Year: 2010

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…

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…

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…

Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows…

This guide builds on the concepts outlined in A Developmental Evaluation Primer by articulating some of the key practices associated with this work. These practices were identified and developed through…

Though it accounts for approximately 8 percent of Canada’s GDP, the social economy has only recently begun to receive wider attention in academic circles and beyond. This book is the…

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…

John Loxley has worked in community economic development as a practitioner, advisor, teacher and scholar for over 30 years. The wealth of that experience is reflected in this book, which…

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…

This guide attempts to answer important questions, including; How can you tell if your group is ready to embark on a social enterprise? What are the steps in a social…