Author: Ben Losman
Innovative Manitoba Social Enterprises are Scaling Up with New Financial Support Over winter and spring 2020, a…
The federal government’s role as backstop during the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t end with the first wave of reopening—Canada needs to step up with more investments to ensure a just, equitable…
We are pleased to welcome Raissa Marks aboard the CCEDNet team, as our new Government Relations Director. Raissa will be leading our policy and advocacy work and will be key…
We, the undersigned, are a collaborative partnership of network leaders in social innovation, social finance, the social economy, and community economic development across Canada. We provide this joint statement to deepen…
In 2019, as part of our 20th anniversary celebrations, CCEDNet created the Stronger Together Award. The award celebrates people who have made exceptional contributions to community economic development and people who…
On June 11, CCEDNet members gathered online to participate in the 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM). Turnout was record high with nearly 100 registrants! Feedback from our members following the…
Victor Beausoleil is the Executive Director of Social Economy through Social Inclusion (SETSI) and a CCEDNet Board member. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadians have been fascinated by reports…
It seems we are traversing a historical narrows. We have moved from a known pool of experience into a strait of great discomfort and reckoning. No matter where you are…
2019 Highlights 2019 was another dynamic year for the Canadian Community Economic Development Network. This year in review presents our main activities organized by the strategic priorities set by the…
Note: this piece was originally published on the Co-operate Enterprise Council website by CECNB’s executive director Wendy Keats. This piece is a follow-up to an earlier post Wendy wrote on the CECNB blog entitled…
For the past few months, CCEDNet has been engaged in an initiative to identify Canadian evaluators, consultants, and trainers who can promote and support the Common Approach to Impact Measurement,…
The Government of Canada’s $350 million Emergency Community Support Fund is now open. The Emergency Community Support Fund supports community organizations helping vulnerable people during the COVID-19 crisis. Community organizations…