Current SPP Sites:
SPP Vancouver
SPP Toronto
SPP Winnipeg
SPP Surrey
SPP Fraser Valley
SPP Calgary
SPP Vancouver Island
SPP Waterloo Region
http://www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/en/pages/home.asp
The Canadian Community Economic Development Network (CCEDNet) is
a national member-based, democratic organization. The membership
of CCEDNet is made up of Community Economic Development (CED) community-based
organizations and practitioners from every region of Canada. CED
can be defined as action by people locally to create economic opportunities
and enhance social conditions in their communities on a sustainable
and inclusive basis, particularly with those who are most disadvantaged.
CED is a community-based and community-directed process that explicitly
combines social and economic development and fosters the economic,
social, ecological and cultural well being of communities.
http://www.cbsr.bc.ca/
Founded in 1995, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR)
is a non-profit, business led, national membership organization
of Canadian companies that have made a commitment to operate in
a socially, environmentally and financially responsible manner.
CBSR advances CSR in Canada through research, educational programs,
collaborative project, CSR business tools and advisory services.
http://www.bctsvp.com/default.asp
BC Technology Social Venture Partners is a charitable foundation
created by individuals in B.C's technology industries, that supports
innovative non-profit groups serving children, women at risk, and
people living in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Partners go beyond just writing a cheque and also contribute their
time, expertise and entrepreneurial acumen to the not-for-profit
world.
BCT SVP provides meaningful opportunities to get involved with
social change, increase your understanding of social problems and
develop sustainable solutions that enhance the quality of life in
our communities.
http://www.carleton.ca/cedtap
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. To date (May 2004), CEDTAP has assisted
over 345 CED agencies in support of leading-edge, community development
initiatives to create new, sustainable economic development solutions
in disadvantaged communities throughout Canada.
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