Community Economic Development Organizations: Harper’s ‘Prudent’ Budget Neglects Communities in Need
Posted: February 28, 2008
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Community Economic Development Organizations: Harper’s ‘Prudent’ Budget Neglects Communities in Need
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Community Economic Development Organizations:
Harper's ‘Prudent' Budget Neglects Communities in Need
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Support the Expert Advisory Panel proposition to examine new approaches to social finance
Posted: February 25, 2008
Write to support the proposition advanced by Causeway calling for the Government of Canada's creation of an Expert Advisory Panel to examine means by which new approaches to social finance can be facilitated by chane in federal law, regulation and/or policy.
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Election Time: CED Lobbying Tips!
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2008-01-05
Why should you lobby?
Letters, emails, and in person meetings are all avenues for lobbying. Meetings with MPPs, Candidates, and/or their staff in your riding will help raise awareness of CED/social enterprises and highlight the main issues within the movement. Educating and informing legislatures about needs within the social enterprise and CED movement will help persuade the government that their support is important and required.
The following are a few key points these meetings would help achieve:
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2008 CCEDNet-Ontario Policy Framework
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2008-03-11
CCEDNet Ontario advocates for a policy agenda that builds the social economy and enhances
community economic development as a way to:
1. Build Fairer, Stronger Local Economies,
2. Tackle Poverty And Homelessness, and
3. Create Sustainable Communities
We call for public policies that create an enabling environment for communities to create their
own futures, building on the innovation and commitment of thousands of active
citizens/volunteers and their community organizations.
community economic development as a way to:
1. Build Fairer, Stronger Local Economies,
2. Tackle Poverty And Homelessness, and
3. Create Sustainable Communities
We call for public policies that create an enabling environment for communities to create their
own futures, building on the innovation and commitment of thousands of active
citizens/volunteers and their community organizations.
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Social entrepreneurs deserve support: Such enterprises have best elements of both money-making businesses and charities
Posted: February 20, 2008
Social entrepreneurs deserve support
Such enterprises have best elements of both money-making businesses and charities
Paul Martin
For the last 150 years, politicians and pundits the world over have debated the merits of the free market system versus socialism. It's clear now which has won: the free market, because it gives full flower to individual entrepreneurship.
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