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Schumacher Centre Cuban Sustainable Food Systems Delegation

Organization: 
Schumacher Centre Cuban Sustainable Food Systems

Statement of Objectives

This delegation of professionals sought to share experiences in the development of sustainable food systems in both Cuba and the U.S. Shared experience and knowledge include:

Year: 
2014
Format: 
Research report
Case study
Categories: 
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
Food Security
Government
International CED
Policy Development & Advocacy
Stories and Experiences
Sustainable Development
Source: 
Weblink
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Business Conversions to Worker Cooperatives: Insights and Readiness Factors for Owners and Employees

Organization: 
Project Equity
Author: 
Alison Lingane and Shannon Rieger

Business Conversions to Worker CooperativesThese 12 case studies explore the practical promises and pitfalls of converting existing businesses to worker cooperative ownership—a key strategy for building more democratic workplaces. 

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Research report
Case study
Categories: 
Community ownership
Co-operatives
Organizational Development
Source: 
Weblink
Org

Social Purpose Enterprises: Case Studies for Social Change

Author: 
Edited by Jack Quarter, Sherida Ryan, and Andrea Chan

Social Purpose Enterprises: Case Studies for Social Change presents case studies of twelve organizations that operate in a growing niche within the Canadian social economy: market-based entities supported by a nonprofit organization and operated for the benefit of a workforce who lives on the margins of society.

Year: 
2014
Format: 
Book
Case study
Categories: 
Community ownership
Co-operatives
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
Finance
First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Food Security
Local economy
Sector-Based Strategies
Social Economy & Social Enterprise
Source: 
Buy

IBA (Impact and Benefit Agreements) Community Toolkit

Organization: 
The Gordon Foundation
Author: 
Ginger Gibson, Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh

IBA (Impact and Benefit Agreements) Community ToolkitThe IBA Community Toolkit is a free resource for First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities in Canada considering impact and benefit agreements, specifically those with mining companies.

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Guidebook
Categories: 
First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Local economy
Partnership Building
Sector-Based Strategies
Source: 
Weblink

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