Author: Mr. Mike Toye
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead Throughout our history, humans…
Seeking to address the investment financing challenge that co-operatives face, this research explores the potential for building on existing legislation in Manitoba to create a province-wide Community Development Investment Fund…
The Gathering. I’ve heard about it, but never been lucky enough to attend. So imagine how excited I was when I started working with Spark (a service of CCEDNet) the…
The Government of Québec has announced that Marguerite Mendell — economist, professor and interim principal of Concordia University’s School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) — will receive the Prix…
“So Chris, how are you feeling? How is your work going? What can we do to help? Let’s talk about it.” I was asked these questions (most) Fridays over the…
Last October 21-24, a delegation from Japan’s Seikatsu Club landed in Québec City in order to catch up on the evolution of the social economy in Québec since their last…
Registration is now closed but walk-in participants are welcome! October 25, 2013Winnipeg, MBGarden City Collegiate The Gathering is an inspiring annual opportunity for people interested in community development and community…
At the Social Enterprise World Forum in Calgary earlier this month, one of the highlights was a speech by the new Minister of Employment and Social Development (formerly Human Resources…
The 2013 Manitoba CD/CED Gathering is only one week away. Before the festivities begin, the Canadian CED Network – Manitoba took a moment to chat with Charlene Lafreniere, this year’s…
A very full four days wrapped up today at the 5th International Meeting of the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Manila. My last blog post outlined the ambitious agenda organizers…
Two weeks ago nearly 1,000 people from 25 countries attended the Social Enterprise World Forum in Calgary. Representatives from all levels of government spoke on the virtues of social enterprise…
As a fitting part of New Economy Week and Co-op week, today 400 participants from 35 countries gathered in the Philippines to share strategies for growing the Social Solidarity Economy…