Category: What’s New
In response to the federal government’s invitation for pre-budget submissions, CCEDNet denglersw-parliament-ottawa-20050730-1280×960.jpg submitted recommendations to bring a CED perspective to the 2014 budget. Our submission, which was sent to the Standing…
At the last meeting of CCEDNet’s Board of Directors, Diana Jedig was selected as the new President of the Board. She takes over from Caroline Lachance, who had been President…
Earlier this spring, I was amazed to read a new research report prepared by UK group Localise West Midlands evaluating how localised and community economic development can be scaled up…
The Government of British Columbia announced last week that companies now can register to become a Community Contribution Company (CCC or C3), a new business model that balances social responsibility…
CCEDNet’s Board is pleased to announce that Wendy Keats has been named Director for a term ending at the 2014 Annual General Meeting. Wendy is a co-founder and the Executive…
On July 24, Benoît Hamon, France’s Minister responsible for the Social and Solidarity Economy, presented a new bill on the Social and Solidarity Economy. The proposed law is described as…
Social enterprises are springing up in every nook and cranny you can imagine. Some are even hard to get to. A few weeks ago, a diverse group of non-profit, community,…
What do shoes and authentic Aboriginal art have in common? Nothing, or so I thought as I was hunting along Queen Street in Toronto looking for a new pair of…
The 20th anniversary of the Santa Maria Fair was held July 11-14 in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, providing an occasion for many activities. One of those…
Board member Yvon Poirier travelled to Edmonton recently to represent CCEDNet in the General Assembly charged with planning the first Peoples’ Social Forum (PSF) in Canada. At the meeting, a…
This week, the Credit Union Central of Canada awarded the National Credit Union Community Economic Development Award to Vancity for their Resilient Capital Program. Resilient Capital is dedicated to accelerating…
manila13_poster_web_1080x720_en.jpg After meetings in Lima in 1997, Québec in 2001, Dakar in 2005 and Luxembourg in 2009, it is now Asia’s turn. Every four years, organizations and practitioners of the…