For the past 10 years, as LIFT Impact Partners, we have grown and evolved to scale the impact of social purpose organizations (SPOs) across Canada. Evidence-based solutions and impact measurement have been our foundation. Our proven model has helped Canadian SPOs become more impactful in improving social outcomes in the areas of health, education and skills development. Over time, we’ve progressed and scaled our model to turn good causes into great SPOs, create meaningful social impact and leverage strategic partnerships across all sectors.
We have changed our name to LIFT Impact Partners because it better reflects who we are, what we do and what Canada needs right now. Any measure of quality of life requires meaningful employment. Our mission is to deliver exceptional results that address systemic and emergent social issues facing vulnerable populations by bolstering and elevating the right SPOs with one goal in mind: meaningful employment for all Canadians.
Canadians already excluded from job opportunities are facing greater barriers to employment, and social isolation from the pandemic has led to deeper mental health challenges. Access to education and skills training are now further out of reach.
That’s why we’ve sharpened our focus to meaningful employment. Building better lives for Canadians requires fostering the most resilient, innovative, globally competitive, and inclusive economy possible. This means delivering large scale, lasting impacts for marginalized Canadians that ensures access to meaningful employment, skills development, and mental health and well-being supports.
We LIFT social purpose organizations.
We identify and work with those social purpose organizations with the potential and ability to generate the largest social outcomes leading to meaningful employment. We mobilize private and public sector resources to scale, operationalize and deliver greater impact for vulnerable Canadians faster. Our difference is applying business discipline to social purpose organizations that are already impactful and bolstering their capabilities so they can do even more, faster.
We create more measurable impact.
A robust impact measurement system is not only necessary to build organizational resilience but will play a pivotal role in an SPO's ability to scale their social impact to address significant social and economic inequalities amplified by the pandemic. The rapid disruption caused by COVID-19 has underscored the importance of having reliable data to respond to evolving community needs. SPOs that measure impact and provide evidence-based results build resiliency by enhancing investment readiness among funders and social finance investors.
We have partners who value collaboration to solve complex problems.
With our partners, we highlight the value of collaboration, achieving a shared vision, and the power of peer networks. The barriers facing vulnerable Canadians are complex and deep. Without sustainable collaboration between SPOs, the private sector, government and vulnerable Canadians, it will be nearly impossible to lift those who have fallen through the cracks.
We see the path to recovery rooted in strategic partnerships across sectors and social issues. Through these initiatives, partners can turn innovative collaboration ideas into progressive integrated solutions that address challenging social issues.
Canada needs bold solutions at this most critical time to create positive social change. We believe by working together, we can achieve better and more inclusive impacts faster, to provide meaningful employment for Canada’s most vulnerable and, ultimately, create a stronger, more inclusive Canada where everyone thrives.