Posted: December 30, 2009
On Wednesday, October 28th, Mr. Michael Toye, Executive Director of the Canadian CED Network, made a formal presentation to the House of Common's Standing Committee on Finance (FINA). Toye's presentation, which was part of the Pre-Budget Consultations 2009, emphasized the importance of addressing the immediate needs of the most vulnerable Canadians who have been hardest hit by the economic downturn.
For two decades now I have worked with many community based organizations and multi-sectoral collaborations on a wide variety of issues. Recently I have found those organizations focusing more and more on evaluation. The internal and external pressures to perform evaluations are strong. Executive Directors and Program Managers often find the demands daunting.
Posted: December 7, 2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 3, 2009) - Vancouver City Savings Credit Union's (Vancity) Inhance Monthly Income Fund has won the 2009 Socially Responsible Investment Fund Award from the Canadian Investment Awards, Canada's premier financial services awards program.
Posted: December 1, 2009
You are invited!
The series will feature commentary from local and international experts, Canadian social entrepreneurs and practitioners and key enablers of the Canadian non-profit sector including representatives of funding organizations.
The series will address the following seven topics:
Posted: November 19, 2009
How the Social Economy is co-constructing a new public policy framework for social and economic development and environmental sustainability
