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SERC 2: Natural Resources, Local Development, Social Economic Enterprises and Rural Revitalization in Alberta
(2010-07-13)
This is one of several preliminary scoping studies undertaken for Social Economy Research Cluster (SERC) 2 within the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). This SERC focuses on the role of the social economy ...
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-Based Social Enterprise Models
(2008-11-13)
This presentation was given at the 2008 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). IT provided an introduction to new research being undertaken as BALTA research project D4. Many non-profits ...
Beyond Co-Location: Clustering the Social Economy
(2010-07-10)
This is the final report of BALTA research project D4 - Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-Based Social Enterprise Models. Political and economic restructuring over the past 30 years has had a ...
BALTA Project C16 - Strength, Size, Scope: A Survey of Social Enterprises in Alberta and British Columbia
(2011-01-05)
This report documents new research showing that social enterprises, businesses operated by non-profit organizations for the dual purpose of generating income and creating a social, environmental, and cultural value, are ...
BALTA Project D11 – Role of Social Enterprise in Employment Services in the British Columbia Context
(2010-08-21)
This project proposal/plan outlines planned research of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). The project is examining the growing sector of social enterprises providing employment for marginalized ...
Sustainable Infrastructure for the Social Economy: Cluster-based Social Enterprise Models
(2009-04-06)
The social economy is a mosaic of organizations, from credit unions and co-operatives to social enterprises and non-profit organizations. Many non-profit organizations and social enterprises work on shoestring budgets and ...
Market Failure, Peak Oil and Global Insecurity: Can social enterprise respond?
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2008-04-10)
This presentation was made to a public event in Vancouver on April 10, 2008. It explored a range of global crises that pose severe economic, social and ecological challenges and suggested ways in which social enterprise ...
Social Enterprise Partnerships: Tools for Conviviality
(2008-11-14)
Pat Conaty is a UK-based BALTA collaborator with the New Economics Foundation. His presentation to the 2008 BALTA symposium focused on financing and legal frameworks for the social enterprise sector, both generally and ...
Social Enterprise Practices in Britain and Europe
(2008-11-12)
This presentation was given at a workshop in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, co-sponsored by the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) and the Edmonton Community Foundation. It provided an overview of social ...
Measuring the Size, Scope & Scale of the Social Enterprise Sector in Manitoba
(2016-06-15)
This project surveyed social enterprises in Manitoba during the spring and summer of 2011 to
develop clear indicators of their size, market activities, and socio‐economic contributions. In
this study, a social enterprise ...