Community stories & examples

Inspired by the Clare Street neighbourhood, this story follows the installation of 5 “little libraries” on boulevards in various neighbourhoods through Victoria, B.C. as a fitting memorial and lasting legacy…

Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the Transition Town model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience…

The story of how people in a Portland, Oregon neighbourhood came together to make their neighbourhood more resilient. Click here to read their story.

Recently the plans for Copenhagen’s first climate adapted neighbourhood were presented to the public. The project’s visions to transform Saint Kjeld’s Quarter into Copenhagen’s greenest neighborhood were presented at a grand opening…

The Community Resilience Manual: A Resource for Rural Recovery and Renewal from the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal. On the basis of research into proven strategies of socio-economic revitalization, including…

CCCR is committed to crafting solutions and adaptations to the critical challenges stemming from climate change and peak oil. Our priority is working with communities to increase their resilience, especially…

Co-ops are founded on a common idea – that people, no matter what their economic class or educational level, know what’s best for themselves. Through co-operation, people work together to…

By emphasizing empowerment and putting resources in the direct control of community groups, community driven development (CDD)’s rapid spread stems from its promise of achieving inclusive and sustainable poverty reduction….

www.SocialEnterpriseCanada.ca is an initiative of Enterprising Non-profits Canada and the Social Enterprise Council of Canada. We invite you to explore the site to learn more about how to plan and run…

The REconomy Project is here to help build the capacity of Transition Initiatives, and other community organisations doing similar work, to grow a new kind of local economy. Through this…

Creating vibrant, resilient and sustainable local economies… Community Economic Development (CED) is action by people locally to create economic opportunities and better social conditions, particularly for those who are most…

The REconomy Project is here to help build the capacity of Transition Initiatives, and other community organisations doing similar work, to grow a new kind of local economy. It’s aimed…