Social Enterprise - les entreprises sociales

Centre for Community Enterprise

Pour le français

Welcome to the Social Enterprise page of the Centre for Community Enterprise and its nonprofit partner, the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal! Whether you're new to social enterprise, or an experienced practitioner, this page will put you in touch with a full range of useful resources.

WORKSHOPS
Note: No workshops are currently scheduled. Please e-mail us about your interest in workshops in 2008.
Click here for a schedule of French-language social enterprise workshops available in Ontario.

PRINT & ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Building Community Wealth: A Resource for Social Enterprise Development is packed with the information you need to launch and maintain a viable social enterprise. What does "ready" look like? How do we get there? What should we do now, next year, and the year after that? If your nonprofit or charitable organization is thinking about social enterprise as a way to achieve its mission, this is the manual for you.
The Social Enterprise Hotlist! Making Waves: Canada's CED magazine is a première source of information on CED and social economy. Follow this link to a selection of top-notch articles concerning social enterprise. They are free to Workshop registrants! During checkout, select "Social Enterprise Workshop" as your Payment Method!
Facilitators Guides are available to assist CED intermediaries in the delivery of workshops in social enterprise. Download Facilitator's Guide: Introduction to Social Enterprise, a 2-hour event on the basics of social enterprise. Download Facilitator's Guide: Assessing Your Readiness and Getting Started in Social Enterprise, a dynamic 7-hour workshop.
Social Enterprise Pilot Projects With the support of the Rural Secretariat and several other funders, the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal is undertaking social enterprise pilot projects in B.C. and Francophone Ontario. Evaluation frameworks and reports are posted here.
The Social Enterprise Newsletter "Building Community Wealth" is a free quarterly filled with resources, reports, and contacts.
Got questions? Links? Recommendations? Please e-mail us!