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Atlantic Cooperative CED Institute

How to Contact

Contact: Founding Member - Dianne Fitzgerald-Large

Address: P.O. Box 1872

Truro, NS -B2N 6C7

Phone: 902 - 8959899

Fax: 902 - 8934359

Email:dfitzger@nstn.ns.ca

Category: non-government organization

Spoken Languages

Language of Choice: English

Geographic Focus

regional
local

Objectives

The Atlantic cooperative CED Institute is committed to building sustainable communities. It was formed to address a need for a more coordinated, professional approach to CED and ultimately to become an accreditation body for CED practitioners. The Institute has as partners and members community groups, practitioners, government and other institutions. The concept of community Economic development is not a new one. It dates to the days of the first fishing coops in Newfoundland to the Coady Institute in Antigonish. Community economic development extends beyond the creation of jobs and wealth, into the development of our social, education, cultural and political fabrics. This can be done through the creation of permanent community structures that allow people to play a more active role in controlling their resources.

Area(s) of Activity

community development
policy

Present projects

-Hosting Atlantic wide CED conference, Nov. 16 - 19, 1995
-Designing profiles for the training of CED community workers
-Resource development
-Pilot projects
-Incubator for new models of development & financing this development
-Relevant, practical education and training

Publications

-design and manage a CED Web Page for access to information on CED
-forum for people involved in CED to come together regularly to address CED issues
-work with government on the formation of policies and legislation pertinent to effective CED

Committees

-volunteer board
-CED Conference Committee
- Membership Committee