Raven

indigenous impact foundation

Growing an Indigenous-centered economy requires the creation of new finance models and systems built on Indigenous values and worldview. In stride with community, we nurture these solutions and enable Indigenous resiliency.

RIIF Mission and vision

About us

The Raven Indigenous Impact Foundation (RIIF) is a registered charity established to develop, deploy and evaluate outcomes finance tools that empower communities to address complex community-level issues.

With supportive capital, processes and expertise required for success, we help Indigenous communities achieve their goals and have a positive and lasting impact on individuals and lives, the community, and the ecosystem.

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Our work

Outcomes Finance

At Raven, we believe that in order to make a transformational change we have to rethink how we approach social problems, and we have to center Indigenous communities and Indigenous knowledge in that approach.

Impact Measurement

The RIM framework is designed to honour Indigenous knowledge and measure levels of impact within the ecosystem, for investors, for Indigenous entrepreneurs and for Indigenous communities through core metrics and storytelling.

The team

Our team at Raven is a diverse and inspiring group of individuals committed to changing the way the world thinks about social finance.


We show this commitment through our Values alignment and connection to Indigenous communities not only in our work but also in our families and communities.

Meet the team
Jeff Cyr
Jeff Cyr

CEO

Paul Lacerte
Paul Lacerte

Impact Lead

Alisa Denduyf
Alisa Denduyf

Director, Finance

Rebecca Waterhouse
Rebecca Waterhouse

Social Finance Associate

Marie-Josee Parent
Marie-Josée Parent

Engagement and Policy Associate

Wahi Diome-Deer
Wahi Diome-Deer

Research and Policy Associate

Kaitlin Littlechild
Kaitlin Littlechild

Strategic Communications Manager

Sydney Ferguson
Sydney Ferguson

Project Manager

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