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Amano Gardens
As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently sat down with Laura Ospina, executive director of Amano Gardens, to learn more about the social enterprise, her role, and the
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Meet some of the leading social enterprises in the Ottawa and Eastern Ontario area
As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently sat down with Laura Ospina, executive director of Amano Gardens, to learn more about the social enterprise, her role, and the
Causeway Work Centre is a leading Ottawa charity and a long standing champion of social enterprise. As part of our spotlight series, CSED sat down recently with Owen Freiheit, Causeway’s
Under the Surface Scuba is an organization that takes an innovative approach to health and wellness, for those with physical and mental injuries. As part of our SE spotlight series,
EcoEquitable is an amazing organization whose dual purpose of textile waste reduction and women’s empowerment intersect through the art of sewing. As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently
As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently sat down with Shelley Robinson, executive director of National Capital FreeNet, to learn more about their social enterprise, the work they do, and
Fighting addiction by helping people find connection and acceptance in a safe environment. As part of our SE spotlight series, CSED recently sat down with Jon Ruby, founder of Carlington
As part of our SE Profile series, CSED recently sat down with Elspeth McKay, the out-going Executive Director of Operation Come Home, to learn more about her pending (semi) retirement,
As part of our SE Profile series, CSED recently sat down with Abhijit Potdar, founder of Nutrition Blocs, to learn more about what they do, the people they serve, and
The Centre for Social Enterprise Development (CSED) inspires and enables the development and growth of the social enterprise ecosystem. Our goal is a thriving social enterprise ecosystem that is a driver of economic, environmental and social impact. As a nonprofit organization, all proceeds are reinvested back into our programs and services.
We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and learn on unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the Omàmìwininìwag (Algonquin) nation.