Consulting and Support

Dedicated, driven talent.

Your team will be paired with a team of trained Propel Impact Analysts. Analysts have been hand-selected and bring an array of diverse experiences and skills to the table.

Focused, practical support.

Projects will support one of four specific needs: market research, feasibility assessment, financial modeling, or impact measurement. The project is designed to help you develop your social enterprise.

Social finance education.

Your team will be provided with resources to learn about accessing social finance for your organization. If you're based in one of our local fund cities and are raising capital, you may be added to the pipeline for potential investment.

What makes an ideal
Propel Impact project?

Overview

Projects that will help your organization work towards developing your social enterprise and generating revenue, focused on one of four areas: Market Research, Feasibility Assessment, Financial Modeling, or Impact Measurement.

Option 1: Summer Intake
• Duration: 180 hours of project support over 10 weeks
• Time Frame: May 26 to August 1, 2025 (with orientation week May 20-23)
• Team Structure: 3 Propel Impact Analysts
• Cost: $3500 per project
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Option 2: Fall Intake
• Duration: 200 hours of project support over 10 weeks
• Time Frame: September 29 to November 28, 2025
• Team Structure: 4 Propel Impact Consulting Fellows (Analysts-in-training)
• Cost: $2,500 per project

Eligibility

• Your organization has a social, environmental, and/or cultural mandate.
• You are registered as for-profit business, non-profit, charity, or co-operative.
• You are headquartered in Canada or you have a significant amount of operations in Canada.
• You are interested in establishing or diversifying revenue-generating activities and/or have plans to fundraise capital (debt, community bonds, venture capital, impact investing etc.) in the next 1-2 years.
• The scope of your project fits into one of four areas: Market Research, Feasibility Assessment, Financial Modeling, or Impact Measurement.
• Your organization is able to commit 15 hours over 10-12 weeks to meeting with the Analysts, answering communications, providing access to internal documentation, and providing feedback on deliverables.

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Client testimonials

“Working with the Propel Team was an incredible experience, and throughout the interaction, we were impressed with the quality of work, the depth of insight, and the calibre of people. We came out of the experience with a tangible plan, and hope to work with Propel in the future."

- FES (Finance Engage Sustain) (Toronto, Ontario)

- Moving Forward Cooperative (Dorchester, New Brunswick)

“The Fellows helped us to conduct the market research and assess the viability of several key strategies related to the development of an innovative Community Food Hub. Their work had a significant impact on our being able to determine the best approaches in moving our project forward and demonstrated that we were on the right tack. This has increased our confidence and given us a roadmap for development. We highly recommend this program to other social impact organizations!”

- Muskoka Community Land Trust (Muskoka, Ontario)

“The program took our organization from having a collection of intentions and goals to having a functional, evidence-based, and community-informed statement of desired impact, which will be immediately put to use in our business planning, funding conversations and community engagement activities. The Fellows created a ready-to-use tool that we can use to execute on those intentions and measure the results. I absolutely recommend this program to any impact-first organization.”

FAQ

What is the difference between issuing a project in the summer and the fall?

In the summer, you'll be matched with a team of 2-3 Analysts who have received extensive training through the Propel Impact Consulting or Impact Investing Fellowship programs. Analysts bring experience from previous consulting projects or from conducting due diligence on potential investment opportunities. Each Analyst will dedicate 5 hours per week to working with you.

In the fall, you'll be matched with a team of 4-5 Impact Consulting Fellows, who are in training. Fellows will have completed a Foundations Certificate covering a range of topics including EDI, systems thinking, market research, theory of change, and impact measurement.

Both Analysts (summer) and Fellows (fall) will come with a range of technical skills ranging from due diligence to sectoral research, and all will be familiar with the Canadian social innovation & social finance sector. Analysts/Fellows will be supported by an experienced Project Advisor.

What criteria do you use to select projects?

Project requests are assessed on three criteria: whether they address specific social, environmental, and cultural issues that are aligned with Propel Impact’s priorities, whether the Analysts/Fellows have the requisite skills to complete the project successfully, and whether your organization demonstrates a commitment to developing a social enterprise or establishing/diversifying revenue-generating activities.

What additional value will Propel Impact provide?

As your project comes to an end, we will provide you with resources to learn about accessing social finance for your organization. Once your impact-first organization is ready to seek funding, we will also consider you for investment through one of our seven local Propel Impact funds, if eligible.

What type of projects can be issued? How should we go about scoping the work?

With a strong focus on helping you develop a social enterprise, projects must be focused on market research, feasibility assessment, financial modeling, or impact measurement. A strong project proposal will only cover one of these areas. Once the projects begin, your designated team will work with you to define the scope of work to ensure project success. Read some case studies showcasing previous projects for inspiration.

Why does my organization have to pay?

As a small nonprofit, Propel Impact incurs direct costs to operate these projects. These costs include: recruiting and training Fellows and Analysts, paying Analyst salaries, hiring Managers to oversee consulting engagements, and curating educational resources for participating impact-first organizations.

Tailored support for impact-driven organizations.

Dedicated, driven talent.

Focused, practical support.

Social finance education.

In the past five years, we've helped 250+ impact-first organizations overcome a wide variety of challenges.

We get into the weeds of helping you build your social enterprise, one project at a time.

What makes an ideal
Propel Impact project?

Overview

Eligibility

Organizations we’ve worked with

Client testimonials

FAQ

Office Hours

Get in
touch

Tailored support for impact-driven organizations.

Dedicated, driven talent.

Focused, practical support.

Social finance education.

In the past five years, we've helped 250+ impact-first organizations overcome a wide variety of challenges.

We get into the weeds of helping you build your social enterprise, one project at a time.

What makes an idealPropel Impact project?

Overview

Eligibility

Organizations we’ve worked with

Client testimonials

FAQ

Office Hours

Get in touch

What makes an ideal
Propel Impact project?

Get in
touch