Author: Ben Losman

Originally published by Employment and Social Development Canada on May 29, 2023 Social purpose organizations, such as social enterprises, non-profits, charities and co‑operatives, are at the forefront of tackling Canada’s persistent…

The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), a financial Crown corporation wholly-owned by the Government of Canada, is Canada’s only bank exclusively focused on providing support to Small and Medium-sized…

We are happy to share that earlier this year, CCEDNet registered for the 50 – 30 Challenge! The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative between the Government of Canada,…

Note: this piece originally appeared on the Ontario Nonprofit Network’s website. You can read the original piece here. Community wealth building (CWB) means doing local economic development in a way…

For the Canadian CED Network, 2022 was a year to build power and momentum. We worked with all levels of government to unlock vital resources for CED approaches to thrive….

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Note to the reader: This text was originally delivered as part of an opening plenary alongside speakers Elder Mae Louise Campbell, Michael Redhead Champagne and Karen Sharma at CCEDNet Manitoba’s…

Update (May 5, 2023): The next Community Leadership Program’s 2-day leadership training will now take place on May 30 and June 9, 2023. Spots are still available, so register today!…

Every year, CCEDNet members are invited to submit nominations for CCEDNet’s Board of Directors. This year, there were four vacancies to be filled. Four eligible nominations were received by the deadline, leading…

For CCEDNet’s spring 2023 member communique, our communications coordinator, Anita Lambton, interviewed Derek Bassey. Derek is finance coordinator at Fireweed Food Co-op in Winnipeg Treaty 1 territory, and is also…

Congratulations to Yvon Poirier, CCEDNet Board member and longtime CED activist, who has been instrumental in supporting this work at the UN, including most recently last December. Yvon’s work led…

Update (April 12, 2023): The Community Leadership Program’s 2-day leadership training starts on April 19, and we’ve got a special offer. When you register 2 employees from your organization for…