Category: Introduction to CED

From May 18 to May 20, 2016, 223 people, representing over 140 organizations and government departments attended ECONOUS2016 in Montréal. Building on the long history of successful national community economic…

Building a diversified and inclusive local economy Download the Community Economic Development Opportunities in Alberta brief Please review and discuss this brief with your team and caucus. We invite you to…

The Red River College Community Development/ Community Economic Development Program has space for 25 students for the 2016 -2017 school year. The program is the only CD/CED training program in…

Two graduates of this year’s SFU Certificate Program for Community Economic Development wanted to share some of their CED learnings from the program to the people in their communities. Amy…

Community is more than the sum parts of physical infrastructure, much more than the social environment in which people live and fundamentally more than the services which people have come…

Proposals are now being accepted to host the 2017 National CED Conference!  Any CCEDNet members and partners interested in hosting the 2017 conference are invited to submit a proposal.  Host…

Join us for virtual regional member meetups! This is an opportunity to connect with other CCEDNet members, Board members and staff in your region, discuss opportunities and challenges, and ask…

This blog was originally published on KPN Blog site, “David LePage puts his cards on the table about the definition of social enterprise, why it’s a verb and not a…

Elections are natural times to think about the future.  What kind of Canada do we want?  What issues are most important?  What kind of change is possible?  But what if…

Although it draws on practices of organizing and solidarity that go way back in history, CED emerged more recently in the U.S. a half century ago as a social innovation…

Sneak Peek: This Year’s THEME and KEYNOTE!   October 23rd Beginning at 8am Garden City Collegiate   Visit the Gathering webpage The 2015 Gathering will take place Friday October 23rd…

The world appears to be wrapped in a web of diplomatic deception and intrigue, while our communities are cloaked in a clutter of jargon and empty phrases.  In the midst…