The GTAA invests in community building through Windmill
Before COVID-19, 50,000 people worked at Toronto Pearson International Airport. In fact, the area around the airport, called the Airport Employment Zone, is the second-largest employment zone in..
Meet Peter Aghar – Venture Capitalist, Real Estate Developer & Windmill Director
Interview Date: 2020-07-07 Peter Aghar is a Toronto-based real estate investor, developer and venture capitalist, and Windmill’s newest board member. As President of Crux Capital, a firm that exists..
RBC to donate $50,000 to Windmill Microlending
Windmill Microlending is pleased to announce that RBC is donating $50,000 to our program. This generous gift, given as part of the 12th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards, will support the..
Bill Young, social finance leader, on why he’s a donor and investor in Windmill Microlending
As one of Canada’s leading voices on social finance, Bill Young is all in on Windmill Microlending. Now the Chairman and Founder of Social Capital Partners, and former CEO of Hamilton Computers and..
Loan Portfolio & Impact Update – April 2020
An Evening with Prem Watsa, Windmill supporter and Founder of Fairfax Financial Holdings
Windmill hosted an event on February 10, 2020 in Toronto with guest speaker, Prem Watsa, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive of Fairfax Financial Holdings. The sold-out event was attended by many..
A COVID-19 update for Windmill supporters and donors
As you know, Windmill has always had many healthcare clients working towards careers on the front lines of Canadian hospitals. Currently, 61% of clients are in healthcare professions. Of those, 150..
Pat Cochrane on the impact of a named loan fund
Pat Cochrane became a donor early, supporting an overseas foster child program when she was 16 using money saved from a part time job. Since then, she’s become actively involved in local and..
Loan Portfolio and Impact Update – January 2020
Q3 Fundraising Update
At the start of Q4 of our fiscal year, Windmill still needs help to reach our fundraising targets. We’re more than 50% of the way in every category but we still have work to do to meet the needs of..
