Category: What’s New
call_for_solutions.png CFED has launched a call for solutions to discover and highlight strategies that address the key financial challenges facing low- and moderate-income microbusinesses. They’re looking for solutions that have…
I spent a few months this year working with the Social Trade Organization (STRO) based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, an innovator in the field of complementary and digital currencies. STRO…
A new policy, and changes to an existing policy, introduced by the Province of Manitoba will bolster small-business stability in support of community economic development. The two measures included in…
Minister of State (Finance) Kevin Sorenson and Minister of State (Seniors) Alice Wong joined forces with Canada’s Financial Literacy Leader Jane Rooney to launch consultations on a proposed strategy to…
A fifteenth anniversary might be a good time to reflect on the methods and assumptions of a movement like community economic development – especially for urban communities. When we first…
You may have seen from some of our 15th anniversary blog posts that the concept and practice of community economic development originated in the United States. Although the tools and…
This is Part 4 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Notes from 2002: Contemplating the Future CCE/CCCR’s history has been one of organizing,…
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Building the Base continued… A strategic addition to this agenda came into play…
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series. Click here to read the first in this series. Building the Base By mid-1988 I was in a position to take more…
What is set out below are personal notes extracted from a much longer reflection on the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Centre for Community Enterprise (which later became…
You work for a community development organization that’s facing a somewhat technical problem but with limited budget. You really need that new logo/HR advice/strategic plan. What do you do? Well,…
Vancouver Toronto Montreal Hallifax These are the four cities that will be transformed by citizen-driven interventions this Saturday, June 7th. And there’s still time to be part of the action!…