About

Because amplifying everyone’s knowledge of participatory finance means:

amplifying the rootedness and financial strength of social economy enterprises;
amplifying citizen engagement in developing innovative initiatives;
amplifying the impact of business models centered on community needs, democracy and solidarity;
amplifying resilience and the socio-ecological transition.

L’ampli offers a wealth of information, testimonials and resources adapted to your needs.

What is L’ampli?

L’ampli is aimed at business managers, their mentors and citizens. It offers resources adapted to the needs and level of knowledge of each person to facilitate the implementation of participatory finance. Two audiences, two themes and a directory of contacts and documents to consult.

Why L’ampli?

The relationship of trust established between an organization and its community during a crowdfunding campaign, the issuance of bonds or shares deserves the greatest care and requires clear-sightedness, preparation and seriousness. L’ampli is there to offer you all of the advice you’ll need.

L’ampli is also…
- Personalized and free support to help you succeed in your community capital financing campaigns. Learn more about the support
- The L’ampli Fund, which allows you to match the investments of your community capital financing campaign up to $100,000. Learn more about the fund

Participatory finance, solidarity finance

Complementary strategies

While mobilizing one’s community makes it possible to diversify the modes and sources of financing, to broaden support, reduce the risks involved in having financial partners, participatory finance does not replace solidarity finance in any way. These two strategies are complementary and mutually reinforcing.

In Quebec, local communities and social economy projects are fortunate to benefit from a strong technical and financial support network. Think of regional county municipalities (MRCs) and local economic development organizations, but also the solidarity finance network, all of which contribute to strengthening and solidifying initiatives. Grouped within CAP Finance, the solidarity and responsible finance (FSR) ecosystem makes investments mainly in community economic development projects and social economy enterprises.

To find out more, visit the CAP Finance website.

What is the social economy?

Are you wondering how a social economy enterprise differs from a private enterprise? Well, it’s a different way of doing business first and foremost.

In the social economy, businesses aim first and foremost to meet the needs of their members and their community. They take many forms — non-profits, co-ops, mutuals — in which they involve their members, who often include their staff or customers, in the decision-making process. They generate revenue goods and services, but at the same time they ensure that their actions have a concrete social impact, backed by the values of democracy, equity and solidarity.

Source: Social Economy Month, Social Economy Working Group, 2020

220,000+

people work in social economy enterprises in Quebec

$47.8 billion+

in revenue is generated by social economy enterprises each year in Quebec

More figures and highlights on the social economy in Quebec

Who are we?

The Quebec social investment network (RISQ) offers dedicated loans adapted to social economy enterprises. Through its various financial solutions, it supports the emergence, development, growth and consolidation of collective projects for communities throughout Quebec.

Innovative Regions in the Social and Solidarity Economy (TIESS) is a social innovation liaison and transfer organization (OLTIS). It contributes to regional development through knowledge transfer by equipping social and solidarity economy organizations so that they can face societal issues in an innovative way and transform their practices.
Visit the TIESS website

The Chantier de l’économie sociale’s mission is to promote the social economy as an integral part of Quebec’s plural economy and, in doing so, to participate in the democratization of the economy and the emergence of this development model based on the values of solidarity, equity and transparency.
Visit the Chantier de l’économie sociale’s web site

The Réseau des Pôles’ mission is to mobilize and coordinate all of Quebec’s social economy offices around a common vision and actions. It also encourages and structures the sharing of best practices, tools, knowledge and resources between offices.

Since 2016, TIESS and the Chantier have been working to document, equip and promote the use of best practices in participatory finance, a major innovation for the social economy movement that meets the community’s needs.

One site, thirty partners

Since these beginnings, L’Ampli and its knowledge base have been the result of a co-construction process made possible with the contribution and expertise of many partners in social finance, the social economy, regional development and research. We would like to thank our partners who have contributed directly or indirectly to making L’ampli what it is today!