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Febraury 2, 2010 - Where purpose trumps profit

Feb 2, 2010, Thestar.com
by Stuart Laidlaw
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Most businesses do all they can to keep good employees for as long as possible. But at the Phoenix Print Shop, they can't get them out the door fast enough.

"We work closely with most of them to find work elsewhere," says Andrew Macdonald, general manager of Eva's Phoenix youth shelter.

Global feminist conference launches 'Call for participation'

18 January 2010, Ottawa

A 'Call for Participation' was launched today for Women's Worlds 2011, a global feminist conference being held in Ottawa-Gatineau in July of 2011. (http://www.womensworlds.ca/call-participation)

$1 million SSHRC grant awarded for research on co-operatives

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is expected to announce in early February that Canada's co-operative sector, in partnership with four Canadian universities, has been awarded funding of $1 million over five years  to conduct research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives.

January 18, 2010- Throwaways recycle lives at B.C. nonprofit

United We Can, a Vancouver, B.C., nonprofit, helps homeless and low-income people to be productive, while cleaning up destitute neighborhoods and promoting recycling.

By Kristi Heim- Seattle Times business reporter

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Poverty Reduction Momentum Builds in Atlantic Canada

By: Eric Leviten-Reid
http://tamarackcommunity.ca/index.php#res3

Momentum continues to build across Canada around provincial poverty reduction strategies and Atlantic Canada is leading the way.

February, 2010 – Practitioner of the Month – Johanne Lavoie

  • Interview with Johanne Lavoie by Rachelle McElroy, CCEDNet Knowledgeecoutelisten.gif Mobilization Specialist.

Dec 31, 2009 - Brand power comes to world's poorest

From the Globe and Mail.
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By some measures, the artisans of the Haitian village of Croix-des-Bouquets are hugely successful: Their works are in galleries around the world, and the United Nations' cultural agency has recognized them with a UNESCO Award of Excellence. But by the only measure that seems to matter in a capitalist system, they are abject failures, for they can barely scrape out a living.

January 11, 2010 – Aboriginal Social Enterprise: Hopeful alternatives

Manon Barbeau has a simple dream: giving young people from First Nations communities an opportunity to express themselves using video and music, promoting a sense of healing, empowerment, and community engagement. A filmmaker, Barbeau has always been passionate about creating movies that give voice to those who need it most. A powerful means of communication, films are an outlet like no other.