ABSTRACT:

There is a growing concern that the robust notions of community can sometimes be left out of collective impact discussions and implementation efforts; indeed, the very nature of community seems at times an afterthought, even sometimes an unwanted nuisance t

Provincial, territorial and local government spending across Canada is in excess of $400 billion annually. And even at these current levels, budgets continue to be squeezed, cut and restricted. Meanwhile social challenges amplify, remaining unmet and driving us to find new solutions

Most community organizers may not go into this work to become job creators, yet economic theory and widely accepted government formulas – such as used to calculate the impact of highway and transit funding – show community organizers can compete with the best job generators in America.

The Dollars & Sense: Opportunities to Strengthen Southern Ontario's Food System study identifies ways Ontario can make changes to its food system to increa