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The Vibrant Communities (2002 – 2010) Evaluation Report contains the findings of a nine-year experiment that demonstrates the positive impacts of an innovative and collaborative approach to fighting poverty that…
Using this Toolkit This toolkit is a guide for the process of cultural planning in a community. It includes an adaptable model and practical checklists for navigating and charting progress….
This toolkit has been designed to take you through the entire mapping process, from creating an inventory to drawing up and presenting your map. The process has been broken down…
If you are just getting started, we have included information about developing a Program mission, operating principles and policies; if you are further along in managing public art, we have…
The United States National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA) was formed in 2006 by 11 state community economic development association leaders who saw the need to strengthen the…
A data set for U.S. counties that includes residence status of firm owners is used to assess whether per capita density of locally owned businesses affects local economic growth, compared…
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 workshop-style webinar explains the value of, and takes you through the steps for creating your own food hub feasibility study. Food hubs (regional aggregation points) have been identified by…
In the context of the economic recovery and public budget cuts, policy silos and fragmented short-term policy interventions have become luxuries that our economies can no longer afford. Government intervenes…
The challenges of economic transformation are being felt around the world. Prospering in this shifting environment requires an approach to economic development that recognizes that this issue cannot be addressed…
Summary This paper outlines current social finance and investment in the social economy followed by identification of opportunities and challenges for the social finance marketplace in Canada. In the Social…
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…