Themes: Community Ownership

A Scan and Discussion Paper of What is Happening and Could Happen in Canada Building Capacity, Sharing Values: Shared Spaces and Social Purpose Real Estate has two interrelated components: a scan of…

This report reviews the economic inclusion achievements and challenges of the East Baltimore Revitalization Initiative, a major community development project. It examines the use of local residents in construction jobs…

Fostering resilient communities and building wealth in today’s local economies is necessary to achieve individual, regional, and national economic security. A community wealth building strategy employs a range of forms…

There are many opportunities for organizations to benefit themselves, as well as the economies that sustain them, by making minor adjustments to the way that they purchase goods and services….

Le gouvernement du Québec lance un vaste mouvement en faveur de l’approvisionnement des organismes publics et municipaux en biens et en services produits par des entreprises collectives. Les initiatives visent…

A Community Resilience Guide Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, pension funds, and life insurance funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent of these savings…

This literature review is the starting point for a significant piece of research that aims to find out the success factors, the barriers, and what is needed – to build a…

This exercise will help you identify opportunities to plug the leaks Plugging the leaks is also called Import Substitution. Plugging the leaks focuses on reducing the number of imports brought…