Author: Matthew Thompson
Although it draws on practices of organizing and solidarity that go way back in history, CED emerged more recently in the U.S. a half century ago as a social innovation…
Visit our Action for Community Economies page for resources and recommendations on how community investment and spending can be strengthened to promote inclusive and sustainable local economies. Let’s put action…
Sneak Peek: This Year’s THEME and KEYNOTE! October 23rd Beginning at 8am Garden City Collegiate Visit the Gathering webpage The 2015 Gathering will take place Friday October 23rd…
The Village of Cumberland has passed a motion to implement social impact purchasing, making the Village the first municipality in British Columbia to proactively leverage existing spending to improve social…
The world appears to be wrapped in a web of diplomatic deception and intrigue, while our communities are cloaked in a clutter of jargon and empty phrases. In the midst…
The President of the Chantier de l’économie sociale’s Board of Directors, Mr. Patrick Duguay, is happy to announce the nomination of Mr. Jean-Martin Aussant as the organization’s new Executive Director….
Public Safety Canada is seeking proposals for developing a strategic plan and proof-of-concept pilot projects for testing the use of social finance mechanisms in the domain of crime prevention. The…
The pre-election debate on improving the Canada Pension Plan is important and overdue. Despite the Harper government’s reluctance, there is a broad consensus that, as a national newspaper said recently,…
Led by the Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF), a group of Ottawa-based organizations have come together to support new social enterprises through Social Enterprise Stimulus Ottawa (SESO). SESO will provide…
Le président du conseil d’administration du Chantier de l’économie sociale, monsieur Patrick Duguay, est heureux d’annoncer la nomination de Jean-Martin Aussant au poste de directeur général de l’organisation. Fondé dans la foulée…
Community Economic Development is a way of thinking about the world and your place in it that infuses all aspects of life. At its root, CED is the recognition that healthy…
denglersw-parliament-ottawa-20050730-1280×960.jpg The Canadian CED Network’s Policy Council has submitted a response to the federal government’s invitation for pre-budget submissions for the 2016 Federal Budget. The submission, sent to the Standing Committee…