Category: Stories & Experiences
Communities need a sympathetic outsider who encourages them, takes the heat out of things, listens and asks questions. Members of a community are often so taken up in the immediate…
Just over a month out from CommonBound (July 8-10, Buffalo, NY), the New Economy Coalition is excited to announce an important piece of this summer’s conference: the keynote speakers. Like the…
Communities are at the heart of what CCEDNet peeps do. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that when you put 230 community champions together over three days, you get one…
May 2-6 was the final week of the 2015/2016 SFU CED program and we ended with a bang! Students pitched their social impact ideas for a total prize pool of…
The winners of the 27th Annual Spirit of Winnipeg Awards were announced on March 4, 2016. The awards are focused on honoring, recognizing and bringing together the local Winnipeg business community and…
From left: Jeff Loomis, Momentum Executive Director; Lucy Miller, United Way of Calgary and Area President & CEO; Donna McBride, Momentum Operations Director Each year, United Way of Calgary and Area celebrates…
I admit that I have been on both sides of the debate about the definition of social enterprise: sometimes staunchly defending it as critical and essential, and at others times…
econous-full-color-bil.png The Canadian CED Network and the Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC), are inviting workshop proposals for Canada’s leading national community economic development conference. Date: May 18-20, 2016…
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…