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Impact Hub Ottawa
Ottawa's coworking space for social impact
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Overview
Impact Hub Ottawa is a community, coworking, and gathering space with a mission to inspire, connect, and enable people and organizations to take action for a more just and sustainable world. We use the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their commitment to ‘leave no one behind’ as a lens through which to view our impact in the world, and we offer coworking, office, meeting, and event space, as well as programs and services to help purpose-driven people to work together to bring about meaningful change in their communities.
Type
Not-for-profit
Founded
2005
Regions
National (all of Canada), Ontario (ON)
Classification
Industries
General/industry agnostic
Stages supported
IdeaDiscoveryValidationEfficiencyScaleMature
Services offered
- Discounted and/or free professional services (legal, accounting, bookkeeping, etc.)
- Free educational events or programming (ie. lunch and learns)
- Mentorship and access to advisors
- Networking opportunities and community events
- Office space, co-working environment
- Paid programming (cash)
- Virtual office space, reception services
BAI Positioning
Finessehigh confidence
Refining and expanding venture growth and entrepreneurial competencies and create the connections across innovation ecosystem
Sector-agnostic (broad industry focus). Higher accountability signals (equity/paid programs, later-stage focus).
DisclosureBAI type is CAIN’s inferred classification based on available data. It has not been confirmed by the member unless otherwise indicated.
Learn more about the four BAI types →Programs
Coaching for Impact
Coaching services for impact-focused organizations and entrepreneurs
Workshops and Public Talks
Educational events to help changemakers do good better
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Leadership
Ashraful Hasan
Coach
Deirdre Laframboise
Executive Director
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