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The Los Angeles Good Food Purchasing Program: Changing Local Food Systems, One School, Supplier, and Farmer at a Time

Organization: 
PolicyLink

The Los Angeles Good Food Purchasing ProgramIn 2011-2012, the Los Angeles Food Policy Council developed the Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP), an innovative local food procurement policy aimed at building markets fo

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Document
Categories: 
Food Security
Local economy
Sustainable Development
Source: 
Org
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TurnAround Couriers Social EnterPrize Case Study

Organization: 
Diversity Institute, Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
Author: 
Dr. Wendy Cukier & Lauren Daniel

TurnAround Couriers Social EnterPrize Case StudyEstablished in 2008, the Trico Charitable Foundation seeks to provoke innovation and build capacity in social entrepreneurship. We believe social entrepreneurship can be leveraged to close gaps in society.

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Case study
Categories: 
Social Economy & Social Enterprise
Stories and Experiences
Source: 
Weblink
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Equal: Compendium On Inclusive Entrepreneurship

Organization: 
Equal
Author: 
Toby Johnson, Katalin Kolosy, Peter Ramsden and Paul Soto

Equal: Compendium On Inclusive EntrepreneurshipThis compendium draws together the lessons learnt on the subject of inclusive entrepreneurship during the EQUAL programme, which ran from 2002 until 2007.

Year: 
2008
Format: 
Document
Categories: 
Entrepreneurship & Business Development
Finance
Social Economy & Social Enterprise
Source: 
Weblink

Building Financial Education: Impact and Insights from the TD Financial Literacy Grant Fund

Organization: 
Prosper Canada

Building Financial Education: Impact and Insights from the TD Financial Literacy Grant FundNational charity Prosper Canada has released a new

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Research report
Categories: 
Disability Groups
Educational Programs
Finance
First Nations, Inuit and Métis
New Canadians
Psychiatric Survivors
Youth
Source: 
Weblink
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Cities Building Community Wealth

Organization: 
Democracy Collaborative
Author: 
Marjorie Kelly, Sarah McKinley

Cities Building Community WealthIn cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by. This situation is created in part by the practices of traditional economic development. Current trends threaten to worsen, unless we can answer the design challenge before us.

Year: 
2015
Format: 
Research report
Categories: 
Community Capacity Building
Government
International CED
Local economy
Source: 
Weblink
Org
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