[COMM-ORG] Making Waves magazine, Spring 2009

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From: Don McNair <mcnair at cedworks.com>


Hello

The Spring 2009 edition of Making Waves has been released on-line at 
www.cedworks.com/waves.html. Find a summary of the contents below.

Apologies for cross-postings.

An Agenda for the Renewal of Our Communities
Sherri Torjman of the Caledon Institute urges organizations of every 
sector to outgrow habits of short-term, outcome specific, and 
uni-dimensional action. Instead, let them apply themselves to a "shared 
space" of programs, investments, and enterprises that build community 
resilience.

Seven Prerequisites of Transformation
How is it that so many noted authors have such similar ideas about the 
habits, practices, and attitudes essential to community transformation? 
To Michelle Colussi, these "prerequisites" read like an evaluation 
checklist for her practice. For yours too?

A CED Dating Service
Skilled, community-minded professionals and purposeful but cash-poor 
community organizations – sounds like a match just waiting to happen, 
doesn’t it? Well … sort of. Recent experience in Winnipeg suggests that 
it is doable and worthwhile, but requires a sharp eye for the specifics 
of supply, demand, and times of delivery.

Equity Capital for CED
To make a real difference, community economic development organizations 
have to own productive pieces of the local economy. But making those 
investments requires in-house competence and capacity that are equal to 
the task, as well as capital. In New Hampshire’s Community Development 
Finance Authority, reports Dr. Stewart E. Perry, CEDOs have a state 
agency that supplies all three.

Finally, note that this autumn a special edition of Making Waves, 
“Capital for Communities,” will broach the ways and means to give 
capital a catalytic (rather than catastrophic) role in community change. 
Go to www.cedworks.com/mw2003e_01.html for more details.

Don McNair
Making Waves: Canada's CED Magazine
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