April 2012

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Canadian CED Network News

Northern CED News

CED Tool: Financial Management for CED Organizations

National CED News

Job Postings

Canadian CED Network News

Sustainable Tourism Webinar

Learn how sustainable tourism can improve local economies and environmental outcomes with an upcoming webinar hosted by CCEDNet. Guest speakers Michael Campbell and Clinton Belcher will learn how Indigenous communities in Canada help empower local communities by utilizing an Indigenous approach to tourism.

The free session will begin at 12:00pm ET on May 1st. 

>> Register here

Meet our Members

Thompson Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation
Established in 2001, the TNRC is a community development organization governed by a volunteer board of directors working to support neighbourhood renewal initiatives by providing assistance to the community through funding and education. 

>> Visit their website 

Tamarack is a dynamic organization that develops and supports collaborative strategies that engage citizens and institutions to solve major community challenges, and to learn from and share these experiences. The Institute sponsors projects and provides learning resources, training, coaching and strategic consulting that enable people to collaborate and learn with and from each other.

>> Visit their website

Northern CED News

Nunavut rings in the International Year of Co-operatives

Nunavut has joined the list of provincial and territorial legislatures in which elected representatives have made statements about the International Year of Co-operatives. Earlier last month, Nunavut MLA Louis Tapardjuk, a former president of Arctic Co-operatives Ltd., talked about the contribution of northern co-operatives in a statement on the International Year.

>> Read the full statement

(Source: CCA News Brief, March)

Deadline fast approaching for Community Development Fund

The next deadline for the Yukon Government-funded Community Development Fund is coming up on May 15. The Community Development Fund (CDF) gives Yukon community, industry & professional associations, non-profit & charitable organizations and municipal & First Nations governments funding for projects and events that support local economies and have measurable social and cultural benefits for Yukon communities.

The primary goal of the CDF is funding projects and events that provide long-term benefit and value to Yukon communities.

>> Read more

Iqualit: Canada's most expensive rental market

If you pay rent in Iqaluit, this news will come as no surprise: Iqalummiut paid the highest rents in the country in 2010.

In 2010, Iqaluit renters paid an average of $2,265 a month in the private rental market for a two-bedroom apartment in Nunavut’s capital, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The national housing agency’s newly-released housing report didn’t offer statistics on housing prices in Nunavut, but pegged home ownership across the territory at 22%, compared with 68% Canada-wide.

>> Read more

(Source: homelesshub.ca)

Supporting women’s voices in economic development

Last month, FemNorthNet released a new report, "Women, Economic Development and Restructuring in Thompson," which examines the roles and opportunities that women have in Thompson and Northern Manitoba's economic development.

The organization hopes to encourage and support women to participate in the economic planning that will shape the future of their city and communities. In the near future, FemNorthNet will be offering workshops to help women become leaders in their communities on issues of economic development and more.

>> Read more

CED Tool: Financial Management for CED Organizations

Unlike a private business, a nonprofit usually incurs expenses after it secures revenue. Without that revenue, even the best ideas can’t go forward. What’s more, most revenue must be used as the terms of a contract prescribe. So what’s the biggest financial challenge that we nonprofits face? To generate undesignated revenue that we can allocate strategically, without first having to convince a funder.

This helpful tool, designed by Momentum for CCCR's i4 Journal, takes CED organizations along a 4-step process to attaining greater performance, independence and financial soundness.

>> Read more

National CED News

5 Public policy “tweaks” to support social enterprise

In a recent article for SEE Change Magazine, David LePage outlined minor policy changes that will have large impacts to move the social enterprise sector forward in Canada. Among his suggestions, David proposes that the government acknowledge non-profit incorporations as a legitimate business model and make existing tax credits available to social enterprises.
David LePage is the program manager of enterprising non-profits and a member of CCEDNet’s policy council.

>> Read more 

New research on social enterprises in rural communities

A new report by the Foundation for Rural Living highlights the pent-up demand for social enterprise skills training and capacity-building in rural Canadian communities. The research, which focuses in Ontario, found that there is a lack of capacity-building and knowledge of SE tools, resources, policies and sector supports available to rural nonprofits.

>> Read more 

Disability and Work: Global Strategy for Equity Conference

Registration is now open for this unique conference, which will bring together government, business and community leaders from around the globe to discuss innovative strategies to employment outcomes for workers with disabilities. Participants will explore ways to design policies and programs that are effective and can be used across the world.

The Conference is being held in Montreal, starting on May 5.

>> Read more 

i4 Journal Discusses Real Solutions to Affordable Housing

Last month, the i4 journal published a special edition focusing on affordable housing issues and solutions in Canada. Mike Lewis writes on the importance of implementing housing strategies that seek to improve affordability by controlling market forces. In another article, Mike explains the opportunities presented by two promising strategies, community land trust and mutual home ownership societies.

Both articles are excerpts from The Resilience Imperative: Co-operative Transitions to a Steady-State Economy, by Michael Lewis and Pat Conaty (forthcoming June 2012). 

>> Read more 

North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress

While Canada, the United States, and many other OECD countries have grown increasingly unequal in recent years, equality has not been on the political agenda. Yet evidence shows that income inequality is accompanied by a range of significant negative consequences. North American Basic Income Guarantee Congress will examine this growing trend of inequality and consider the option of a basic income to reduce economic disparity. The theme of the conference is: Putting Equality Back on the Agenda: Basic Income and Other Approaches to Economic Security for All.

The Congress is taking place May 3-5 at the University of Toronto.

>> Read more 

CED news in 140 characters: Our best tweets of the month

Think of this as our social media highlight reel. Here's where we list our favourite posts from our Facebook, Youtube and Twitter accounts in the past month.

  • #Cooperative businesses provide a new-old model for job growth: "A fast-growing way to do business better" >> Click here
  • Learn about Wpg’s innovative Social Enterprise Centre. We're proud to be a founding tenant via @themanitoban >> Click here
  • 5 big ideas for a #neweconomy - local investment, DIY job creation, and more. Do you have any others? via @FastCoExist >> Click here
  • Co-op members outnumber shareholders 3-1. New report shows #coop sector is resilient & growing. via @CooperativesUK >> Click here

Job Postings

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