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MAKING WAVES - SPRING 2008

"The More We Get Together, The Happier We'll Be" goes the children's song, and community economic development and social economy affirm its wisdom. The contents of this edition of Making Waves speak to how communities must transcend silos of identity, ideology, and precinct to improve their quality of life, especially in the era of Peak Oil and climate change. Click here for more details.

SPECIAL EDITION - COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED HEALTH CARE

This Special Edition shows how and with whom we can reframe the national debate over health care in Canada. Years of ideological stand-off between proponents of public and private health care have overlooked the potential that Canada's communities display for creating health solutions. In this edition, a diverse array of writers - co-operators, private sector and community health activists, unionists, and policy analysts - outline the case for a vast expansion of community-level capacity and authority in our health sector. Click here for the contents in PDF and to purchase print copies. Cliquer ici pour le français.

L'ENTREPRISE SOCIALE

Des entreprises sociales ont toute une chose en commun : elles étirent les limites des pratiques des entreprises conventionnelles en y insérant le principe de la solidarité sociale au cœur du développement d’entreprise. Cliquer ici pour se mettre en contact avec une grande variété de ressources utiles concernant des entreprises sociales.

BUILDING COMMUNITY WEALTH - CRÉER DE LA RICHESSE COMMUNAUTAIRE

If your nonprofit or charitable organization is thinking about social enterprise as a way to achieve its mission, this is the manual for you. What does "ready" look like? How do we get there? What should we do now, next year, and the year after that? It's packed with information, it's extensively field-tested, and it's free! Download this document in English. Télécharger ce document en français.

Jobs and income are critical to a town or neighbourhood's way of life; so are education, safety, housing, a healthy environment, and a vibrant social and cultural life. People used to think if businesses brought jobs and income, the rest would in time follow.

But there is a better way.

Community economic development (CED) is the process by which people build organizations and partnerships that interconnect profitable business with other interests and values - like quality jobs, marketable skills, good health, affordable housing, equal opportunity, and ecological responsibility. Businesses become an integral part of a far greater agenda - a local movement to build (or rebuild) a community that is creative, inclusive, and sustainable in the near and distant future.

CED is one of the most challenging things your town, constituency, or organization may ever undertake. There's no need to do it alone.

The Centre for Community Enterprise is a pre-eminent source of expertise and resources in starting and strengthening CED organizations, revitalizing communities, developing community-minded businesses, CED curriculum design and delivery, and publishing - including the quarterly CED magazine Making Waves. Check out these pages for details about training, technical assistance, research, and our other services and products.

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