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Naga City officials have demonstrated that good local governance matters because it can bring a community together to mobilize its resources to promote economic growth and equitable social development that…
The Women’s Development Centre (WDC) Project was a pilot economic empowerment project for women, which started in 2006 and ended in 2010. The project had three development objectives: To facilitate…
You know the old saying, “One person’s waste is another’s treasure”. Imagine if the treasure didn’t have to be buried and later found. Instead, it was simply donated to someone…
Summary Building a people-centred economy depends on the creation, consolidation and expansion of enterprises whose primary goals are to respond to the needs and aspirations of citizens in communities across…
Every purchase has a ripple effect and multiplier impacts, whether unintentional or intentional. Intentional purchasing targeted to social economy businesses can insure the greatest impact opportunities for a people centred…
One in six Americans now lives in poverty — the highest level in half a century. Poverty has spread beyond cities to suburbs and rural communities and is being transferred…
BUILD Prosperity outlines how Manitoba’s fossil fuel tab can be replaced with jobs and justice in the local economy. From Manitoba Hydro to government cafeterias – these bold, practical ideas make…
Researching the Social Economy is one of the first comprehensive research collections on the social economy in Canada. While the term “social economy” is used widely is Western Europe and…
Developed by Enterprising Non-Profits, with the help of Octopus Strategies, this Toolkit has been designed to help you understand the fundamentals of marketing, and to apply them in your social…
This Guide is a very concrete tool to help public authorities to buy goods and services in a socially responsible way in line with European Union rules. It also highlights…
Close to 400 products were generated through the various research projects coming out of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships (CSERP). This body of research is a substantial contribution to…
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…
