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Although there is an active social finance sector on Vancouver Island, many people do not use the term “social finance” to describe what they do. Like social enterprise, the terminology…
This report is the result of a survey of 340 community economic development (CED) organizations undertaken by the Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet). It represents a significant step in…
The Co-operative Innovation Project (CIP), a two-year pilot project funded by Federated Cooperatives Limited, was created to examine two questions: is the co-op model feasible in rural and Aboriginal communities…
In November 2015, Thrive hired an external consultant to assess its impact, as well as to capture important lessons and implications for Thrive as a social change initiative going forward….
The link between economic equity and financial and economic inclusion has long been the focus of community development financial institutions (CDFIs). CDFIs provide financial products and services to low-income, low-wealth,…
Municipalia is a fictitious, but typical, New Brunswick community which has an interest in developing a community wind project to supplement it’s annual cash flow. The Province of New Brunswick has…
Canadians with disabilities have consistently experienced low levels of employment, as well as barriers in the educational, economic and social spheres. They face massive obstacles in participating in the labour…
“There needs to be education on both sides. On the non-profit side: about how to engage with forprofits, but also on the other side around using private sector innovations to leverage…
There is an emerging consensus across the political spectrum that investing in the prevention of social problems has a greater impact and is more cost effective than spending on the…
The Business Vitality Initiative process and the content in this toolkit were developed by and remain the intellectual property of the Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL). Through a…
Solar photovoltaic (PV) in the United States has been growing impressively, driven in part by steep cost reductions. From 2005 to 2015, the average installed cost for PV systems dropped…
This report is the culmination of ‘Belonging Is, a project for The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation’ (The KWCF). The project emerged as a result of Waterloo Region’s Vital Signs®,…
