Edmonton 3 October 2024 The Edmonton Community Foundation today announced the appointment of Ryan Young as the Director of the Social Enterprise Fund. “Ryan will be responsible for driving SEF’s strategic direction and program development to social impact initiatives across Alberta. He brings a wealth of leadership experience from academia, having served as Dean at two prominent institutions.
After thirteen years in the Executive Director chair at SEF, it is time for me to move on. This role has been a highlight of my life, and mostly because of the front row seat it has given me to witness the amazing, community-changing work accomplished by SEF’s clients.
The second round of the Investment Readiness Program (IRP) opened on September 8th until October 9th, 2020. The first round of the IRP provided a number of important lessons for applicants that IRP Alberta (of which SEF is a partner) hope will be a benefit in this round. These key lessons, listed below, should help to develop stronger applications.
