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Hello ,
Some exciting news — Fair Finance Fund is currently recruiting new volunteer members for our Loan Review Committee, and we’re inviting individuals from across Canada’s food, agriculture, finance, and community development sectors to get involved.
This committee plays an important role in helping us review and evaluate loan applications from food and farm enterprises working to strengthen local food systems, local economies, and environmental resilience across Ontario and beyond.
We are looking for people with experience or interest in areas such as:
Food and agriculture
Finance, lending, or accounting
Entrepreneurship and small business
Economic or community development
Social enterprise or impact investing
Committee members contribute approximately 2–5 hours per month for a 2-year term, with an option to renew for an additional term.
At Fair Finance Fund, we recognize that resilient and equitable food systems require diverse perspectives and lived experiences. We especially welcome applicants from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous and racialized individuals, women, and people from underserved regions and sectors.
This is an opportunity to:
Support local food and farm enterprises
Contribute to climate resilience and community economic development
Build skills and experience in social finance and impact lending
Join a passionate network of food systems and community leaders
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| We would also greatly appreciate you sharing this opportunity within your networks.
Thank you for helping us build a stronger, more resilient local food system.
Warmly,
The Fair Finance Fund Team |
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Invest Today, For Tomorrow
The Fair Finance Fund’s 2026 Offering Statement is now available for individuals, institutions, foundations, and values-aligned organizations looking to make a meaningful impact through investment. Through the purchase of a Community Bonds, our investors help provide flexible financing and mentorship to food and farm enterprises building stronger local economies, resilient food systems, and a healthier planet.
We invite you to explore this year’s offering and learn how your investment can support the future of sustainable local food systems across Ontario and beyond.
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| | What's Happening in the Sector
Explore upcoming events, learning opportunities, and news from across the social finance, impact investing, and local food & farm sectors.
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Webinar | Advancing Nature Finance in Canada and Beyond
This gathering will bring together investors, practitioners, policymakers, and ecosystem leaders working at the intersection of nature finance, climate, and impact investing. The session is designed as an interactive and discussion-focused convening.
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Report | Declining Farmers’ Share and Food Inflation
A new report from the National Farmers Union on Canada’s food system highlights a troubling reality: while consumers are paying significantly more for food, farmers are not seeing those returns.
Read The Report >
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| | | Comment | Philanthropic capital could do much more to address Canada’s overlapping crises
The philanthropic sector, in the form of community and private foundations, plays a critical role in funding charities and non-profits that support Canadians, with many on the front lines of these issues, funding food banks, shelters, crisis teams and much more.
Read The Article
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| | | Event Space Available | The Barn at Downsview Park
The Barn at Zawadi Farm is a world-class event space located within the working farm that surrounds it. Revenue from every event flows back into the working farm — funding the Growing Growers program, the pay-when-you-can CSA shares, our Not For Profit Zawadi Connections, and community partners.
Explore The Barn >
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Our mailing address is:
Fair Finance Fund
1209 Mineral Springs Rd
Dundas, ON L9H 5E3
Canada
The Fair Finance Fund and the lands we work from are on the Ancestral Traditional Territories of the Ojibway, the Anishnabe and the Mississauga’s of the New Credit. We recognize and strive to work in solidarity with the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, a peaceful agreement to care for the Great Lakes region.
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