Resource Library

Explore an array of resources below to deepen your understanding of impact investing. We encourage you to browse through CAFIID content, case studies, member content and additional resources on themes of catalysing finance, climate finance, gender lens invesing (GLI), health, and impact measurement and management (IMM).

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Aysha Dawood 7/28/26 Aysha Dawood 7/28/26

AI in Impact Investing and Development Finance: Practitioner Insights

CAFIID, 2026

Aysha Dawood 5/6/26 Aysha Dawood 5/6/26

Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Capital: UNDP and UNCDF’s Joint Offer for Advancing Sustainable Development

UNDP & UNCDF, 2026

Aysha Dawood 4/27/26 Aysha Dawood 4/27/26

Bâtir la résilience à partir de la base : leçons tirées de l’un des marchés les plus complexes au monde

CAFIID, 2026
Comment deux décennies d’inclusion financière et de numérisation délibérées ont permis à FINCA RDC de maintenir l’accès des client·e·s malgré un conflit actif dans l’est de la RDC, et ce que cela signifie pour les investisseurs d’impact dans les marchés fragiles et touchés par les conflits.

Aysha Dawood 4/27/26 Aysha Dawood 4/27/26

Building Resilience from the Ground Up: Lessons from One of the World's Most Challenging Markets

CAFIID, 2026
How two decades of deliberate financial inclusion and digitisation enabled FINCA DRC to maintain client access through active conflict in eastern DRC - and what it means for impact investors in fragile and conflict affected markets.

Habone Osman Moussa 3/31/26 Habone Osman Moussa 3/31/26

The State of Private Impact Investing in Canada

Rally Assets, 2026

Habone Osman Moussa 3/28/26 Habone Osman Moussa 3/28/26

Heads in the Sand: Investors and The Ostrich Effect in Climate Investing

Michel Brutti & Clear Skies Investment Management, 2026

Habone Osman Moussa 3/24/26 Habone Osman Moussa 3/24/26

First In, Many Follow: How Foundations are Anchoring the Next Wave of Blended Finance

CrossBoundary Group, 2026

Habone Osman Moussa 1/21/26 Habone Osman Moussa 1/21/26

Measuring Women’s Economic Empowerment: A Policy Brief for Program Design and Evaluation

Finca, January 2026

Habone Osman Moussa 1/19/26 Habone Osman Moussa 1/19/26

The State of Practice - Q4 2025

TIIP, 2026

Habone Osman Moussa 12/28/25 Habone Osman Moussa 12/28/25

Does investing locally matter to Canadians amid tariff war?

Go Parity 2025

Habone Osman Moussa 12/1/25 Habone Osman Moussa 12/1/25

Podcast: The Global Findex 2025

Toronto Centre, 2025

Aysha Dawood 11/28/25 Aysha Dawood 11/28/25

Analysis of Global Climate Finance Trends

Guest User 11/27/25 Guest User 11/27/25

Investing in Women, Driving Impact

Guest User 11/27/25 Guest User 11/27/25

Community-based care organizations in Latin America

Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/25/25

Podcast: The Forum on Financial Supervision

Toronto Centre, December 2025

Aysha Dawood 11/22/25 Aysha Dawood 11/22/25

2025 State of the Sector Report /Rapport sur l’état du secteur

CAFIID, 2025
Scaling Canada’s Impact Investing in Emerging Markets & Developing Economies
Augmenter l’investissement canadien à impact social dans les marchés émergents et les économies en développement

Guest User 11/6/25 Guest User 11/6/25

Local Currency Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Habone Osman Moussa 11/1/25 Habone Osman Moussa 11/1/25

Show me the impact! Findings and insights from DFI gender portfolio evaluations

Kore Global_Sept 2025

Guest User 10/28/25 Guest User 10/28/25

Service in Action: Catherine Donnelly Foundation’s Bold Journey in Values-Aligned Investing

Guest User 10/15/25 Guest User 10/15/25

Development Finance Invests in Food for the Future

Event Recaps

Featured

Oct 14

Collaboration in Action: Canadian Approaches to Advancing Gender Globally

Join CAFIID at Catalyst Now Week 2026 for a conversation on Canadian approaches to advancing gender equality globally.

Jul 9

The Business of Play: Catalyzing Capital for Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Sports

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Jun 16

AI in Impact Investing and Development Finance: A Practitioner Conversation

Join us for this public webinar

May 7

Advancing Gender Lens Investing: Canada’s Domestic and International Priorities

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Apr 30

Strengthening IMM Practices & The Big Picture

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Impact Measurement and Management Community of Practice Meeting

Apr 23

Climate Disaster Risk Mitigation: Tools, Approaches, and Practical Lessons

All are welcome to join this webinar

Apr 1

Capital at Home, Impact Abroad: Aligning Canada’s Trade and Investment Ecosystems (Vancouver)

Join us in Vancouver!

Mar 5

Gender Equity and AI - GLI CoP Member Session

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

Feb 24

From Insight to Action: The State of the Sector Report as a Launchpad for Policy Dialogue (Ottawa/hybrid)

Join us in Ottawa or online

Dec 5

CAFIID State of the Sector Report Launch (Virtual)*

Join the *virtual launch CAFIID’s 2025 State of the Sector

*Nairobi watch party

Nov 13

Building Impact Investment Bridges Between Australia and Canada: Unlock Global Opportunities. Scale Impact. Shape the Future

Join leading voices from Australia and Canada for a dynamic, forward-looking conversation on how two of the world’s most vibrant impact investment ecosystems are working together to scale change—both at home and across emerging markets.

Oct 14

Language, Legitimacy, and Impact: Navigating Pushback in an Evolving Sector

CAFIID Members are welcome to our joint community of practice session and pre-launch of the State of the Sector report

Jun 5

EHA Impact Ventures and MotherFood International join our Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice

CAFIID Members are welcome to our next Gender Lens Investing Community of Practice Meeting

May 15

Montréal: Au-delà du climat : investir pour un impact intégré / Beyond Climate: Investing for Integrated Impact

CAFIID Special Event in Montreal - Open to all!

Apr 10

Ottawa/Hybrid Event: Innovative Financing for Nature-based Solutions in Mangrove Communities

A hybrid AKFC Climate Speaker Series event with CAFIID, exploring innovative financing to scale community-led Nature-based Solutions in mangrove ecosystems

Mar 25

Aligning Private and Public Funds for SDG Impact: A Dialogue with UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub

This webinar will focus on standards and guidelines for managing and optimizing impact on sustainable development and explore their crucial role in aligning private and public funds to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Feb 25

Impact Investing in Emerging and Frontier Markets 101

Dec 5

Driving decision-making based on risk, return, and impact

CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management CoP hosts a public webinar with the International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI)

Oct 8

Driving Global Health Innovation through Impact Investing

Sep 15

CAFIID Connects Nairobi: Trends In Gender Lens Investing (in person and virtual)

Join CAFIID, Supivaa and leading impact investing players to learn and share GLI trends at the Canadian High Commission in Nairobi.

Jun 11

Scaling Impact Investing: Overcoming Barriers in Measuring Impact

Join CAFIID’s Impact Measurement and Management Community of Practice (IMM CoP) in Toronto for a stimulating discussion on scaling impact investing and advancing the adoption of impact measurement and management.