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Community Vitality: The Role of Community-Level Resilience Adaptation and Innovation in Sustainable Development

Organization: 
School of Environment and Sustainability, Royal Roads University
Author: 
Ann Dale, Chris Ling and Lenore Newman

Community level action towards sustainable development has emerged as a key scale of intervention in the effort to address our many serious environmental issues.

Year: 
2014
Format: 
Research report
Case study
Categories: 
Environment
Regional Development
Research & Development
Sustainable Development
Source: 
Weblink
Org
Theme: 
Practitioner Strengthening
Research

Local Development and the Social Economy in Urban Quebec – Community Economic Development Corporations

Organization: 
RELIESS

Since the early 1980s, the community economic development corporations (CDECs) created by community groups involved in health, housing, welfare and other issues – have become major non-profit associations.

Year: 
2012
Format: 
Research report
Categories: 
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
Introduction to CED
Policy Development & Advocacy
Urban Development
Source: 
Weblink
Org
Theme: 
Practitioner Strengthening
Research

Applications Now Being Accepted: First Nations, Métis and Inuit Co-operative Development Program

Posted: February 5, 2015

The call for applications is currently open for the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Co-operative Development Program. The program is designed to help Aboriginal communities explore the potential of establishing co-operatives to meet their community needs.

Theme: 
Practitioner Strengthening

Call for the Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada Awards Nominations

Posted: February 4, 2015

Know a great co-op or co-operator? Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada is now accepting nominations for their annual awards.

The 2nd Congress and AGM of Co‐operatives and Mutuals Canada  will take place from June 15 to 18, 2015 in Saskatoon. A CMC Awards Ceremony will take place during the Congress.

Theme: 
Practitioner Strengthening

Manitoba Social Enterprise Strategy: A Strategy for Creating Jobs Through Social Enterprise

Organization: 
Co-created by the Canadian CED Network and the Province of Manitoba

Social enterprise has been a growing practice in the non-profit sector, with innovators seeing value in using the market to accomplish social goals and governments showing increased interest in this model for pragma

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Research report
Categories: 
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
Government
Policy Development & Advocacy
Social Economy & Social Enterprise
Source: 
CCEDNet
Theme: 
Poverty Reduction
National Policy Work
Practitioner Strengthening

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