Conversion Resources
How to Convert a Business to a Social Purpose Organization
Case Studies: Co-op Conversions
Financial Supports
About Social Purpose Models
Co-operative Resources
About Social Purpose Business & Social Entrepreneurship
About Social Economics
Social Innovation & Social Finance in Canada
YouTube Videos
with perspectives from Equity-Denied Groups & international communities
How to Convert a Business to a Social Purpose Organization
Co-op Zone: Co-op Developers to help you start or grow a co-op
Investment Readiness Program Opportunities
Co-operatives First: for Indigenous and Rural co-op development
Legacy Leadership Lab Final Report: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR)
Co-op Creator: transitioning a business to different types of co-ops
Co-operators Co-operative Development Program
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Case Studies: Co-op Conversions
Kincardine Ladies Fitness Co-op (Women)
Alphapointe Association for the Blind: Contact Center Acquisition (People With Disabilities)
Article: Social Acquisitions to Combat Canada’s Business Closure Dilemma
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Financial Supports
CWCF’s Technical Assistance Grants
CWCF’s Tenacity Works Investment Fund
Co-operators’ Co-operative Development Program
Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation: Canadian Grants to launch Social Enterprises
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Co-operative Resources
Government of Canada: Co-ops in Canada
International Co-op Alliance: Statement on Co-operative Identity
CWCF: The Different Types of Co-ops
Housing Co-operatives in Canada
iMove Co-op: Co-op Resources for Marginalized and Racialized Communities
iMove Co-op: Relevance of Co-ops for BIPOC Communities
iMove Co-op: Examples of BIPOC Co-ops
Black Co-op History Resource List
Louder Than Ten: Co-op Learning Resources & History List
Co-operatives First: Online Courses on Co-ops
Co-operatives First: Interactive Workshops on Co-ops
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About Social Purpose Business & Social Entrepreneurship
The Business Development Bank of Canada: What is Social Entrepreneurship?
The Canadian Social Entrepreneurship Foundation: What is a Social Entrepreneur?
Futurpreneur: What is Social Purpose Business?
BC Business: How Social Purpose Makes Good Business Sense
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Social Innovation & Social Finance in Canada
Government of Canada Social Innovation & Social Finance
Mitacs Canada on Social Innovation
Legacy Leadership Lab Final Report: Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (WISIR)
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YouTube Videos
Perspectives from Equity-Deserving Groups & international communities
B.C Centre for Social Innovation: What is a Social Enterprise?
Burnaby Board of Trade: Why Social Purpose?
*With insights from racialized business owners in Canada
Royal Roads University: The Role of Social Purpose Organizations in Building Global Resilience
*With international speakers from Ecuador and India
Edmund Hillary Fellowship: SPO provides Breakfast for Hungry Students in New Zealand
International Labour Organization: The Social and Solidarity Economy in South Africa
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