City of Ottawa
CSED gratefully acknowledges project funding support provided by the City’s Community Economic Development Grants program. As the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, the City of Ottawa provides important programs, services, facilities and infrastructure to nearly a million residents every day.
Buy Social Canada
CSED is Buy Social Canada’s regional partner for the Ottawa area. Buy Social Canada believes in building community capital: healthy communities that are rich in human, social, cultural, physical and economic capital. They are redefining how goods and services are bought and sold. By building relationships between social suppliers and purchasers, Buy Social Canada is leading the movement for community capital creators across the country.
Ottawa Community Foundation
CSED is a member of the Ottawa Community Foundation’s Social Enterprise Platform. The Ottawa Community Foundation is one of Ottawa’s most highly regarded philanthropic organizations, working with donors and the community at large to bring about positive, systemic and sustainable change in our city and beyond. The Foundation has built an enviable reputation for astute financial management, high-quality donor services, strategic grantmaking and innovative partnerships across the city.
Impact HUB Ottawa
Impact Hub is one of the world’s largest networks focused on building entrepreneurial communities for impact at scale — home to the innovators, the dreamers and the entrepreneurs who are creating tangible solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
The Atelier
The Mauril-Belanger Social Innovation Workshop (The Atelier) is a center for training, collaboration, co-working, and launching social organizations that will have positive impacts on our community and that will fight poverty. They offer a unique space that is a dynamic junction between innovative project incubation, non-profit organizations, social entrepreneurship, independent workers, and social innovation research.