Saskatchewan

Community-Focused International Development – Canadian Co-operatives in International Development

January 22
12:00pm Eastern

The Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network is pleased to invite you to an exciting webinar.

Community-focused international development – Canadian co-operatives in international development

This webinar explores the goals, activities and impacts the Canadian co-operative movement has had on communities across the globe. Développement international Desjardins, SOCODEVI and the International Development Department of the Canadian Co-operative Association have been active in supporting community-focused development through supporting co-op growth and development. The three organizations have recently published a report entitled "Creating Wealth, Reducing Poverty and Building a Better World: Canadian Co-operatives in International Development."

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Speakers:

Michael Wodzicki of the Canadian Co-operative Association, International Department
Alain Plouffe of SOCODEVI
Jean-Bernard Fournier of Développement international Desjardins

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Strategic Research Coordinator

The Community-University Institute for Social Research is a University of Saskatchewan research centre whose mission is to facilitate "partnerships between the university and the larger community in order to engage in relevant social research that supports a deeper understanding of our communities and that reveals opportunities for improving our quality of life."

Deadline:

11 Jan 2013

Region:

Saskatchewan

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Counting on the Difference: Credit Unions and the Co-operative Model

The Centre for the Study of Co-operatives in collaboration with the Edwards School of Business would like to announce our next seminar:

“Counting on the Difference: Credit Unions and the Co-operative Model”

Keith Nixon, Interim CEO, SaskCentral

January 21st
4:00pm-5:15pm
Room 12 Edwards School of Business

Reception to follow.

The presentation will look at the role of credit unions in Saskatchewan and the ways that credit unions, as financial co-operatives, support social values and differ from traditional for-profit businesses.