WELCOME TO OUR NETWORK
SEEnet is building a network that is increasing the participation of Québec’s English speakers in the social economy. Housed within the Regional Development Network (RDN)—a collective of 19 regional organizations serving English-speaking communities in Québec—SEEnet is mobilizing resources so these communities can face socio-economic challenges with entrepreneurial approaches, active participation, and purposeful solutions.
OUR PURPOSE
SEEnet strategically mobilizes community knowledge, leverages available resources, and builds capacity for English-speaking communities to implement innovative projects. We offer workshops, consultations, and mentoring to both cooperatives and not-for-profit organizations for long-term growth.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
We are increasing engagement with English-speaking communities in the social economy by:
Increasing interaction with and awareness of the social economy and its benefits to English-speaking communities in Québec;
Providing educational opportunities to enable engagement and mobilize knowledge across the social economy in Québec; and
Making technical expertise accessible to these groups so they can develop entrepreneurial capacity to participate more actively in the social economy of Québec.
BUILD A NETWORK
We are working to expand the English-speaking community’s presence in the organizational ecosystem of Québec’s social economy by:
Cultivating purposeful interactions between community organizations, enterprises, and individuals and building relationships, awareness, and participation in the regional social economy ecosystem;
Creating a network of solidarity for organizations to provide support and resources; and
Formalizing the participation of English-speaking communities at the provincial level of Québec’s social economy ecosystem.
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THE LATEST NEWS
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We’re Hiring: Social Economy Officer
The Regional Development Network is presently seeking candidates for a full-time social economy officer position. The Regional Development Network (RDN) is a provincial network of
A Mini-Interview With the Hive Café Solidarity Cooperative
In honour of the UN International Year of Cooperatives, we are highlighting some Québec cooperatives throughout the year. Our third installment in this mini-interview series
A Mini-Interview With Edgar Co-op, a Translation Cooperative
In honour of the UN International Year of Cooperatives, we are highlighting some Québec cooperatives throughout the year. Our second installment in this mini-interview series
DO YOU HAVE A SOCIAL
ECONOMY PROJECT IDEA?
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WHAT IS THE SOCIAL ECONOMY?
Built on economic, social, cultural, and environmental objectives, the social economy rebalances the priorities of economic development with a focus on the value of people over profits.
Through a wide variety of economic activities—defined by a commitment to serving the community through democratic participation and self-management—the social economy is made up of nonprofits, cooperatives, and other hybrid social-enterprise models covering all sectors of our economy.
While Québec is a world leader in the social economy, the English-speaking communities in the province have been less involved. SEEnet offers services and programs to meet these economic, social, and environmental goals within Québec’s English-speaking communities.