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CED News
Call for Nominations: Co-develop a Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy with the Government of Canada
 The Government of Canada wants to outline a new vision for social innovation and social finance. Be part of the Steering Group that will co-create the Social Innovation and Social Finance Strategy.
The Government is looking for 15 leaders, practitioners and experts with:
- knowledge and expertise in the areas of social innovation and/or social finance, including social enterprise and social economy;
- ability to participate constructively in policy discussions; and
- ability to mobilize networks and build consensus.
 Deadline: November 21, 2016
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Call for Papers: Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research 2017 Conference
 The Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research(ANSER) is a dynamic growing association that is organizing its tenth annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
The conference, to be held at Ryerson University in Toronto, is an opportunity to welcome and explore the power of ideas to connect people and communities, encourage discussions and debates and to create knowledge and change. Within this context, nonprofits and other social economy organizations are well poised to lead these discussions.
Deadline: January 11, 2017
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Toronto Enterprise Fund Introduces the Mixed Capital Opportunities Fund for Social Enterprise
 The Toronto Enterprise Fund (TEF), a unique funding partnership of United Way Toronto & York Region, the City of Toronto, the Ontario Ministry of Community & Social Services, and the Homelessness Partnering Strategy, has added a new fund to its program of supports for social enterprises in the city.
The Mixed Capital Opportunities Fund (Mixed Cap) will support the expansion of early stage, high growth non-profit social enterprises by providing a hybrid form of capital, comprised of a combined loan (50%) and grant (50%).
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RDÉE Canada Announces Winners of the 2016 Small and Medium Business' Awards
 The Réseau de développement économique et d’employabilité du Canada, (RDÉE Canada) has presented trophies to the six winners of the 2016 Small and Medium Business’ Awards.
This is the seventh award ceremony. The event is an opportunity for all Canadians to applaud the excellent entrepreneurial skills of businesspeople in the country’s Francophone and Acadian communities.
The national selection committee awarded prizes in five categories based on strict criteria for assessing the winning businesses...
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Submission to the 2017/18 Winnipeg Budget Consultation 
CCEDNet-Manitoba has, in response to the City of Winnipeg's invitation for pre-budget submissions, provided recommendations that bring a CED perspective to the 2017/2018 budget. The recommendations below are based on policy resolutions that have been endorsed by our membership. The first recommendation calls for a comprehensive Winnipeg poverty reduction strategy, and the recommendations that follow would be well situated within such a strategy.
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CED Blogs
Co-ops Remain Sturdy Businesses 
Blog by Keith Taylor
You can argue that the economy has largely bounced back from the state it was in seven years ago, but it's no secret that traditional community economic development models have stalled and often fail.
But one approach to community economic development is rapidly gaining attention: cooperative business development.
Historically, many co-ops in energy, telecommunications, finance and agriculture have exhibited greater resilience than investor-owned firms and provided enhanced development returns to their local communities. Public entrepreneurs and government officials need to be made aware that co-ops can spur job growth, boost local economies and bring about greater resilience due to their community-service orientation... Do you have an interesting idea for a blog post? We're interested in publishing relevant CED lessons and successes. Contact us today!
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CED Resources
Social Enterprise and the Solutions Economy: A Toolkit for Manitoba First Nations 
Social Enterprise and the Solutions Economy is a chance to share those stories, and to profile some of the 2 successes of First Nations in building healthy, sustainable local economies. We will talk about social enterprise, a new way of doing business that is good for the earth and for the community. We will talk about the solutions economy, where economic tools are used to in socially responsible ways to address challenges faced by communities. We will talk about how these approaches can help bring prosperity to First Nations by creating local jobs and providing solutions to entrenched community challenges.
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CCEDNet-Manitoba 2017 Budget Submission
CCEDNet-Manitoba has, in response to the Manitoba government's invitation for pre-budget submissions, provided recommendations that bring a CED perspective to the 2017/2018 budget. Our submission, which was sent to the Hon. Cameron Friesen, M.L.A., Minister of Finance, includes 10 budget recommendations based on policy resolutions that have been developed, debated and endorsed by the members of CCEDNet-Manitoba.
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Enabling Local Investing in Alberta: The Role of Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs)
 Entrepreneurs in Alberta are seeking access to affordable capital to grow and expand their businesses. Albertans often want to invest in small, locally-owned businesses that benefit their communities — businesses that provide positive social and environmental returns, in addition to financial returns. However, regulatory barriers prevent potential investors from supporting local small business in Alberta. By enabling the creation of Community Economic Development Investment Funds (CEDIFs), the Government of Alberta can play an instrumental role in meeting these needs and connecting supply and demand.
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CED Videos
Saskatoon's Core Communities Shine (Can't Stop the Feeling)
No matter what part of the world we live in, there is some form of division whether it be socioeconomically based, discriminatory etc,. But what this videos purpose is, is to create unity, and foster connectedness and we capture that through dancing. 
Click on the image to watch the video!
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CCEDNet Members Can Now Submit Events, Tools, Blogs & Jobs Directly to the Website
Great news for CCEDNet members: you are now able to submit CED-related events, toolbox resources (e.g. research reports, case studies, books, videos, etc.), blog posts, and jobs directly to the CCEDNet website to be viewed by thousands of of people from across Canada and beyond!
To get started, all you need to do is sign in; then click on "Post Content" under the User Menu at the top of the right column on the website.
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