Author: Matthew Thompson

This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Building the Base By mid-1988 I was in a position to take more…

What is set out below are personal notes extracted from a much longer reflection on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Centre for Community Enterprise (which later became…

You work for a community development organization that’s facing a somewhat technical problem but with limited budget. You really need that new logo/HR advice/strategic plan. What do you do? Well,…

Vancouver Toronto Montreal Hallifax These are the four cities that will be transformed by citizen-driven interventions this Saturday, June 7th. And there’s still time to be part of the action!…

Deadline for submissions is June 9th, 2014 caif.jpg The Canadian Alternative Investment Foundation (CAIF) has announced a call for a second round of granting in 2014 for their Capacity Building/Technical Assistance Grants….

shareable-logo_0_0.png Shareable is soliciting seed grant proposals to support the development resource sharing and solidarity economy projects to be launched by December 2014. Along with seed grants of $500-$1000, Shareable…

It’s up to us to create community. In Deepening Community, Paul Born shows us that the opportunity is right in front of us if we have the courage and conviction…

Last week, CCEDNet members gathered in Winnipeg and on line to participate in the annual general meeting.  This year’s AGM included several notable firsts.  On the technological side, following our…

From Rapping in buses in Winnipeg, to Aboriginal Theatre in Saskatoon, to Folk Music in St. John’s, the Canadian CED Network has embraced the true spirit and culture of community…

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This week, the Board of Directors of the Canadian Literacy and Learning Network (CLLN) announced that the federal government appears to have decided to quietly collapse Canada’s national literacy and…