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Edmonton considers social enterprise fund

Filed in archive Social Enterprise by mstandaert on August 21, 2006

Edmonton considers social enterprise fund
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It would be great to see more cities follow suit. Does anyone know of any other cities that are doing something similar to Edmontonlinks? From the Edmonton Journal:

Banks lend money to businesses and donors give money to charities.

But who gives money to social enterprises -- businesses devoted to making money for charity?

Almost no one.

That's why the City of Edmonton is considering spending $3.6 million to help establish a $10.5-million social enterprise fund to expedite the financing of socially beneficial projects that would not otherwise qualify for conventional loans.

With the fund, the city aims to assist not-for-profit groups which are increasingly turning to social enterprises to raise money on top of traditional fundraising.


In other social enterprise news:

*Women's association in the Philippines mixes dried fish with social enterprise.

*Cassava Republic Press is a social enterprise that offers quality literature to a West African readership. More at Ethnic Loft.

*Clare Mulvany profiles 'Awakening the Sleeping Genius Within Each of Us' in Uganda.






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