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These
documents have been produced through our research network. They offer a variety of sources of information relating to the
social economy.
Social
Economy and Sustainability Research Network Bibliography:
Project Outputs: Complete list of Network products received from
2005-2010
Research Relating to the Social Economy and Indigenous
Communities: An Annotated Bibliography
MSVU Social
Economy Reference List (PDF, 252.45 KB)
Social Economy Web
Resources (PDF, 75.98 KB)
Nouvelle Économie Sociale Bibliographie (PDF,
41 KB)
(available in French only)
The Emergence and Dissemination of the new social economy in the
Acadian Peninsula by Isabelle Légère, Programme de doctorat en
service social, École de service social, Université Laval July
2005
Annotated Bibliography - Communications and Social Economy -
April 2006 (PDF, 366KB)
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Additional Publications,
Conference Presentations and Websites |
Nonprofit
Good Practice Guide
"The Nonprofit
Good Practice Guide was created in 2002 with the goal of
capturing, organizing, disseminating and promoting the use
of knowledge in the nonprofit sector. In 2007, the site was
redesigned with additional interactive features making it
more intuitive and of even greater benefit. Since its
inception, the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide has become an
invaluable resource to users in all 50 states and over 140
countries.
The
Guide is a project of the
Nonprofit Leadership Institute
at the
Dorothy A. Johnson
Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Leadership.
In 2007, the Institute was renamed the Herbert H. and Grace
A. Dow Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Institute in
recognition of a generous donation from the Foundation to
promote good practice throughout the nonprofit sector. This
pledge of support will allow the Institute to expand and
enhance current offerings and to continue its tradition of
providing support, education, and information to leaders of
nonprofit organizations.
The Guide provides easily accessible and continuously
updated information on virtually all aspects of managing a
nonprofit organization. It can be used as a quick reference
in preparation for meetings, as a training tool, or
for in-depth research." (extracted from the website: June
2008)
The Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
This university has
an online site to access the sources used to research topics in
not for profit organizations. The list is not comprehensive, but
intended to highlight key research tools.
39th Parliament, 1st session: Standing
Committee on Human Resources, Social Development and the Status
of Persons with Disabilities
N. Neamtan, C. Hunter, D. LePage, S. Savage, J. Mennie, T.
Martin (November 21, 2006)
These proceedings provide a useful overview of what's happening
in Canada in regards to the Social Economy! Valuable definitions
of the terms social economy and social economy enterprises are
found throughout the proceedings.
CCN Coastal Community Networks Nova Scotia
A large voice for rural Nova Scotia
Co-operatives and the Social Economy:
An Approach to Mapping in Atlantic Canada (PDF, 142 KB) . Brown, M. Hall,
L. Thériault (May 30, 2006)
Social Economy Atlantic-East meets East
(video-taped interview)
Dr. L. Brown
interviews Dr. J.
Tharamangalam, Dr.
M.A. Ooman, and G.K Karanth about their research, and the social
economy in Kerala, India. Their
SSHRC
supported project is titled Lessons in Human Development: A
Comparative Study of Kerala and Cuba.
Québec Node Team
Meeting presentation (PDF, 280 KB)
L. Brown (June 5,
2006)
Rapport sur la 2e Colloque Provincial du Réseau Québécois de
recherche partenariale en Économie sociale
(pdf, 77.04KB)
(2008) par Nadine
Gauvin, community partner, SN4, Executive Director/ Directrice
générale, Southern Gulf of St.Lawrence Coalition on
Sustainability/Coalition pour la viabilité du sud du Golfe du
Saint-Laurent, Moncton, NB
(available in French only)
Social Auditing: Presentation to the
Workshop on Measurement & Accounting Models (PDF, 143 KB)
L. Brown, P. Hough
(Feb 11, 2006)
Social Economy Project Fact Sheets:
Fact Sheets on the Social
Economy research projects that were identified by the CSE
Hub and six regional nodes as being of
greatest interest to policy-makers.
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CIRIEC International
CIRIEC
(International Centre of Research and Information on the Public,
Social and Cooperative Economy) is a non-governmental
international scientific organization.
Its objectives are
to undertake and promote the collection of information,
scientific research, and the publication of works on economic
sectors and activities oriented towards the service of the
general and collective interest:
· action
by the public authorities in economic fields (economic
policy, regulation,...);
· public
utilities;
· public
and mixed enterprises at the national, regional and
municipal levels;
· the
so-called "social economy" (not-for-profit economy,
cooperatives, mutuals, and non-profit organizations);
· workers’
participation.
In these fields
CIRIEC seeks to offer information and opportunities for mutual
enrichment to practitioners and academics and for promoting
international action. It develops activities of interest for
both managers and researchers.
European Research
Network
EMES is a research network of
established university research centres and individual
researchers whose goal is to gradually build up a European
corpus of theoretical and empirical knowledge, pluralistic in
disciplines and methodology, around “Third Sector” issues.
EMES'
membership is composed of institutions and individuals who have
shared a work experience in producing trust-based, high-quality
research. However, whenever prospects for international projects
arise, EMES welcomes collaborations with non-member researchers
or centers.
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Free Online Data for
Community Research |
Newfoundland and Labrador Community Accounts
"Sharing Data, Providing
Information, Developing Knowledge to explore the Well-Being for
the people of Newfoundland and Labrador."
Nova
Scotia Community Counts
"Hundreds of
Communities. Thousands of Facts. One website."
A community embodies a
wide range of characteristics. Nova Scotia Community Counts
presents socio-economic and other data that illustrate the
unique nature of each community. With easily accessible
information, Community Counts also allows comparisons of
community resources among regional, provincial, and national
levels to present a more complete picture of Nova Scotian
communities.
Prince Edward Island
Community Accounts
"Sharing Data, Providing
Information, Developing Knowledge to explore the Well-Being for
the people of Prince Edward Island"
Description on
www.charitydecisiontree.legalinfo.org:
The
purpose of this tree is to help non-profit and
voluntary organizations interested in obtaining
charitable status understand the responsibilities
and requirements of administering a registered
charity. By using this decision tree, your
organization will obtain a print-out that answers
the following questions:
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Will registration benefit our group?
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Will our application likely be approved?
Make sure you have 15 to 20 minutes to complete the
tree. We promise that your information will not be
viewed by or be available to the Canada Revenue
Agency (CRA).
More than 85,000 charities are registered with the
CRA. Although these charities are appreciated for
the work they do, people must be aware that
registering and becoming a charity is a very large
responsibility.
Charitable registration is not always the right
choice. Operating a charity means your organization
will be subject to complex laws and demanding rules.
It will be required to complete lengthy and detailed
forms on an ongoing basis. It can often take up to
18 months to register, and the procedures can be
time-consuming and even confusing.
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