Community Development Banking List
07-30-2008, 04:08 PM
Original message from: mcnair@cedworks.com
The Summer 2008 edition of Making Waves reports
on two years of practitioner-led research. The
Development Wheel Project, as it was called,
explored the building of an infrastructure of
services and resources to support social enterprise.
Find a summary of the contents below. To view
sample content in PDF, request a trial copy, or
subscribe, go to
<http://www.cedworks.com/waves.html>www.cedworks.com/waves.html. ('http://www.cedworks.com/waves.html>www.cedworks.com/waves.html.')
Apologies for cross-postings
CONTENTS
Bending the Learning Curve
Outside of Québec, little infrastructure exists
to support the development of social enterprise.
How then do we too create an environment
conducive to social enterprise, quickly but from the bottom up?
Tools & Engines of Enterprise
The Development Wheel shows a way to use social
enterprise to transform a community-based
organization into an engine of local benefits.
An Experiment in Bottom-Up, Systemic Change
How do you scale up without driving down
community support and control? The Development
Project sought to fuse efficiency with community,
and grassroots initiative with systemic impact.
A Lever of Development
In Franco-Ontario the Development Wheel acted as
a keen instrument for identifying local
leadership, capacities, and strategies of social enterprise development.
Business First
In British Columbia’s southern interior, Penny
Lane Bargain Outlet has achieved a slam dunk,
selling discount clothing and furniture to help
finance programs and jobs for local young people.
Now You’re Cookin’
Preparing a community for social enterprise is a
lot like making bread. You mix together what’s in
the local cupboards with some foreign
ingredients, then knead and pause, knead and pause.
Get Ready for The Big One
Baby-boomers retiring from business require a new
approach to succession planning – one that sees
social enterprise as a way to address the
commitment of owners to family, neighbourhood,
and community, as well as to good financial returns.
The Prospects for Scale
When building infrastructure for social
enterprise, intermediaries at a regional level
are clearly of prime importance, as is a common
vocabulary of goals, tasks, and processes.
Don McNair
Making Waves: Canada's CED Magazine
Visit the CED DIGITAL BOOKSHOP at www.cedworks.com!
Centre for Community Enterprise
1601 - 25th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. V1T 1M8 CANADA
direct line 250-542-7057 customer service (toll-free) 1-888-255-6779
The Summer 2008 edition of Making Waves reports
on two years of practitioner-led research. The
Development Wheel Project, as it was called,
explored the building of an infrastructure of
services and resources to support social enterprise.
Find a summary of the contents below. To view
sample content in PDF, request a trial copy, or
subscribe, go to
<http://www.cedworks.com/waves.html>www.cedworks.com/waves.html. ('http://www.cedworks.com/waves.html>www.cedworks.com/waves.html.')
Apologies for cross-postings
CONTENTS
Bending the Learning Curve
Outside of Québec, little infrastructure exists
to support the development of social enterprise.
How then do we too create an environment
conducive to social enterprise, quickly but from the bottom up?
Tools & Engines of Enterprise
The Development Wheel shows a way to use social
enterprise to transform a community-based
organization into an engine of local benefits.
An Experiment in Bottom-Up, Systemic Change
How do you scale up without driving down
community support and control? The Development
Project sought to fuse efficiency with community,
and grassroots initiative with systemic impact.
A Lever of Development
In Franco-Ontario the Development Wheel acted as
a keen instrument for identifying local
leadership, capacities, and strategies of social enterprise development.
Business First
In British Columbia’s southern interior, Penny
Lane Bargain Outlet has achieved a slam dunk,
selling discount clothing and furniture to help
finance programs and jobs for local young people.
Now You’re Cookin’
Preparing a community for social enterprise is a
lot like making bread. You mix together what’s in
the local cupboards with some foreign
ingredients, then knead and pause, knead and pause.
Get Ready for The Big One
Baby-boomers retiring from business require a new
approach to succession planning – one that sees
social enterprise as a way to address the
commitment of owners to family, neighbourhood,
and community, as well as to good financial returns.
The Prospects for Scale
When building infrastructure for social
enterprise, intermediaries at a regional level
are clearly of prime importance, as is a common
vocabulary of goals, tasks, and processes.
Don McNair
Making Waves: Canada's CED Magazine
Visit the CED DIGITAL BOOKSHOP at www.cedworks.com!
Centre for Community Enterprise
1601 - 25th Avenue, Vernon, B.C. V1T 1M8 CANADA
direct line 250-542-7057 customer service (toll-free) 1-888-255-6779