Focus area
Social Purpose events
Social purpose events focus on organizations that exist to create social value alongside financial value. They cover social enterprise and B Corp practice, corporate citizenship and community investment, nonprofit capacity building, and systems-change approaches to social problems. Attendees are typically social purpose and community investment leads, nonprofit leaders, and corporate citizenship teams.
Upcoming social purpose events
Showing 18 of 18 events
Nov 17, 2026 · Online
Purpose Connections: The Road to 2030 — Where Are We Now?
This free, one-hour webinar looks at how much progress the world has made toward the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and what business needs to…
Nov 10, 2026 · Barrie
Community Innovation Council Summit – Simcoe Muskoka: Building Community Resilience From the Ground Up
If Canada seeks to build a stronger, more resilient economy, we need to mobilize it in the communities and places we call home. This was a key theme from this…
Nov 11, 2026 · Toronto
Changemaker Drinks
House Nights are member-led gatherings that bring together the people who consider CSI home, for everything from workshops and book clubs to film nights and…
Nov 16 – 18, 2026 · Vancouver
Housing Central Conference 2026
A three-day professional development conference for Canada's community housing sector, hosted by the BC Non-Profit Housing Association (BCNPHA) with the…
Nov 18, 2026 · Vancouver
Impact Circle - Vancouver
A Vancouver reception during the sixth annual, national Purpose in Business Week, hosted by the Canadian Purpose Economy Project and Greater Purpose. It is for…
Nov 18, 2026 · Vancouver
UBC Purpose-Driven
UBC Purpose-Driven is a career building and networking experience organized by the UBC Career Centre, in partnership with Alumni UBC.
Nov 18, 2026 · Toronto
Pretzels and Politics
A casual, non-partisan conversation about politics at the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) in Toronto, open to anyone who feels apathetic about voting or not…
Nov 19, 2026 · Online
The New B Corp Standards: Module 2 - Governing with Purpose
The central shift in the new standards is that the assessment has become relational. It asks how you listen to the people your business affects, and how you…
Nov 25, 2026 · Vancouver
Small Business, Big Impact: A Trades & Construction Showcase - Vancouver
Enjoy free snacks and drinks, connect with peers, and gain practical tools to strengthen your business's long-term resilience.
Nov 26, 2026 · Online
Data Readiness for your Nonprofit
Many nonprofits are navigating growing data needs with limited time, resources and clarity about where to start. This one-hour virtual session from Future of…
Dec 2, 2026 · Online
B Corp Certification: Audit Readiness Webinar
Whether you are pursuing B Corp Certification for the first time or preparing for recertification, knowing when and how to enter the audit phase is critical to…
Dec 3, 2026 · Toronto
Impact Circle - Toronto
A facilitated in-person conversation from Greater Purpose, where purpose-driven leaders build relationships, share insights and stay connected to the Greater…
Dec 8, 2026 · Online
Federal Plastics & Packaging
As Canada advances its Federal Plastics ..
Jan 28, 2027 · Toronto
unGALA 2027
The Pembina Institute’s unGALA will once again be held on Thursday, January 28, 2027. We’ll all be ready to get together, put on our cowboy hats and celebrate…
Mar 20, 2027 · London
Impact Conference London 2027
Impact Conference is built on three pillars that reflect the real needs of our community: Growth, Wealth and Purpose. Impact Conference London 2027 is a…
May 9 – 11, 2027 · Halifax
Our Ocean Conference
The Our Ocean Conference is critical in the global effort to protect and conserve the ocean, from our shores to the high seas.
Jun 1 – 3, 2027 · Scottsdale
Benevity Live! 2027
Join iconic brands at Benevity Live! 2027,…
Jul 19 – 21, 2027 · Moncton
Rezolution Summit: Indigenous Wealth Creation
Back for Season Three, the 2027 summit will explore the theme, "Indigenous Wealth Creation: From Seed to Success."
About social purpose events
- What counts as a social purpose event?
- Social purpose events focus on organizations that exist to create social value alongside financial value. They cover social enterprise and B Corp practice, corporate citizenship and community investment, nonprofit capacity building, and systems-change approaches to social problems. Attendees are typically social purpose and community investment leads, nonprofit leaders, and corporate citizenship teams.
- How are social purpose events chosen for this directory?
- Events reach the directory two ways: an automated pipeline monitors organizer and industry sources daily, and organizers submit events directly. Each one is checked against our focus areas and against the organizer's own page before it is listed, and anything that does not fit is turned away.
- Are these events free?
- Both free and paid events are listed. Where an organizer publishes a price, it appears on the listing; where no price is published, the listing says so and links to the event site rather than guessing.