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The growth of the New Economy has the potential to positively benefit community economic development (CED) organizations, rural communities and First Nations in Manitoba. Organizations and communities have not necessarily…
This report describes the development of a Local Exchange Trading System (LETS) in Winnipeg and the impact of the LETS upon its members. It sets this description within the historical…
You can help develop your local economy. How? By teaching Community Economic Development (CED) best practices to others. Building Dreams with Teams is a curriculum package designed for CED practitioners,…
Since its inception in 2000, the Toronto Enterprise Fund has invested in research and evaluation to document and support the dissemination of learning and best practices on social purpose enterprises…
The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission has the task of contributing to the development of a modern, innovative and sustainable European Social Model…
This report researches the benefits and drawbacks of three alternative food production and farm marketing models: community shared agriculture; The Winnipeg Humane Society Certified labeling program for dairy and meat…
This research project explores the ways in which the residents of Franklin, Manitoba might react to developing an agricultural land trust, an alternative model that places importance on non-economic dimensions…
This report details findings from a ground-breaking survey of Social Enterprises across the United Kingdom. The survey involved telephone interviews with a total of 8,401 organisations, of which 1,480 were…
This paper was prepared on behalf of Social Development Canada to support the department and its partners in developing an evaluation framework for potential federal investment in the social economy. …
Tools and Techniques for Community Recovery and Renewal, a companion to the Community Resilience Manual that includes specific tried and true methods for improving economic well-being as well as further…
A fair amount of CED activity is happening in Alberta; however, it is often not identified as CED. Additionally, the role FCSS (Family & Community Support Services) plays in CED…
Over the course of the last two centuries, there has been an ongoing struggle to interpret and relate the practice of economics and the development of economic institutions to the…
