Publications

At Terrapin Social Finance we apply a Public Health lens to our work.

  • We believe that social determinants of health offer a practical framework for measuring and reporting social outcomes.

  • We believe that social finance is most useful when aimed at populations that are hardest to help.

Below are some of the reports we’ve written. These demonstrate what we consider to be important in program development and in measuring and reporting social and economic impact.

 

 
 

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Closing the Dignity Gap - 2022

A new social finance initiative based in Calgary, Canada.

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Dignity - 2022

Looks at the role of personal and economic dignity in the success of Social Finance initiatives targeting First Nations entrepreneurs in Alberta, Canada.

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The Bond & Beyond - 2018

Key findings from an environmental scan of community bonds across Canada, July 2018.

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IBC 2019 Report on Indigenous Business Women

Studies the impact of social finance on social determinants of health for Indigenous Business Women in Western Canada.

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PHAC 2018 Evidence Review - Action on Social Determinants of Health Through Social Finance

Explores the relationship between social finance and social determinants of health to better understand the influence each has on the other to address health and socioeconomic outcomes.

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IBC 2018 Report on Social and Economic Outcomes

Builds on the 2015 report with year over year comparative data.

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IBC 2015 Report on Social and Economic Outcomes

Links social finance and social determinants of health in a First Nation social finance context.

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— Nick Saul, Executive Director, Community Food Centres Canada