to-coast place-based social finance network Victoria, Calgary, Winnipeg, London, Toronto, Ottawa,

Charlottetown, St-John’s

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Photo Courtesy of MaRS Centre for Impact Investing

Shifting Culture

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We continue to spark conversations to build a community-based framework

for social finance in the London region

www.vergecapital.ca

Social Finance Manager:

andre.vashist@vergecapital.ca

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