Joanne Norris
Coming with more than 20 years of professional experience globally and across Canada, Joanne believes that capital should be used for good; placing capital in purpose-driven ventures and organizations is smart business. More investment vehicles, financial instruments and strategic funds are needed to support the sustainable growth of purpose driven organizations and impact businesses. To fully value and understand the impacts of investing with purpose, more fulsome, de-colonized evaluation methodologies and impact frameworks are needed to track and communicate the socio-economic and environmental outcomes/returns resulting from impact driven ventures and capital.
Joanne has held several leadership roles in the social finance/impact investing sector and consults with impact venture founders, foundations, funds and other impact driven organizations. Hiring, coaching and managing teams are core elements of her professional experience as well as resource mobilisation and talent planning. On the other end of the operational cycle, impact measurement and management, outcome evaluation and SROI (social return on investment) analysis & reporting are key accountabilities under Joanne’s leadership.
Joanne has led and worked with diverse sets of entrepreneurs and management teams globally on projects and initiatives in the impact investing field, on behalf of governments, multilateral agencies, private impact fund, credit unions and a strategic loan program for young entrepreneurs across Canada.
The work above supported the launch and scaling of Canadian:
for-profit, social purpose businesses
non-profit social enterprises
businesses owned by diverse profiles of women, youth & Indigenous entrepreneurs operating in urban, remote and northern geographies
progressive franchise networks
Joanne is current President of Deer Crossing the Art Farm, a non profit, community-based arts organization, Board Director at Social Venture Partners Vancouver and Demonstrating Value Resource Society and past Board Director of Social Value Canada.
Voting Member: Joanne Norris
Member since 2023