| dc.contributor.author | McKeon, Bob | |
| dc.contributor.author | Garber-Conrad, Martin | |
| dc.contributor.author | BC-Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance (BALTA) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-07-20T03:55:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-07-20T03:55:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-04-10 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2149/883 | |
| dc.description | In my CED practice over the last thirty years, many of the successful social economy initiatives in the Edmonton region have had significant FBO involvement. This involvement has happened in different ways and is not widely recognized. The history of the SE movement in Canada shows significant faith community engagement (e.g. Antigonish movement, caisse populaire). This continues to the present day (e.g. the United Church Moderator’s Consultation on Faith and the Economy, the national ecumenical justice coalitions’ Moral Economy Project). Faith based funding groups such as the Canadian Alternative Investment Co-op (CAIC) and the Interchurch Social Justice Fund (PLURA) have been significant SE players. This is a changing environment with risks and opportunities for the SE sector in Canada (e.g. the decline of RC religious orders and the growth of non-Christian faith communities). Relevant research and information dissemination on these concerns can contribute to the future growth of the Canadian SE sector. I am asked to make presentations on the social economy to religious constituencies and to make presentations on faith community engagement to SE constituencies. I have seen real interest on both sides of these conversations. International examples, especially in the US, show new and innovative models for this type of engagement. | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The goal of this project is to document the role faith-based organizations play in the social economy in Alberta and B.C., and to investigate ways in which this role can be strengthened and expanded in the future. This will be done through identifying and analyzing innovative approaches and best practices presently being used in Alberta/B.C. and in other jurisdictions in Canada and beyond. | en |
| dc.format.extent | 46592 bytes | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/msword | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | SERC 1 | en |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | A4-2007 | en |
| dc.subject | faith based | en |
| dc.subject | role in social economy | en |
| dc.title | Project A4-2007 Role of Faith Based Organizations in the Social Economy | en |
| dc.type | Plan or blueprint | en |
