Themes: Partnership Building

Totnes and District is feeling the effects of the economic downturn, along with the rest of the country. Climate change impacts and rising energy costs are further signs that the…

Québec provincial labour unions have supported the social and solidarity economy. They have created investment funds and credit unions. Most day-care centers (non-profits) are unionized. One union in particular, the…

This guide will help any organization strengthen itself by enhancing connections with the community’s assets, strengthen the community by investing in the community’s assets, and strengthen current and future community-based…

The Collaboration Coach platform is designed to help your not-for-profit organization avoid common pitfalls, use successful strategies and make informed decisions about your collaborative initiatives and opportunities. More than a…

Canadian mining companies and Aboriginal communities have negotiated and implemented Impacts and Benefits Agreements (IBAs) and similar agreements for a number of mining projects over the years. Through components of these agreements,…

This partnership is considered an agreement between the City of Montreal and players in the social economy, by means of which each of the parties agrees to carry out actions…

Canada’s economy is pluralistic, made up of three distinct sectors:  private; state; and the social economy.  Actors in the social economy (cooperatives, non profit societies, civil society associations, credit unions…

The questions in this document are designed to help community organizations as they consider participating in a research partnership. We do not provide answers; rather our goal is to assist…

Edited by CCEDNet Research Committee Chair Peter Hall and Canadian Social Economy Hub Principal Investigator Ian MacPherson, this book explores lessons for community-university engagement by reflecting on the experiences, achievements…

This workbook was developed as part of a series of research projects on food security. As well as using research and experiences drawn from the Nova Scotia Food Security Projects,…

The Canadian Community Economic Development Network, partnered with Pacific Community Resource Society, has worked with youth to develop local community action plans. The action plans address the human resource needs…

This is a guide about rebuilding troubled communities. It is meant to be simple, basic and usable. Whatever wisdom it contains flows directly out of the experience of courageous and…