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Food Secure Canada and the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation are jointly releasing the report Purchasing Power: 10 Lessons on Getting More Local, Sustainable, and Delicious Food in Schools, Hospitals and Campuses….
This manual is not intended to be a complete program, but rather provides a framework for a program which meets at minimum 3 times a week, 4 hours per day…
In recent years, the social enterprise sector has gained momentum in communities across the country, representing a sizable segment of the Canadian economy. People all over Canada are realizing the…
Nuture Development plans on being clearer about that ‘ever-gnawing inner doubt’ and reaching out to build deeper collaborations with other social explorers who are in discovery mode. Foremost of which…
This guide includes a collection of materials selected by representatives of housing and social services agencies participating in the Enterprise Community Partners, Inc.’s Oregon Health and Housing Learning Collaborative, generously…
A think piece, such as this one on governance in co-operatives, is designed to be thoughtprovoking and invite debates and discussions, agreements and disagreements, new ideas and reassurances. Our intent…
The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network and the Centre of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Co-operatives joined forces to organize an international conference, focused on how and why…
These 12 case studies explore the practical promises and pitfalls of converting existing businesses to worker cooperative ownership—a key strategy for building more democratic workplaces. In her report for the…
20 Questions Directors of Not-for-Profit Organizations Should Ask About Social Enterprise helps you, as a director of an NFP considering or already conducting activities through a social enterprise, address common…
Canada’s approach to training and development needs reform. Billions of dollars are being spent annually on job training and skills development with limited evidence of lasting benefits. Most problematic, employers’…
This article discusses how The California Endowment has used a midcourse strategic review to refine Building Healthy Communities, aiming to provide insight for other place-based initiatives and to add to…
REScoops rely on groups of citizens who join together and cooperate at a local level in the field of renewable energy. Relying on bottom-up and collective dynamics, REScoops face the…
