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Community activists in Manitoba who understand the urgent need to address our housing affordability crisis have good reason to celebrate these days. The Canadian CED Network along with other community…
This week I was fortunate to attend the Tamarack Institute’s Community: Programs and Policies event that took place in Kitchener, Ontario. Tamarack’s President, Paul Born, who helped co-found CCEDNet 15…
For more than a decade, CCEDNet has been an active supporter in the development of the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS). In recent years,…
call_for_solutions.png CFED has launched a call for solutions to discover and highlight strategies that address the key financial challenges facing low- and moderate-income microbusinesses. They’re looking for solutions that have…
I spent a few months this year working with the Social Trade Organization (STRO) based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, an innovator in the field of complementary and digital currencies. STRO…
A new policy, and changes to an existing policy, introduced by the Province of Manitoba will bolster small-business stability in support of community economic development. The two measures included in…
Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson and Minister of State (Seniors) Alice Wong joined forces with Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney to launch consultations on a proposed strategy to…
A fifteenth anniversary might be a good time to reflect on the methods and assumptions of a movement like community economic development – especially for urban communities. When we first…
You may have seen from some of our 15th anniversary blog posts that the concept and practice of community economic development originated in the United States. Although the tools and…
This is Part 4 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Notes from 2002: Contemplating the Future CCE/CCCR’s history has been one of organizing,…
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Building the Base continued… A strategic addition to this agenda came into play…