Category: What’s New
I can confidently say that the conference I attended back in May has had the biggest impact on me so far out of the twenty plus conferences I’ll estimate I’ve…
Affinity Credit Union‘s District 23 Social Enterprise competition is an exciting initiative that gives organizations within District 23 communities (Saskatoon, Warman and Muenster) the opportunity to receive a one-time investment of $50,000 in a social…
Sixteen Community Organizations Awarded $1.1 Million in Grants from TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund
prosper-and-td-logo.jpg Sixteen community organizations have been awarded a total of $1.1 million through the concluding round of the TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund. The TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund is…
A few weeks ago, over 100 people gathered at the Buy Social Canada Summit in Vancouver. One of the best lines of the day was from a procurement manager on…
Calling all Social Entrepreneurs: Are you launching a business or enterprising non-profit organization that focuses on creating social impact? Futurpreneur Canada is looking for entrepreneurs who are using business principles…
brendan_retrospective.png After more than a decade strengthening community economic development in Manitoba and across Canada, Brendan Reimer will be leaving CCEDNet at the end of August. Brendan has played a…
Are you interested in being a panelist at the Women’s Economic Council’s National Conference? The Women’s Economic Council is looking for three panelists representing the following: a women’s led social…
The appointment and composition of the Table des partenaires en économie sociale was announced by the Québec Minister of Economy, Innovation and Exportation who is also responsible for social economy,…
On July 3rd, during the 2nd Meeting of the High Level Political Forum of the UN, the Social Solidarity Economy Recommendations were officially delivered to the United Nations State Members,…
Community activists in Manitoba who understand the urgent need to address our housing affordability crisis have good reason to celebrate these days. The Canadian CED Network along with other community…
This week I was fortunate to attend the Tamarack Institute’s Community: Programs and Policies event that took place in Kitchener, Ontario. Tamarack’s President, Paul Born, who helped co-found CCEDNet 15…
For more than a decade, CCEDNet has been an active supporter in the development of the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of the Social Solidarity Economy (RIPESS). In recent years,…