External Articles & Websites
25 Ways to Save Your Rural Community - People in smaller western Canadian communities hold their future in their own hands. The federal and provincial governments cannot, and will not, save their towns and villages. Fortunately, there are many ways to create jobs and keep rural communities alive and well…
Building Communities From the Inside Out - In distressed communities across the United States, savvy organizers and leaders are rediscovering ancient wisdom about what builds strong communities, and then developing new ways to fit that wisdom to late 20th century community realities.
Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Kootenay - Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Kootenay is a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurial assistance to residents of the Central Kootenay region of British Columbia.
The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship - The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship is a Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) National Research & Policy Center with major support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City.
The Centre for Community Enterprise - The Centre for Community Enterprise is committed to building the capacity of community based organizations to realize durable social and economic benefits.
The Asset-Based Community Development Institute - The Asset-Based Community Development Institute (ABCD) spreads its findings on capacity-building community development in two ways: (1) through extensive and substantial interactions with community builders, and (2) by producing practical resources and tools for community builders to identify, nurture, and mobilize neighborhood assets.
The Community Development Institute at UNBC - The Community Development Institute at UNBC is interested in two fundamental issues for communities in northern BC: community capacity and community development. By undertaking research, sharing information, and supporting education outreach, the Institute is becoming a vital partner to communities interesting in making informed decisions about their own futures.
The SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development - The SFU Centre for Sustainable Community Development –encourages accountable, sustainable and appropriate community economic development in British Columbia. The CED Centre has accomplished this by provided research, training and advisory services to the CED sector in BC through a team of associates drawn from the University and CED practice.
Statistics Canada - Statistics Canada - Rural and small town Canada analysis bulletin.
Smart Growth BC - Smart Growth BC is a provincial non-governmental organization devoted to fiscally, socially and environmentally responsible land use and development. Working with community groups, businesses, municipalities and the public, we advocate for the creation of more livable communities in British Columbia.
The Canadian Cooperative Association - The Canadian Cooperative Association (CCA) provides leadership to promote, develop, and unite co-operatives and credit unions for the benefit of people in Canada and around the world.
The Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program - The Community Economic Development Technical Assistance Program (CEDTAP) is Canada’s largest non-profit (non-governmental) granting agency in the field of Community Economic Development (CED). National in scope, this bilingual program serves all provinces and territories in Canada. CEDTAP provides grants to Community-based Organizations (CBOs) and also promotes activities that strengthen the CED sector as a whole.
Canadian Community Economic Development Network - Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) is a national member-based, democratic organization. †We are a registered charitable non-profit organization. The membership of CCEDNet is made up of Community Economic Development (CED) community-based organizations and practitioners from every region of Canada. †Our members bring urban, rural and northern experience and a diverse range of community economic development expertise to the work of CCEDNet.
Fraser Valley Centre for Social Enterprise - Community Futures South Fraser (CFSF) and Mennonite Central Committee, Employment and Community Development (MCC-ECD), together with the community economic development movement across Canada, acknowledge the value of the social economy, and recognize the importance of connecting economy and social values. Social enterprise applies an entrepreneurial approach to addressing social issues and creating positive community change. In its most narrow definition, it means non-profits acting entrepreneurially and earning some of their revenues through selling goods and services instead of relying solely on grant writing and donations. In its broader sense – the definition that the Centre embraces – social enterprise involves the business sector in mentoring or investing in social enterprise, or moving beyond corporate social responsibility to start its own social enterprises.