Author: Matthew Thompson
It started right after several of us had been at a (non-related) meeting in Ottawa. While waiting for flights to take us to our homes in different parts of Canada…
For some time now, Winnipeg’s municipal governance has had its share of negative press. Procedural mismanagement and a lack of transparency have dominated the civic discourse, leaving little room for…
CCEDNet has partnered with the Centre de la francophonie des Amériques to promote community economic development (CED) and the social and solidarity economy (SSE) to francophones in the Americas. There…
Last week marked a very successful step for the hard work of child care advocates in Manitoba. The Province of Manitoba has committed to a substantial 5-year plan for child…
A meeting of the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS) Board of directors was held April 27 and 28, 2014. It was preceded (April 24…
April 30th, 2014 marked the 15th anniversary of the incorporation of the Canadian CED Network. In celebration of this milestone, we asked for comments and reflections from some of the…
Are you ever wondering “what if our economy was guided by the key community economic development (CED) principles?” And “why has the German economy emerged as the leading economy in…
I was the Executive Director of SEED Winnipeg when the founding group of fourteen people came together to start CCEDNet. It was a very exciting time for me. While CED…
Yes, it was April 30, 1999 that CCEDNet was officially incorporated. I’m lucky to have been connected to CCEDNet in different ways for most of those 15 years, so I’ve…
This is an interview between New Start editor, Clare Goff and the Canadian CED Network’s Executive Director Michael Toye, originally published in the UK’s New Start Magazine Where did the…
When Katie and I arrived at the Second Annual Global Pro Bono Summit in San Francisco, it felt like stepping into a family reunion. It was like meeting Spark’s long-lost…
dalhousie_logo.gif Dalhousie University, through its Local Government Program, has created a new certificate program in Community Economic Development (CED). This program will be targeting those already working in the field…