Author: Matthew Thompson
On September 15, Canada’s National Advisory Board to the Social Impact Investment Taskforce launched their report, Mobilizing Private Capital for Public Good: Priorities for Canada Key recommendations put forward in…
Urban agriculture is a movement that is growing in urban Montreal. Every year there are more and more public spaces that have vegetables and herbs growing in them ready for…
Give your non-profit organization some exercise: We exercise to strengthen our bodies. We go to school to strengthen our minds. But what can non-profits do to strengthen their organization and…
The People’s Climate March, coming up this weekend in New York City and in parallel demonstrations around the world, is shaping up to be the largest demonstration on the climate…
Newcomers and immigrant serving organizations in Saskatchewan have reason to celebrate with the recent announcement from the Government of Saskatchewan that they will be renewing the Immigrant Access Fund of…
Upcoming municipal elections provide an opportunity to get priorities of the Canadian CED Network – Manitoba (CCEDNet-MB) on the public policy agenda. Members of CCEDNet-MB have prioritized the following three…
Originally published in the Winnipeg Free Press, September 8, 2014. CCEDNet-MB members prioritized the policy areas discussed below, which are based on the following CCEDNet-MB policy resolutions: procurement, housing, and…
Originally published on the Strategy at Work blog The Manitoba government has made some significant progress around poverty reduction over the last decade or so. Depending on the poverty measure…
Brandon University has been awarded a 7-year, $2.5 M SSHRC Partnership grant to support rural policy and its implementation. This project, led by CCEDNet member the Rural Development Institute, will…
NANCY NEAMTAN TO BE KEYNOTE AT THE MANITOBA CD/CED GATHERING! October 24, 2014 Winnipeg, ManitobaThe Canadian CED Network is excited to announce that Nancy Neamtan will be…
The UN General Assembly has tentatively set September 21-23, 2015, for the adoption of the post-2015 Goals. This far-reaching process will establish overarching development priorities to guide UN agencies and…
The Status of Women Canada has launched a Call for Proposals entitled Increasing Economic Prosperity for Women for projects to increase economic opportunities for women. Projects selected through this new…