CSED is privileged to have helped a number of leading organizations develop their social enterprise ambitions.
City for all Women Initiative a unique collaboration of women from diverse communities, organizations, and academia working with municipal decision-makers to create a more inclusive city and advance gender equality.
CSED’s Role: policy development; feasibility and business planning
Carebridge Community Support is a catalyst for fostering stronger, caring, person-centred communities across Lanark County by working together to meet the needs of seniors, adults with developmental disabilities and those who need affordable housing.
CSED’s role: business modelling; business planning
Community Laundry Cooperative is a grassroots charitable co-operative that provides accessible and affordable self-service laundry for low-income and isolated families. It also operates a commercial laundry service.
CSED’s role: executive search support; business process improvement
Girls+ Rock Ottawa is a community organization that provides professional development opportunities, community engagement, and advocacy support for girls, women and gender-diverse individuals to help them gain equitable access to opportunities in music.
CSED’s role: business modelling
Nutrition Blocs’ mission is to be a leading food-advocacy agency, providing customized, low cost and culturally appropriate food choices and solutions to the community, while preventing food waste and promoting sustainable food consumption.
CSED’s role: business modelling
Somerset West Community Health Centre is a non-profit, community-governed organization. They support people and communities to enjoy the best possible health and well-being by providing health and social services.
CSED’s role: feasibility planning
Ottawa Language Access (OLA) is a social enterprise offering support to health care organizations and providers who are looking to provide linguistic support to their clients.
CSED’s role: business modelling
The Ottawa Mission provides food, clothing, and shelter, but a wide variety of innovative life-changing programs that help people regain their dignity and provide hope for a better future.
CSED’s role: business modelling
Youth Ottawa – AMPlified hires youth to do work for themselves throughout the summer. Youth take their pre-existing social innovation ideas and develop social enterprises for long-term success.
CSED’s role: coaching support
Christie Lake Kids offers year-round programs to Ottawa’s most vulnerable children, giving them the chance to learn physical, character and social skills in a safe, encouraging, inclusive environment.
CSED’s role: feasibility planning
Causeway Work Centre is a not-for-profit agency that empowers all people by helping those with mental illness and other challenges find meaningful work. They have a desire to see people treated with dignity and respect.
CSED’s role: business modelling; feasibility planning
Hearty Tails is an equitable employment initiative of the Ottawa-Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OCAPDD). They work to create natural human grade ingredient, no food colour, gluten free, no chemical preservatives, no antibiotics and no fillers food for pets.
CSED’s role: website development, shipping and incentive strategy
Open Collaborative for Cognitive Accessibility provides a unique and innovative platform for technology developers, accessibility specialists, researchers, businesses and public organizations to collaborate with persons of all cognitive abilities and co-create solutions for an inclusive community.
CSED’s role: business modelling; feasibility planning
Carlington Booch is a social enterprise that brews small-batch kombucha to help fight addiction in Ottawa. Their goal is to revitalize our community while fighting alongside the underdog.
CSED’s role: business modelling
If you’d like to learn more about how CSED can help, please contact us!