Kristi Fairholm Mader
Managing Director, Scale Institute
TABLE OF IMPACT INVESTMENT PRACTITIONERS (TIIP)
Kristi has always worked in the social impact sector. After 10 years as a youth worker, she returned to school to complete a business degree, with a focus on social enterprise. Kristi founded and supported several employment social enterprises, and was Director of Social Enterprise for Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network.
In 2014, Kristi co-founded Scale Collaborative and the Thriving Non-Profits program, with a focus on supporting organizations to diversify their revenue streams and build assets, and abundance. In 2021, Kristi led the launch of Thrive Impact Fund, a BC-focused fund increasing access to financing for non-profits and social enterprises. Kristi is an Alumni of the Just Economy Institute and Oxford's Impact Finance Innnovations Programme. Kristi is also the Managing Director of the Scale Institute, a charity focused on research, education and piloting of innovative social economy solutions.
