Social franchising is a groundbreaking concept offering nonprofit organizations the opportunity to create reliable, unrestricted wealth to support mission activities. As traditional funding sources become shallow or dry up altogether, social franchising is not only a new stream of income, it's a Stream of Hope. Hope for sustainability. Hope for self-reliance.

A set of workbooks to guide Community Development from the Assest-Based Community Development Network at Northwestern University in Illinois.

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This workbook was developed as part of a series of research projects on food security. As well as using research and experiences drawn from the Nova Scotia Food Security Projects, it incorporates ideas, insights and advice from people involved in food security issues and actions across Canada.

This reader is an early project of the B.C. - Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). Sharing key readings relevant to BALTA's central research questions was viewed as an efficient way of building a common language and points of reference for researchers, partners and students.

This exercise will help you identify opportunities to plug the leaks

A list of questions to ask yourself while designing projects or writing proposals to fund them. Find this and a number of other useful resources on

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