Social Finance - What it is and why we need it.

Jane Bisbee of the Social Enterprise Fund will speak.  Melinda Noyes will be Chair of the Day.

Jane Bisbee joined the Social Enterprise Fund as Executive Director in 2011. SEF provides patient capital to businesses with a mission to improve the world.
A journalist by trade, with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Carleton University, she has experience in the Canadian book and magazine publishing industries, newspaper and radio reporting and documentary film. She spent many years building industry capacity in the cultural industries, in particular Alberta’s film industry which presented her a lifetime achievement award in 2006. A special focus of her career has been the development of non-traditional financing mechanisms for small business.

When she has time, Jane is a bookbinder, a spinner and weaver and an historic re-enactor.