PROTOTYPE
The Capital Unlocked Field Guide serves as a living resource for New Power Labs’ Fund Canada initiative.
Built around how capital actually moves, it collects field-tested and emerging approaches, each anchored by real case studies, that investors, grantmakers, and institutions are using to unlock capital for underfunded and overlooked leaders and communities.
The guide launches with a short set of approaches and will continue to expand on an ongoing basis.
Capital Unlocked Field Guide
Who it’s for
This guide is for capital deployers, especially pledging asset owners and asset managers of the Fund Canada initiative, who are ready to move from commitment to implementation. Each approach gives you a practical lever, backed by case studies, to unlock capital for underfunded and overlooked leaders and communities.
How it’s built
Each approach in the guide is reviewed by sector experts and anchored to real case studies, so asset owners and asset managers can see exactly how an approach worked for underfunded leaders before adopting it. The Field Guide prototype is a work in progress, launching with a short set of approaches. More approaches will continue to be released in the coming months.
How to use the Field Guide
Approaches are organized by mode of capital deployment:
Investing: Deploying capital through equity, debt, or blended investment structures.
Grantmaking: Providing non-repayable capital to organizations or initiatives pursuing a social or community outcome.
Institutional practices: Using purchasing power, procurement, or operational decisions to shift how capital flows.
Start by identifying which mode(s) fit your organization, then use tags or the search bar (top right of the interface) to narrow further. See the glossary for a full breakdown of each tag.
Explore the Field Guide
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