Browsing B.C. - Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) by Title
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An Inch Wide & A Mile Deep: Southern’s targeted approach to rural revitalization
(Making Waves, 2006)Having worked for 10 years in the rural outback of Mississippi with a relatively rich array of development finance tools at their disposal, Southern Development Bancorporation had marginal success to point to. Instead of ... -
Incrementality - This Strange Term Is Key To Setting Realistic Goals And Standards For CED Practice
(Making Waves, 2000)Funders and policy analysts have unrealistic notions about evaluating CED, which applies unique combinations of resources to complex social and economic problems. That said, community groups could improve their effectiveness ... -
Infrastructure for the Social Economy: A literature Review for BALTA’s Social Economy Research Cluster 3
(2009-04-06)One of the first steps in any research process is to undertake a thorough review of the existing literature in a particular area in order to understand the field of knowledge that is being drawn from and built upon. It ... -
Innovative Uses of Co-operative Housing Assets
(2009-01-16)As housing co-operatives start to reach the point where they are retiring their mortgages, questions arise as to whether and how those assets might be leveraged to further support the needs of the affordable and co-operative ... -
Introduction to SE Reader
(2007-07-20)The wide ranging articles in this volume engage us in the critical reflections and learning of individuals, groups, organizations, enterprises and institutions that are in the trenches, actors and researchers who believe ... -
Kauai Fresh: From food bank to a catalyst of food security
(Making Waves, 2006)As its "Kauai Fresh" food brand demonstrates, Kauai Food Bank Ohana is learning how to give its charitable activities an entrepreneurial edge. Dependency is giving way to capacity and partnerships as this organization ... -
La Gran Transición: Navegando por un Cambio Social, Económico y Ecológico en Tiempos Turbulentos
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-01)Spanish translation of an original paper in English. Trans-disciplinary thinking by evolutionary, social, and ecological economists from the mid-1970s pointed to a new paradigm from which working models are emerging. This ... -
La grande transition : maintenir le cap sur le changement social, économique et écologique en périodes de turbulence
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2010-02)French translation of an original paper in English. Trans-disciplinary thinking by evolutionary, social, and ecological economists from the mid-1970s pointed to a new paradigm from which working models are emerging. This ... -
Land Tenure and the Social Economy
(2009-04-06)This is a proposal and plan for a BALTA research project. Shared equity land ownership is important in the social economy. Examples of it can be found in a range of sectors including agriculture, housing (in rural and ... -
Land Tenure and the Social Economy
(2009-11-25)This presentation to the 2009 symposium of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) reports on BALTA Project D3, which explored a range of land tenure and land trusts issues and models. It also explains the ... -
Le nouveau rôle des organisations de l’économie sociale: perspectives économique et sociale
(Concordia University, 2007)This presentation to a 2007 seminar in Vancouver, Canada, of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was based on research compiled for the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) in ... -
Learning Community Development Finance: Doing Development in Arkansas
(Making Waves, 2006)This thoughtful book review is a rich and fascinating case study of community development finance. The case study is based on ten years of work by an organization started in 1986, called Southern Development Bancorporation. ... -
Lessons Learned From Systematic Replication of Social Enterprises
(2009-02-20)This is one of three literature reviews for research project D2 - Leveraging Social Ownership of Proprietary Trademarks related to the Golden Mussel as a Base for Expansion of Social Enterprise in Coastal B.C. Aboriginal ... -
MA in Community Development: Recommendations for the University of Victoria
(2010-09-25)This project report describes research conducted on behalf of the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) and the University of Victoria. The project gathered information about the educational needs of people ... -
Mapping Social Enterprise in Sunnyside-Hillhurst
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2009-11)This research, led by Dr. Noel Keough of the University of Calgary and conducted by Master's in Environmental Design student, Celia Lee, has mapped the social economy at a neighbourhood level in one Calgary (Alberta, Canada) ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in BC and Alberta: Towards a Strategic Approach
(BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA), 2006-08)This paper sets out a general framework and taxonomy within which the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance could define a focus for its initial approach to mapping of the social economy in British Columbia and ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Final Report
(2013-04-10)This report begins to paint an interesting portrait of the social economy in BC and Alberta. It was created through the BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA). This alliance was initially started as a 5 year ... -
Mapping the Social Economy in British Columbia and Alberta: Trends, Patterns, New Directions
(2009-05)The BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) is collecting information on the scope and scale of the social economy in British Columbia and Alberta. As part of this research endeavor, the BALTA Mapping project ... -
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 ... -
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 ...