Author: Kirsten Bernas
RSF Social Finance is looking to add 25 borrowers to their loan portfolio over the next year. Eligible borrowers will be social enterprises that are doing groundbreaking work in food…
The Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (ANSER) is seeking for qualified graduate student candidates for a $1,500 award, with an additional $1,000 to support the Award recipient’s travel…
There’s a lot going on next week! Friends and allies of the New Economy Coalition have planned over 80 events for New Economy Week 2014. Take a look at the…
Originally published on Tamarack‘s Vibrant Communities Canada blog: http://vibrantcanada.ca/blogs/sherri-torjman/policies-build-caring-community This blog is based on the keynote address delivered at the national Seeking Community gathering hosted by the Tamarack Institute in…
With municipal elections coming up across Manitoba, staff and members of the Canadian CED Network – Manitoba (CCEDNet-MB) called on candidates to share their position on policies that support our…
On September 15, Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce launched their report, Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada Key recommendations put forward in…
Urban agriculture is a movement that is growing in urban Montreal. Every year there are more and more public spaces that have vegetables and herbs growing in them ready for…
Give your non-profit organization some exercise: We exercise to strengthen our bodies. We go to school to strengthen our minds. But what can non-profits do to strengthen their organization and…
The People’s Climate March, coming up this weekend in New York City and in parallel demonstrations around the world, is shaping up to be the largest demonstration on the climate…
Newcomers and immigrant serving organizations in Saskatchewan have reason to celebrate with the recent announcement from the Government of Saskatchewan that they will be renewing the Immigrant Access Fund of…
Upcoming municipal elections provide an opportunity to get priorities of the Canadian CED Network – Manitoba (CCEDNet-MB) on the public policy agenda. Members of CCEDNet-MB have prioritized the following three…
Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press, September 8, 2014. CCEDNet-MB members prioritized the policy areas discussed below, which are based on the following CCEDNet-MB policy resolutions: procurement, housing, and…