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Community Economic Development Organizations: Harper’s ‘Prudent’ Budget Neglects Communities in Need
NEWS RELEASE Community Economic Development Organizations: Harper’s ‘Prudent’ Budget Neglects Communities in Need Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The federal budget announcement released yesterday afternoon offers little to assist Canada’s poorest…
Today the CCPA released the 2008 Alternative Federal Budget (AFB). The AFB is coordinated by the CCPA and is the result of collaborative deliberations by representatives of a wide spectrum…
Write to support the proposition advanced by Causeway calling for the Government of Canada’s creation of an Expert Advisory Panel to examine means by which new approaches to social finance…
Editorial – How the budget can fight poverty Child poverty in Canada is a national disgrace. So, too, are homelessness and the lack of jobs that pay decent wages to…
Social entrepreneurs deserve support Such enterprises have best elements of both money-making businesses and charities Paul Martin For the last 150 years, politicians and pundits the world over have…
SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development Professionals Register now for upcoming courses of the SFU Community Economic Development Certificate (CED) Program for Professionals! Call 1-877-202-2268 or email . The…
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Membership Renewals Did you remember to renew your CCEDNet membership this year? CCEDNet would like to thank all of our members for their continued support. As a member…
Making Waves, Winter 2007 Contributors to this edition wrestle with the potential to use community economic development and social economy to transform, not reform, the way our communities function. The…
Check out this great video that 19 year old Larissa Walkiw from Alberta made, illustrating the difference between banks and credit unions. It’s an awesome video!! Larissa is the new…
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The Halifax Farmers’ Market is about to take the wraps off its $2.5-million community investment program. Processing of investments ranging from $50 to $50,000 is set to begin within the…
NEWS RELEASE Community Economic Development Organizations Question Harper’s $1-Billion Community Development Trust Victoria, BRITISH COLUMBIA – The $1-billion dollar fund promised to communities under the Conservative government’s Community Development Trust…